Human Rights News Stories from 2018

From discrimination of LGBT to drugs – human rights issues and stories have never grown old. Every day, we hear issues related to human r...

Trust Deficit

A lack of confidence pummels institutions, sours relationships.

Trust is one of the cornerstones ...

UN Women Chief on #MeToo movement:

It’s been a year now since the #MeToo campaign took the world by storm and the executive director of UN Women, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka...

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...

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...

Toxic Air both Indoor and Outdoor kills 600,000 Children Each Year

The World Health Organization has revealed that the exposure to toxic air, indoor as well as outdoor, kills over some 600,000 children under th...

#MeToo in Egypt: Women Voice Their Concerns

The #MeToo campaign saw women from around the world share their experiences of sexual harassment and assault and Egypt is no exception. In fact...

A Simple Act of Breathing might be Killing You

According to a recent survey by the World Health Organisation, a simple act of breathing is killing 7 million people a year and harming billion...