human rights

Iran has now banned women from appearing in advertisements over an ice cream ad that went against "public decency."

Sadhna Yadav Aug 01, 2022

The Taliban have put a fashion model, Ajmal Haqiqi, and his three colleagues in jail for allegedly insulting Islam and the Quran.

Sadhna Yadav Jun 13, 2022

Life in Qatar was not easy for 35-year-old Nas Mohamed who had to constantly hide who he really was. He did not have the luxury to openly declare if he loved someone.

Sadhna Yadav May 20, 2022

Afghanistan's Taliban government has now dissolved the country's human rights commission along with four other key departments deeming them "unnecessary," as the country is facing a financial crisis.

Sadhna Yadav May 18, 2022

Fans have mixed reactions about the footballer's links with the controversial state.

Christine Caparras May 11, 2022

The Taliban in its latest diktat have reportedly stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces of Afghanistan.

Sadhna Yadav May 06, 2022

The Afghanistan Taliban have now banned TikTok and PUBG saying that the apps are "misleads the younger generation."

Sadhna Yadav Apr 25, 2022

The Afghanistan Taliban in its latest diktat has asked all male government employees to wear a beard to office or risk being fired from the job.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 30, 2022

An Iranian man who was jailed for murder around 18 years ago and was put on death row, suffered a cardiac arrest after he got to know that he will not be executed.

Sadhna Yadav Feb 24, 2022

New Zealand Prostitutes Collective Dame Catherine Healy calls the case a milestone as she warned brothel operators to uphold labour rights.

Nina Siena Dec 14, 2020

The Thai government's existing anti-defamation laws have long been criticised for being abused by big players to stifle freedom of expression.

Nina Siena Sep 28, 2020

The British born lad was a former A student who is also wanted by Scotland Yard for forged driver's licences he sold to students

Nina Siena Aug 20, 2020

Egyptian Parliament seeks to suspend TikTok for promoting nudity and immorality.

Nina Siena Jul 28, 2020

A barista wrote "ISIS" on a Muslim girl's beverage order at a Starbucks in Minnesota

Nina Siena Jul 10, 2020

Iranian government forces homosexual people to choose between unwanted gender reassignment surgeries or public execution

Agrima Tikader Feb 20, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in May 2016, riding on the wave of a harsh anti-drug rhetoric.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 24, 2018

A visiting Myanmar minister said his country is "ready" to accept the ethnic Rohingya Muslims who had fled Rakhine state.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 16, 2018

Philippines president recently stirred up a controversy after asking his troops to shoot female communist rebels in their vaginas.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 15, 2018

A senior police chief has warned new law backed by Theresa May is completely unnecessary at this time.

Kashmira Gander Feb 09, 2018

Over 19,000 children are thought to have been recruited, often by force, by armed groups on all sides of South Sudan's brutal civil war.

David Sim Feb 08, 2018

The Philippines president hits back at the European Union bloc and explains how he does not want to visit Brussels.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 07, 2018

Initially, up to 20,000 refugees, mostly from Sudan and Eritrea, will receive notices.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 04, 2018

Myanmar's state counsellor and the de facto leader was not present in the Yangon house when the attack took place.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 01, 2018

State-run news agency responds to State of the Union onslaught on regime with claims of US corruption, racism and divisive policies.

James Tennent Jan 31, 2018

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's sexist joke has angered women's rights groups, with some of them saying the remarks are "extremely worrying".

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 28, 2018

Mao-era detention camps used to re-educate non-ethnic Chinese Uighurs, says Human Rights Watch and Radio Free Asia.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 25, 2018

The so-called "widow's camp" at Balukhali Rohingya refugee settlement consists of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed.

David Sim Jan 24, 2018

Philippines president Duterte has repeatedly made it clear that he does want to stay in power beyond his term when it ends in 2022.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 23, 2018

While North Korea's nuclear ambitions made global headlines, its humanitarian situation received almost no coverage.

David Sim Jan 22, 2018

It comes as no surprise President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announces he seeks another four-year term.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 20, 2018