Activist condemns abuse of women in Pakistan

Anila Gulzar, a Pakistani human rights activist from the Christian minority, has condemned systemic violence and...

PIL in HC calls for spousal-friendly transfer policies for nurses

The petition highlights that the absence of transfer policies based on spousal grounds at AIIMS constitutes indirect...

Afghan rights activist on UN-led Doha talks with Taliban

"We're going to continue learning. We're going to continue going to schools. We're going to continue doing what...

G20: Brazil Minister lays out focus on equal pay, climate justice

Brazil's Minister of Women, Cida Goncalves said that equal pay for women, confronting discrimination against women...

Taliban imposed system of 'widespread discrimination': UN

The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has emphasised the limitations of "how the...

Gender-Equal World is Critical for Progress: Sohini Bhattacharya

New Delhi [India], October 10: Breakthrough, an organization making gender-based violence unacceptable by...

SC says courts can’t run affairs of Army

The Supreme Court on Friday said that courts cannot run the affairs of the Army, while hearing a plea filed by a...

UN report highlights discrimination against women in Afghanistan

"One of the most illustrative examples of the systematic discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan today...

UN experts call on Taliban to end "brutal" forms of punishment

A group of UN-appointed ten Special Rapporteurs, including Richard Bennett and members of the Working Group on...

China's claims of gender equality ring hollow: Report

For the upcoming 85th session of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women...

No option on table to recognise Taliban regime: EU

As Afghanistan continues to face a humanitarian crisis and grapples with the worst political turmoil, the European...

Discrimination against women places Pak with Sub-Saharan nations

Pakistan ranks 167 in a list of 170 countries on the Global Women, Peace and Security Index. It was placed 153rd on...