Human Rights

How Mozambique schoolkids use theatre to warn against child marriage

Child marriage is rife in Mozambique, with 48% of girls married off before they turn 18.

Mar 8, 2017

It's time to curb gender bias in medical research, and take women's pain more seriously

Potentially fatal diseases apart, efforts in medical research on women's health seem to be centred around the notion that the primary reason of her being is to reproduce.

Mar 8, 2017

3 workers die while cleaning Bengaluru sewage drains despite prohibition on manual scavenging

Over 50 manual scavengers have died in the last five years in Bengaluru, according to Clifton D'Rozario, advocate for BWSSB contract workers' union.

Mar 7, 2017

Protests planned in US after Donald Trump signs new travel ban

Amnesty International USA and ACLU have condemned Donald Trump administration's new ban and have once again called it a "Muslim ban."

Mar 7, 2017

This Kerala priest's video talk on girls wearing jeans and t-shirt goes viral for wrong reason; netizens rave about it

The video of the Kerala priest's comments on the dressing style of modern girls has garnered mixed response from the netizens.

Feb 27, 2017

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Kerala: People demand action against the growing menace of moral policing in God's Own Country

As the shocking death of Aneesh, who was harassed on Valentine's Day, jolts Kerala, it's time for people in the state to join forces against the moral police.

Feb 25, 2017

Tanzanias ghost people: Putting an end to albino persecution

Recent incidents of grave digging of albinos highlight how more needs to be done to tackle violence.

Feb 25, 2017

Srinivas Kuchibhotla shot dead in Kansas: PM Modi should focus on protecting Indians in US, not on banal rhetoric

While PM Modi is busy urging America to keep an open mind about issuing H1-B visas to Indians, the government also needs to make the right diplomatic moves about hate crimes in the US.

Feb 24, 2017

Indian army soldiers keep guard in Kashmir

Is Jammu and Kashmir on the boil after Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat's warning?

Political leaders have been saying that the only way to solve the Kashmir issue is through political engagement, and not through violence and threats.

Feb 17, 2017

Iraq: 25 children die of hunger in Mosul due to ISIS blockade; thousands more at risk

ISIS forbids sale of food and water, except to families of its own members. The UN has also stopped sending aid to Mosul.

Feb 16, 2017

Bengaluru crime: 5-year-old faces corporal punishment, humiliation in school by teacher

The girl's mother took to social media recently to narrate the harrowing experience her daughter went through.

Feb 14, 2017

Planned Parenthood supporters and opponents march across US

Anti-abortion groups and Planned Parenthood supporters took to the streets across the US. Pro-lifers organised demonstrations at more than 200 Planned Parenthood locations.They want US President Donald Trump to stop federal funding to the women’s health provider.Supporters of Planned Parenthood staged around 150 counter-protests. Planned Parenthood offers health services including birth control, STI tests, cancer screening for men and women, and abortions.

Feb 12, 2017

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Human Rights

How Mozambique schoolkids use theatre to warn against child marriage

It's time to curb gender bias in medical research, and take women's pain more seriously

3 workers die while cleaning Bengaluru sewage drains despite prohibition on manual scavenging

Protests planned in US after Donald Trump signs new travel ban

This Kerala priest's video talk on girls wearing jeans and t-shirt goes viral for wrong reason; netizens rave about it

Kerala: People demand action against the growing menace of moral policing in God's Own Country

Tanzanias ghost people: Putting an end to albino persecution

Srinivas Kuchibhotla shot dead in Kansas: PM Modi should focus on protecting Indians in US, not on banal rhetoric

Is Jammu and Kashmir on the boil after Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat's warning?

Iraq: 25 children die of hunger in Mosul due to ISIS blockade; thousands more at risk

Bengaluru crime: 5-year-old faces corporal punishment, humiliation in school by teacher

Planned Parenthood supporters and opponents march across US

UP elections 2017: Will Uma Bharti's comments on torture of rapists rile human rights groups?

Donald Trump travel ban: US appeals court rejects White House challenge to reinstate ban

Delhi drug ring: What's the Pakistan link in Rs 30 crore party drugs seized from African women?

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]