New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Despite the strides that they have made in society, and in spite of their contributions to the world and to workplaces, women remain a minority in positions of leadership. V-WA 50 aims to change this. Launched by the Vedica Women's Allian
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): China has threatened the United States with retaliatory sanctions after Washington announced visa restrictions on officials over human rights violations in the country.
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Sindhi-American activist Fatima Gul on Tuesday highlighted the plight of Sindhi people in Pakistan and said there is no value of minority communities in the country as anyone can violate their rights, especially women.
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Munir Mengal, a Baloch political and human rights activist on Tuesday raised concerns about the violation of the ongoing rights against minority communities in Pakistan.
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): A Uyghur woman has been sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for speaking to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to China's Xinjiang region in 2012, said a media report citing the woman's husband.
Morigaon (Assam) [India], March 22 (ANI): An Assam police officer has been suspended for allegedly beating a 13-year-old minor boy inside the police station in Assam's Morigaon district for stealing biscuit.
Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 22 (ANI): Eight people, including four minors, have been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 22-year-old Dalit woman in Virudhunagar, police said.
Virudhanagar (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 22 (ANI): The Virudhanagar Police on Monday arrested eight persons, including four minors, for allegedly raping a 22-year-old woman and threatening her to upload her nude video on social media.
Washington [US], March 22 (ANI): The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials for their involvement in the repression of ethnic and religious minority groups inside and outside the border of China.
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): The United States is set to declare that the Myanmar military's violence against the Rohingya minority amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, media reports said on Sunday.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 20 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Masood Ahmed on Saturday resigned from the party, alleging that tickets in UP Assembly elections were "sold" and issues of Dalits and minorities were neglected".