NOAA: “Winter storms don't prove that global warming isn't happening.”

The extreme cold which covered the US Midwest last week was termed to be a “deep freeze” which urged many to wonder if it’s d...

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...

A Doctor-Whistleblower from Nauru wins the 2019 Blueprint for Free Speech Prize

Dr. Nick Martin won the global 2019 Blueprint International Whistleblowing Prize in London on 16th of this month (Wednesday) for speaking out a...

UNICEF: “Children living through conflict are hardly guaranteed their Rights.”

UNICEF said the future of millions of children living in Nigeria and other countries affected by armed conflict were at risk, as warring partie...

Books to read in the New Year

Here is a list of must-read fiction and non-fiction coming out in the year 2019.

Non-Fiction – 2019

The very first on the list stands...

‘Evening Shadows’ feature film bags 13 International Awards in 2018

It is perhaps a record of sorts, that a Hindi feature film has won 13 international awards in a single year.

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Commemorating 70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Decla...

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...

‘Evening Shadows’ wins top award at Chicago South Asian Film Festival

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