Human Rights

Syria: Over 55,000 people including 2,500 children killed in 2015, says monitoring agency

2015 saw fewer deaths than 2014, when 76,021 people had been killed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Jan 1, 2016

Refugee crisis: UNHCR says over 1m enter Europe by sea in 2015

More than 1m refugees and migrants arrived in Europe by sea in 2015, while almost 4,000 died or went missing in perilous journeys, the UNs refugee agency said on 30 December.

Dec 31, 2015

Kim Dotcom, German internet mogul, may be extradited to US

Kim Dotcom once headed the Megaupload online file-sharing site.

Dec 23, 2015

China sees first gay marriage rights case as man goes to court after being refused marriage certificate

The civil affairs bureau in Changsha rejected the application claiming that only "one man and one woman" can be married in the country.

Dec 22, 2015

Bengal tea garden workers in crisis; reel from starvation, water scarcity

Deaths in the region's tea gardens have made headlines this year.

Dec 21, 2015

Europe survives 'year of hell'; but worse expected to come in 2016

If Britons vote to leave the bloc, next year could be worse.

Dec 20, 2015

Gurgaon hospital refuses to hand over child's body until bill paid

The mother, a domestic help, was asked to pay Rs.4.5 lakh for treatment.

Dec 18, 2015

Quality of food served in schools under mid-day meal scheme poor: CAG

The scheme is currently operational in 27 states and seven union territories.

Dec 18, 2015

Politics of cow hit cattle traders hard at Asia's largest Sonpur cattle fair

Traders are at their wits' end over the drastic fall of their business at Sonpur.

Dec 17, 2015

Delhi gang rape: Parents of victim oppose move to release juvenile

The victim's father Badrinath said he will continue his fight to seek justice for his daughter.

Dec 16, 2015

China calls for internet sovereignty to curb cyberspace arms race, hacking

Internet sovereignty must rest in the hands of nations controlling the flow of information, Xi Jinping said.

Dec 16, 2015

Call to bring South Sudan commanders recruiting child soldiers to justice

UN says 16,000 children have joined armed groups since South Sudan's civil war erupted two years ago.

Dec 16, 2015

Shaker Aamer: Guantanamo Bay inmate describes torture methods

The last British resident to be held at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay described some of the interrogation techniques he was subjected to at the Bagram air base in Afghanistan, in an interview with ITV News on 13 December. Shaker Aamer, a Saudi national married to a Briton, was suspected by US authorities of being an Islamist militant associated with al Qaeda but was never charged with any crime. He was released in October after 13 years detention at Guantanamo and has since returned to Britain.

Dec 15, 2015

Supermarkets, restaurants worldwide admit to using slave labour-processed seafood

Forced labourers worked 16 hours in the shrimp peeling factory to supply the market.

Dec 15, 2015

Strategic prosecutions to end modern-day slavery by changing company, government policies: Experts

Strategic litigation was successfully used to help end the British slave trade 250 years ago.

Dec 15, 2015

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Human Rights

Syria: Over 55,000 people including 2,500 children killed in 2015, says monitoring agency

Refugee crisis: UNHCR says over 1m enter Europe by sea in 2015

Kim Dotcom, German internet mogul, may be extradited to US

China sees first gay marriage rights case as man goes to court after being refused marriage certificate

Bengal tea garden workers in crisis; reel from starvation, water scarcity

Europe survives 'year of hell'; but worse expected to come in 2016

Gurgaon hospital refuses to hand over child's body until bill paid

Quality of food served in schools under mid-day meal scheme poor: CAG

Politics of cow hit cattle traders hard at Asia's largest Sonpur cattle fair

Delhi gang rape: Parents of victim oppose move to release juvenile

China calls for internet sovereignty to curb cyberspace arms race, hacking

Call to bring South Sudan commanders recruiting child soldiers to justice

Shaker Aamer: Guantanamo Bay inmate describes torture methods

Supermarkets, restaurants worldwide admit to using slave labour-processed seafood

Strategic prosecutions to end modern-day slavery by changing company, government policies: Experts

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