New York, Jan 16 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday spoke out about a new anti-homosexuality law in Nigeria, saying he feared it may fuel prejudice and violence, ...

New York, Jan 15 (JEN): The United Nations human rights chief Tuesday voiced her alarm at a “draconian” new law in Nigeria that further criminalizes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgend ...

New York, Dec 28 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office on Friday called on the President of Uganda to refrain from signing the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law, and urged the countr ...

Mumbai, Dec 18 (JEN) The recently concluded FLASHPOINT Human Rights Film Festival in Mumbai highlighted several pertinent issues– both concerning international as well as local human right ...

New Delhi, Dec 15 (JEN): Protests were held across India on Sunday against the verdict of the Supreme Court that once again criminalized homosexuality in the country by holding that Indian P ...

New York, Dec 13 (JEN): The United Nations human rights chief Thursday voiced her disappointment at the re-criminalization of consensual same-sex relationships in India, calling it “a sign ...

New York, Dec 11 (JEN): Tennis legend Martina Navratilova and former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Jason Collins Tuesday pushed the ball forward on equal rights by adding the ...

New Delhi, Dec 11 (JEN) On a day the Supreme Court once again said decriminalizing homosexuality is constitutionally invalid shocking the rights groups, Union Minister of Law Kapil Sibal sa ...

New Delhi, Dec 11 (JEN) Janata Dal United [JD(U)] leader and Rajya Sabha MP Shivanand Tiwari on Wednesday said the Supreme Court ruling that homosexuality would continue to remain illegal in ...