European Parliament hosts event on Bangladesh Genocide of 1971

The European Parliament hosted an event, titled 'The Forgotten Genocide: Bangladesh 1971', on July 3 to underscore...

Forceful displacement leads to human trafficking: Afghan envoy

Counsellor of Human Rights at the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan in Geneva Mohibullah Taib has said that the...

Rights body condemns harassment of Pak religious minorities

Naveed Walter, the President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan said that the population of minorities in Pakistan has...

Seacoast Shipping Service Limited to secure Rs 49 crore

New Delhi [India], July 10: Seacoast Shipping Services Limited is pleased to announce its decision to undertake a...

Amid school closures under Taliban, girls turn to tailoring

After schools and universities closed, many female students in war-torn Afghanistan turned to training in tailoring,...

Tbilisi Pride event cancelled after protest

Police and anti-LGBTQ demonstrators clashed in Lisi Wonderland, an events venue outside Tbilisi, where the closed...

Women should be included in future of Afghanistan: UN

As Afghan women continue to live miserable lives under Taliban rule, the United Nations (UN) UN Women Executive...

US special envoy to travel to India, Bangladesh

Uzra Zeya, US Under Secretary of State for democracy and human rights, will travel to India and Bangladesh July...

Law officer Deepika Deshwal 1st Indian girl to address UN thrice

Law officer Deepika Deshwal has become the first and the youngest Indian girl to deliver an address at the United...

MLC lands broadcast partnership with Viacom18 in India

Major League Cricket (MLC) announced on Friday a media rights partnership that will see the first-ever edition of...

Afghanistan: Women makeup artists protest ban on beauty salons

More than 60,000 women in Afghanistan are at risk of losing their jobs after the Taliban ordered the closure of...

Irani asks NCPCR to report infra lapses in child care homes

Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday asked the National Commission for Protection of...