rights

The Devi Power: Evolution of Women’s Rights

31 Aug 2024

The journey of women’s rights has been one of perseverance and transformation, marked by both challenges and triumphs. From the earliest struggles for suffrage to today’s ongoing fight for gender equality, women have continuously pushed the boundaries of what society deems possible. In India, the fight for women’s rights has...

Quest for Freedom Post Independence

16 Aug 2024

Swami Vivekananda’s statement on freedom, “Freedom is the song of the soul. The goal of each soul is freedom - mastery, freedom from the slavery of matter and thought, mastery of the internal and external,” emphasizes the universal pursuit of liberation. Seventy-seven years have passed since our nation gained independence,...

People of Pakistan lose basic fundamental rights

09 Apr 2023

People in Pakistan have been passing through a tough time, and they are being deprived of the basic rights of democracy. They have lost several basic, fundamental rights, such as the right to speech, the right to assemble, and the right to choose their future. US Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin from...

Seeking Centre’s response on plea seeking separate vacancies for transgenders in public appointments: Delhi HC

25 Jan 2023

The Delhi High Court in the case Jane Kaushik vs Lieutenant Governor, Nct Of Delhi and others observed and has seek response of the Central Government on a plea seeking notification of separate vacancies for transgender persons in public appointments which includes the teaching positions. The bench headed by Justice...

Rajasthan govt likely to pass law to protect gig workers’ rights

28 Dec 2022

In a first for the nation, senior officials familiar with the plans said on Tuesday that the Rajasthan government is likely to propose a law during the state assembly's budget session in January of next year to protect the rights of gig workers and make them eligible for various state...

Xinjiang rights abuses in China condemned by 50 UN member states

01 Nov 2022

Chinese government's oppression of Uyghurs and other Turkic people in Xinjiang province is condemned by as many as 50 members of the United Nations and issued a joint statement. The joint statement of 50 countries in the UN General Assembly Third Committee on the human rights situation in Xinjiang read,...