Lost Childhood

A lot of children constantly run away from fractured, abusive homes, explains Paul Sunder Singh of Karunalaya. “They head towards Chennai or Mumbai or Hyderabad, lure...

World Survey Urges Simultaneously Addressing Gender Equality, Sustainable Development

November 2014: The challenges of gender equality and sustainable development must be addressed together in order to realize the human rights of women and girls and support ...

Nobel Laureate Satyarthi appeals to 'save childhood' on Children's Day

New Delhi: Calling child trafficking the “worst form” of human rights violation, Nobel Peace Prizewinner Kailash Satyarthi on Thursday made a strong appeal to &...

Ashton Kutcher praises Alia Bhatt’s short film on women’s safety

Alia Bhatt has found a fan in Hollywoodhunk Ashton Kutcher, who has praised the actress’s short film on woman safety.

Titled ‘Going Home’, the sho...

Truly Sustainable Development Calls for Systemic Responses

Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is by Ali...

India gets it first mental health policy

Timed to coincide with the World Mental Health Day, the policy aims to provide universal access to mental healthcare, especially to those living in poverty The Union health...

We must have a sense of emergency when dealing with child labour, says Nobel winner Kailash Satyarthi

Indian child rights' campaigner Kailash Satyarthi, who shared the 2014 Nobel peace prize with Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, has said that no business can ignore the ...

Who is Malala Yousafzai?

Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, is hailed around the world as a champion of women’s rights who stood up bravely against the Taliban to defe...

Kailash Satyarthi: student engineer who saved 80,000 children from slavery

Indian children?? rights activist hails Nobel peace prize as an honour to young people ??hose voice has never been heard??Kailash Satyarthi says his heroes are the children...