China uses psychiatric hospitals to punish activists: Report

Aug 17, 2022

Beijing [China], August 18 : Chinese police and government agents send petitioners and activists to psychiatric wards for medically-unnecessary compulsory treatment, where some languish...

Same-sex union: Petitioners, activists unhappy with verdict but say there are positive takeaways

Oct 17, 2023

Even though the Supreme Court has refused to give marriage equality rights to the LGBTQIA+ community noting that conferring legal status to civil union...

Pegasus issue: SC urges petitioners to refrain from parallel debate on social media

Aug 10, 2021

New Delhi [India], August 10 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday took exception to "parallel debate" on social media by petitioners who are seeking...

"Reply is generic, focused on diminishing complaints and petitioners": Congress writes counter response to ECI

Nov 01, 2024

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared the letter on X and said, "The ECI gave a non-reply to INC India's specific complaints in 20 Vidhan...

Women and civil society activists protest in Kabul

Oct 21, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 : Dozens of women and civil society activists protested on Thursday in Kabul over economic problems and the closed schools...

Pakistan: Journalists approach Lahore High Court against Punjab Defamation Act

Jul 04, 2024

The petitioners requested the court to declare the Punjab Defamation Act, 2024, "void ab initio" and of no legal effect.