Human Rights

HIV Patients Suing China-based Airline for Discrimination

A Chinese airline is being sued by a couple of passengers as they were not allowed to board the flight.

Aug 16, 2014

A boy, who fled from the violence in Mosul, stands near tents in a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Arbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region

United Nations Declares 'Humanitarian Crisis' in Iraq, PM Maliki Quits

The UN has called the situation in Iraq a "Level 3 emergency", its highest level of emergency.

Aug 15, 2014

Yazidis in Iraq Demand Protesction from Islamic State

Has the United States Broken Militants' Siege of Yazidis on Mount Sinjar?

European nations such as Britain, France and Germany have also decided to join the US in rescuing trapped civilians and furthering humanitarian aid.

Aug 14, 2014

Amnesty International has accused Nigerian army of committing war crimes in the country against civilians in a bid to tackle Boko Haram militants.

Wives, Children of Nigerian Soldiers Stop Army from Sending 'Poorly Armed' Men to Fight Boko Haram

The protesters claim that the soldiers are poorly armed to fight the Boko Haram militants.

Aug 12, 2014

Obama speaks about the situation in Iraq in the briefing room of the White House in Washington

America is Coming to Help, Says Obama as he Authorises Air Strikes in Iraq

Obama says he has mandate for the intervention but insists the US will not wage another war in Iraq.

Aug 8, 2014

Displaced families from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence, walk on the outskirts of Sinjar, west of Mosul, 5 August.

Rescue Begins for 40,000 Yazidis Trapped in Sinjar Mountains [Photos]

Some of the refugees have now been rescued in an operation overseen by the United Nations.

Aug 7, 2014

An Iraqi Christian woman, fleeing the violence in the city of Mosul, sits inside the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chaldean Church in Telkaif.

Qaraqosh Falls: Thousands Flee as Islamic State Captures Iraq's Largest Christian Town

The Islamic State captured Iraq's largest Christian town and surrounding areas on Thursday.

Aug 7, 2014

ISIS Threat: 25,000 Children Starving in Sinjar Mountains [Photos]

Over 40,000 people are trapped in the mountains between Sinjar and Tal Afar as both towns are now controlled by the Islamic State.

Aug 6, 2014

Silence in Gaza Strip as Israel and Hamas Agree 72-Hour Humanitarian Truce

Google Removes 'Bomb Gaza' Game after Public Outrage

The game called "Bomb Gaza" invites players to play as Israeli military and 'drop bombs' from a fighter jet while ensuring they are not hit by Hamas missiles.

Aug 5, 2014

Thousands have fled the Sinjar town as Islamic State militants forced the Kurdish forces guarding the frontiers to retreat.

Islamic State Executes Dozens of Devil Worshiping Yazidis, Traps Many in Mountain Hideouts

The United Nations too has raised concerns and in a statement noted that the Islamic State is creating humanitarian tragedy in Sinjar.

Aug 4, 2014

Israeli soldiers search a Palestinian youth during an operation to locate three Israeli teens in the West Bank city of Hebron June 16 2014.

Gaza Death Toll Crosses 1,000; Will This Become Israel's Deadliest Conflict?

Casualties on both sides are rising fast enough for the conflict to surpass previous Israel conflicts, not just with Gaza, in the last decade.

Jul 28, 2014

A Palestinian family gathers inside their damaged home, which police said was targeted in an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City.

Top UN Agencies Concerned over Safety of Women, Children in Gaza

As hospitals get filled with civilians with war injuries, women and children are most at risk, according to UN agencies.

Jul 27, 2014

Quotes that Put Israel-Hamas Blood Bath in Perspective

As the two sides are expected to follow a "humanitarian" truce for the next 12 hours, here's a look at what leaders, humanitarians, civilians have said

Jul 26, 2014

Activists claims that 6,300 new recruits have joined Islamic State since US Airstrikes began

Has ISIS Ordered Women in Iraq to Undergo Genital Mutilation?

Several reports are doing the rounds suggesting that around 4 million women living in Iraq under the rule of the militant outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will have to undergo genital mutilation

Jul 25, 2014

The self-proclaimed 'Caliph' of ISIS has now called on Muslims around the world to conquer Rome and own the world.

39 Indian Workers Taken to Syria by ISIS? Fate Still Uncertain

Even as 39 Indian construction workers continue to be held captive by the militant outifit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), there is confusion as to where they are currently being kept.

Jul 24, 2014