Human Rights

Five advertisers pull out of Hannity following Roy Moore coverage

Keurig, Realtor.com, 23 and Me, Eloquii and Natures Bounty will no longer advertise on Hannity

Nov 13, 2017

Activists scale Sydney Opera House in protest of Manus island detention centre

Four members of Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance scaled Sydney Opera House on Nov. 8.They hoped to unfurl a banner criticizing the government for its handling of the detention centre on Manus Island.Currently 600 men are refusing to leave the detention centre that closed on Oct. 31 due to concerns for their safety from the local people of Manus Island.One of the activists was apprehended by police.

Nov 9, 2017

She Pad scheme: Kerala to provide free sanitary napkins, incinerators in 300 schools

The She Pad scheme will be expanded to other schools in Kerala in the coming years.

Nov 9, 2017

This heartwarming viral story of a daughter donating liver to save her father is truly inspiring!

In the photo shared on social media, the operation scars are seen on the bodies of both Pooja and her father.

Nov 8, 2017

Prasannakumari teacher, Kerala teacher, differently abled kids

A picture is worth thousand words: 2 Kerala teachers win hearts with their dedication towards specially-abled kids

The viral photos were captured during District BUDS Special School Youth Festival in Malappuram.

Nov 7, 2017

Govt. to build a centralised database for marriage registration [VIDEO]

The move is meant to push citizens to register their marriages and to curb cases of NRI husbands abandoning Indian wives.

Nov 7, 2017

Kerala govt to introduce 48 hours free treatment for accident victims; but how practical is it?

The decision was made after a few cases of delayed treatment was reported at government and private hospitals in Kerala.

Nov 3, 2017

Lebanese band Mashrou Leila take final bow at controversial Cairo concert

The unfurling of a rainbow flag at the show by Lebanese rock band Mashrou and amp;#39; Leila - whose singer is openly gay - on 23 September sparked a harsh anti-LGBT crackdown in Egypt. Seven attendees who allegdly held a rainbow flag at the concert were later arrested by authorities who claimed they were promoting sexual deviancy.

Nov 2, 2017

Kerala love jihad: Father bats for SC-ordered NIA probe as cops say Hadiya was not tortured

The Supreme Court had ordered an NIA probe into this case to ascertain the facts, including the antecedents of Hadiya's husband Shafin.

Nov 2, 2017

Manus Immigration Detainees Refuse To Leave Closing Detention Center

A video by Refugee Action Collective Victoria shows refugees and asylum seekers performing a peaceful protest in the Australian run detention center in Manus Island, Papau New Guinea. The detainees are worried about leaving the controversial detention center that is closing on Tuesday 31, Oct. In the video a spokesperson claims they are vulnerable to attacks from the locals, the unnamed man also explains they are unarmed and refusing to leave.

Oct 31, 2017

Gender equality at work: Kerala appoints first female employee at beverage outlet

Shiny Rajeev has been appointed at a beverage outlet in Puthenvelikkara after a long dispute of five years.

Oct 28, 2017

A girls transformation tweets inspire other LGBT teens

A Florida teen and amp;#39;s tweet about her sexual orientation transformation from freshman year of college to senior year inspired many other LGBT teens to come out and share their own stories.

Oct 26, 2017

#MeToo: Alexandra Nord reveals when a Premier League footballer almost raped her

Alexandra Nord, 25, used to play football for the QPR Ladies team. Her chilling account of that nightmarish night makes us speechless.

Oct 24, 2017

It's license to commit crime, lawyers challenge Rajasthan govt's Criminal Laws Ordinance

A lawyer from Rajasthan has filed a petition in the court saying the order grants "large section of the society a license to commit crime".

Oct 23, 2017

Thousands take to the streets to call for Catalonia independence amid Spanish government crackdown

Hundreds of thousands of people marched in the streets of Barcelona on Oct. 21, calling for Catalonia independence. The Spanish government is imposing direct rule in the region, something Catalonian President Carles Puigdemont called the worst attack on the institutions and people of Catalonia since the decrees of the military dictator Francisco Franco.

Oct 22, 2017

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