Human Rights

Ireland prepares for world’s first referendum on legalising same-sex marriage

Ireland could become the first country in the world to legalise gay marriage by a national vote, with the country going to the polls on Friday (22 May) in a referendum on same-sex marriage.

May 22, 2015

Heterophobic taxi driver rants against straight couples in prank video ahead of gay marriage referendum

British taxi apps prank video of heterophobic driver goes viral ahead of referendum

May 20, 2015

Burundi: Demonstrations resume as army tells protesters You march, we shoot

Protesters in Burundi defying President Pierre Nkurunziza by continuing to demonstrate against his decision to run for a third term

May 18, 2015

In Focus: Burundi violence has worrying similarities with 1994 Rwanda genocide

UK Burundian Diaspora vice-president speaks about ongoing violence in Burundi where second civil war feared

May 14, 2015

Police torture in China still routine despite reforms

Six years after China took steps to crack down on torture by police, detainees continue to be beaten, hanged by their wrists and shackled to iron chairs, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday (13 May).

May 13, 2015

Theresa May: Migrants may have to return to Africa

Britains Home Secretary Theresa May on Wednesday (13 May) criticised the EUs approach to stemming the flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean into Europe, saying that by not sending economic migrants back, the bloc was encouraging them to travel.

May 13, 2015

UNHCR demands legal protection for migrants

The European director of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) demanded on Tuesday (5 May) clarification of the legal status for migrants in the EU in order to control the massive influx of people smuggled in by boats.

May 6, 2015

Gays Not Allowed in Kenya, Says Dy President After High Court Allows LGBT Groups to Register

Homosexuality is a criminal offence in Kenya and 34 other African nations.

May 4, 2015

India Rejects US Panel Report on Religious Tolerance

The US panel report claimed that the religious minorities in India have been subjected to "violent attacks and forced conversions" by Hindu right-wing organisations.

May 1, 2015

US: Divided Supreme Court wrestles with same-sex marriage case

The US Supreme Court appeared sharply divided on 28 April along ideological lines on whether the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage, but Justice Anthony Kennedy, a pivotal vote, seemed open to legalising same-sex marriage nationwide.

Apr 29, 2015

Boy kept chained in a police station in Andhra Pradesh

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Human Rights

Ireland prepares for world’s first referendum on legalising same-sex marriage

Heterophobic taxi driver rants against straight couples in prank video ahead of gay marriage referendum

Burundi: Demonstrations resume as army tells protesters You march, we shoot

In Focus: Burundi violence has worrying similarities with 1994 Rwanda genocide

Police torture in China still routine despite reforms

Theresa May: Migrants may have to return to Africa

UNHCR demands legal protection for migrants

Gays Not Allowed in Kenya, Says Dy President After High Court Allows LGBT Groups to Register

India Rejects US Panel Report on Religious Tolerance

US: Divided Supreme Court wrestles with same-sex marriage case

Minor Held in Chains for 5 Days at Police Station in Andhra Pradesh [VIDEO]

800 More Indians Rescued Under Heavy Shelling in Yemen; 1,800 Return to India So Far

Rights group applauds Arkansas governors rejection of religion bill

Saudi Arabia Guarantees Assistance for Indians Stranded in Yemen

Menstruation Still a Taboo? Instagram Apologises for Censoring Photo of Woman on her Period [PHOTOS]

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]