December 15, 2024 04:34 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Pushpa 2 stampede: Allu Arjun walks out of jail, actor's lawyer slams delay in release | Donald Trump intends to end 'inconvenient' and 'very costly' Daylight Saving Time | Suchir Balaji: Indian-origin former OpenAI researcher found dead at US apartment | Bengaluru techie suicide: Karnataka Police issues summons to wife Nikita, her family members | French President Macron appoints centrist leader Francois Bayrou as new Prime Minister | Congress always prioritised personal interest over Constitution: Rajnath Singh | Jaishankar calls attack on Hindus in Bangladesh 'a source of concern' | Allu Arjun arrested over woman's death in stampede during Pushpa 2 premiere show | RBI receives bomb threat in Russian language, case filed | UP teenager kills mother, lives with body for 5 days
Like racism and sexism, ‘povertyism’ should be illegal, UN rights expert says

Like racism and sexism, ‘povertyism’ should be illegal, UN rights expert says

Nov 08, 2022, at 06:58 pm

New York: Although the global cost-of-living crisis will be an obstacle to eradicating poverty by 2030, countries can still make significant progress towards this Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), UN-appointed human rights expert Olivier de Schutter has said.

‘Sexism and misogyny’ heightened; women’s freedoms suppressed

‘Sexism and misogyny’ heightened; women’s freedoms suppressed

Oct 19, 2021, at 05:54 pm

New York: Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline, to chill or kill women’s freedom of expression, an independent UN human rights expert told the General Assembly on Monday.

Barbie row: Canadian MP attacked for sexist remarks

Barbie row: Canadian MP attacked for sexist remarks

Sep 21, 2017, at 07:48 pm

Toronto, Sep 21 (IBNS): A Canadian MP was forced to apologise following his 'climate barbie' comment about Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, which sparked a huge backlash on social media.