Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Citing numerous cases of extrajudicial killings, suppression of media freedom and highlighting 'pervasive corruption' in politics and the government, the US State Department report painted a grim picture of human rights abuses in Pakistan.
Hailakandi (Assam) [India], April 14 (ANI): The Court of Special Judge in Assam's Hailakandi district has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 for sexually abusing an 11-year-old minor boy four years ago.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday questioned the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for not rebutting United State Secretary of State Antony Blinken's remarks on 'human rig
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): A quadrilateral meeting with officials from Kabul, Tehran, Islamabad and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will be held next month in a bid to address the hardships faced by the Afghan refugees, said the Ministry of Refugees and Re
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 13 (ANI): Neetu Kapoor looked radiant in an off-white and multicoloured embroidered Ghaghra for his son Ranbir Kapoor's Mehendi ceremony on Wednesday.
Abuja [Nigeria], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 26 bodies have been recovered so far after a wooden boat capsized in a river in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto, local authorities said on Wednesday.
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): Significant human rights issues occurred before and after the Taliban took over on August 15, 2021, the State Department said in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on Tuesday.
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused China of committing gross human rights violations, particularly in the Xinjiang region, in a speech on the annual human rights report released on Tuesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): A video has gone viral where an elderly man and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party dissident Noor Alam Khan are seen in a scuffle after the former allegedly called Khan a 'turncoat' and used cuss words against him at a private hotel in Islamabad on Tue
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted more time to the Centre to file its affidavit on extradited gangster Abu Salem's plea raising the issue that as per the extradition treaty between India and Portugal, his jail terms cannot extend beyond 25 years.
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 (ANI): Dozens of Kabul residents on Monday protested in front of Iran's embassy over the reports of abuse against Afghan refugees in Iran, local media reported.
Beijing [China], April 11 (ANI): The systematic Uyghur genocide by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang characterizes the human rights abuses committed by China against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities, said a media report.