Human Rights

Pentagon monitoring Taliban's sweeping advances in Afghanistan 'with deep concern'

Bereft of female doctors, women left to die but not allowed male doctors to treat: Afghan women recall Taliban days

Shelter NGOs and other agencies were little lifelines for women who flee their homes because of domestic abuse and violence but now these lifelines are under threat from Taliban, say women activists

Jul 19, 2021

Canada opens doors for human rights champions; threatened journalists, women, LGBTQ advocates welcomed [details]

Canada's new refugee stream will be open for up to 250 human-rights defenders per year, which will include the members of their family. While making the announcement, Mendicino said that the threats to human rights defenders have never been more severe than now.

Jul 18, 2021

WhatsApp, Telegram, social media access restricted in Cuba amid anti-govt protests [details]

As thousands of Cubans take to street and social media to protest against the government as the island's economic crisis worsens, access to social media and messaging platforms has been largely restricted.

Jul 12, 2021

Lying flat, Chinese millennials want to chill but Beijing says slog; A novel protest drives Govt up the wall

The protests are against the prevalent 996 culture, which means working from 9 am to 9 pm and six days a week. The youngsters fear they'll end up like their parents

Jul 6, 2021

Bengaluru shocker: Father, stepmother wield iron rods, hacksaw blade on own children; arrested

The children would sleep in the balcony and the police found blood all over the balcony floor. As per the horrors narrated by the children, their parents wanted them dead.

Jun 25, 2021

Myanmar possesses powerful surveillance tools; can extract deleted phone data & more [details]

While the companies have said that all further sales have been halted and the previous sales occurred before the coup, this does not change the fact that Myanmar authorities can now have the tools which give them unprecedented access.

Jun 14, 2021

Kulgam teacher's salary credited after over two years; five days after son's suicide [details]

Most of the teachers blame a former Director of School Education Kashmir for their wages not being released while official sources cite lack of documents as the reason for delay.

Jun 3, 2021

Mother slaps her infant son 12 times; inconsolable cries have no effect on woman [disturbing video]

The incident took place in Nagpur, Maharashtra, and the video was discreetly shot by a relative. The police have rescued the child, but a case is yet to be registered against the woman.

May 31, 2021

Chennai teacher sent to jail under POCSO but sexual harassment in schools leave parents worried

Model Kripali Samdariya, an alumna of the PSBB, has been actively highlighting the issue on social media and has had many more students from other schools sharing their ordeal with her

May 25, 2021

Son refuses to claim father's body in Mysuru; Wants his money, property first [shocking details]

In hundreds of such cases across India, the kin have refused to touch the dead bodies for fear and stigma of Covid-19

May 24, 2021

Children who lost families to Covid are homeless; B'luru NGOs step in [how can you help]

As per the fundraiser page, the cost for Children's Covid Care Centre for infected children is approximately Rs 85 lakhs to Rs 1 crore to set up and operate for 4 months.

May 19, 2021

Journalist brutally attacked over COVID reporting in UP district; draws ire [viral video]

Netizens condemned not just the attack but the police statement which termed the attack by the mob as a fight between two sides of journalists.

May 16, 2021

No doctor, locked bathrooms; Covid patients defecating outside come to light at Etawah hospital in UP

Meanwhile, the district authorities, while denying the video and the report, said the doctors and the entire staff was on shift duty round the clock.

May 13, 2021

Florida school spanking: Principal who berated, humiliated and paddled 6-yr-old girl freed

The State Attorney's office found that the principal did not cause great bodily harm in spanking the child and also questioned mother's credibility

May 8, 2021

"Shoot me, don't take away my oxygen cylinder "; Agra man's cry for help fails before adamant tehsildar

In the video, the man can be seen pleading for oxygen cylinder for his critically ill father, while the tehsildar stands with one foot atop the cylinder refusing to release it.

Apr 26, 2021

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