Court to record evidence in Irom Sharmila's case on Aug 30

SHE was branded the "Queen of all Wags" by human rights activist Joan Smith earlier this week Kate Middleton looked bloomy lovely at Buckingham Palace earlier today (WENN) But Kate Middleton has proved that she's every bit the sophisticated Duchess ...

A shocking instance of horror against women has surfaced from Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh. Five women working as human rights activists were allegedly physically and verbally assaulted when they had gathered to inaugurate an adult literacy centre for Dalit ...

AN Ado-Ekiti High Court has awarded the sum of N750 million damages against The Nation Newspapers and a human rights activist, Mr. Morakinyo Ogele, for libel and defamation of character of the Mr. Segun Ilori, former Chief of Staff to Ekiti State ...

S. Rob Sobhani's piece on Bahrain (?Standing steadfast with Bahrain,? Commentary, May 20) once again draws attention to a vitally important political conflict in a nation that has been a close U.S. ally for the past six decades. Mr. Sobhani's call ...

CONTACT: Brenda Bowser-Soder, Human Rights First 202-370-3323 | BowserSoderB@humanrightsfirst.org Washington, DC The attacks on human rights activist in Bahrain intensified today as three prominent civil society figures Zainab Al Khawaja, Masooma ...

(New York) Government security branches in Raqqa city hold documents and potential physical evidence indicating that detainees were arbitrarily detained and tortured there while the city was under government control. Human Rights Watch researchers ...

Sudha Ramalingam, an advocate at the Madras High Court, says depending on the case and nature of assault, corporal punishment, when it occurs within the four walls of the house, can be classified as either simple assault, domestic violence or sexual ...

The Supreme Court will today hear a plea challenging the arrest of a human rights activist from Andhra Pradesh who was apprehended last week for posting allegedly defamatory comments against a Congres... Related Stories In Hyderabad, woman activist arrested ...

A Pakistani human rights activist who founded an all-girls school said the Taliban was"more afraid of the books than bombs" as he and his 15-year-old daughter, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban late last year, were honored at the memorial ...