Rights

'Bread, work, freedom': Afghan women protest against Taliban's restriction on their rights

Since seizing power in August, the Taliban have rolled back the marginal gains made by women during the two decades of US intervention in Afghanistan

Is it a moral obligation to not get sick in a pandemic? COVID-19 complicates rights vs duties debate

It is a mistake to think of duties merely as correlated and subordinate to rights.

Why we hunt witches: India’s illiberal impulses may not prove as durable as some fear

That angry Indian debates involve young people pitted against the values of their parents’ generation suggests an upheaval in values lies ahead

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Shivakumara Swami passes away, Opposition's rally and Ravi Shastri's legacy; today's must-read stories

Shivakumara Swami passes away, Opposition's rally and Ravi Shastri's legacy; today's must-read stories

Portugal's +Accesso app allows differently abled people to fight for accessibility rights

+Acesso allows users to file official complaints against public buildings that do not meet accessibility laws.

UK employers working in ‘gig economy’ for companies like Uber deserve more rights

Britons working in the "gig economy" for firms such as Uber and takeaway food courier Deliveroo deserve more rights said a government-commissioned report.

Nearly 80% of divorced Indian Muslims are women, shows Census 2011 data

In India, for every divorced Muslim man, there are four divorced Muslim women, an IndiaSpend analysis of Census 2011 data shows. Across religious communities, except Sikhs, there are more divorced women than men. But the gender skew is particularly sharp among Muslims

Triple talaq: Govt, courts doing their bit but why have 'liberals' abandoned Muslim women?

It is disheartening to find India's liberals, who should have been at the vanguard of banning triple talaq and led the charge against institutionalised subjugation, go AWOL on this subject

Drone usage is gradually pushing the conversation towards ownership of the sky

When a small town American roofer took legal action against a neighbour for shooting down his drone, the local dispute sparked a case that could help shape the newest frontier of property rights law – who owns the air.

Significant human rights abuses by Indian police security forces in the last year: US report

Abuses by police and security forces were among the most significant human rights problems in India last year.