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Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Wang Quanzhang sentenced in China

A court in Tianjin, a city in northern China has sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang to 4 1/2 years in prison for subversion...

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Gender

The unheard voices: Sexual abuse of boys barely addressed

According to a global study, sexual abuse of boys is “barely addressed” by the laws in many countries. The study was developed by t...

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Health

India Governance Report brings together stories of good governance from across India

Over the course of the last 10 months, Indian governance has reported its successful initiatives on issues based on health, gender parity, climate change, education and muc...

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Human Rights

UN Security Council meets to discuss Impact of War on People with Disabilities

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into force in May 2008, and has so far been signed by 130 countries. It enshr...

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Gender

In the Wake of the #MeToo Movement, NCW considers a separate Law to address gender-based discrimination at Workplace

The National Commission for Women has emphasised the need for a separate law or policy to deal with all kinds of unfair practi...

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Human Rights

India can lead the way in defanging the Defamation Laws

Women in India are fighting for their workplace equality and dignity. The recent issue of the hashtag #MeToo has ousted some powerful men in th...

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Human Rights

‘Terrorism a grave threat to Humanity’, India at the UN General Assembly

Terrorism is the most serious violation of human rights said India at the UN, urging the global community to take a resolute action against the...

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Kaleidoscope

Strike Four

Under the pen name Robert Galbraith, JK Rowling (who hasn't heard of Harry Potter?) writes crime thrillers with a one-legged detective, Cormora...

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Gender

What #MeToo can Achieve for the Time Being?

The MeToo wave sweeping social media today, triggered by Tanushree Dutta’s allegations of molestation against Nana Patek...

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Bollywood

UN to screen ‘Love Sonia’ to mark the International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October

Love Sonia, a complex, inspiring, and harrowing tale of a 17-ye...

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