A major concern raised in the report is the widespread use of social media to incite violence, particularly in cases of blasphemy. The HRCP report points to two notable mob attacks on the Christian community in Jaranwala and Sargodha, which were fuelled by social media posts.
Government employees demanded an end to what they termed as discriminatory policies, including the abolition of dual pensions and changes to the pension calculation formula. In addition, they demanded a 10 per cent rise in disability allowance.
Ezhilan Naganathan, the DMK Medical Wing Secretary and MLA, has accused the central government of discriminatory policies against Tamil Nadu alleging budgetary neglect and interference in the state's language policy.
The petition stated that the order was discriminatory, as it contended that symbols allotted to registered political parties are inseparable from the party, serving as a key part of its identity and public recognition.
The Delhi Police has registered five separate FIRs against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its leaders for alleged inflammatory social media posts and discriminatory statements. The complaints range from defamation and misinformation to violating electoral ethics and communal harmony.
Sadia Baloch, a law student at Punjab University in Lahore, has accused the institution of unjustly suspending her with malicious charges of being a "Miscreant Student" without presenting any valid charge sheet or formal documentation. Despite her repeated attempts to resolve the issue throu
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday condemned human rights violations in Afghanistan and criticised the Taliban's policies against Afghan women and girls.
The Home-Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF) in Pakistan has demanded the revocation of all the discriminatory laws and violence against women in Pakistan during a seminar at the Karachi Press Club.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the BJP-led government over the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recommendation to stop state funding for madrasas and madrasa boards and said "they want to keep everything under their control".