Kabul [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI): Associate women's rights director and former senior Afghanistan researcher at Human Rights Watch, Heather Barr, highlighted Taliban's vicious remarks against Afghan women, calling out the organization's growing atrocities, in a tweet on Friday.
New York [US], May 21 (ANI): Ahead of the much-anticipated visit of the UN Rights chief to China, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the upcoming visit, which includes a trip to Xinjiang, should highlight the need for justice for victims of violations and accountability for those responsible.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 20 (ANI): As part of humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka, a consignment carrying rice, milk powder and medicines worth more than LKR 2 billion from India is scheduled to reach Colombo on Sunday.
The Hague [Netherlands], May 20 (ANI): A Human Rights film festival was held in The Hague in the Netherlands on May 19 providing an oppurtunity for filmmakers and attendees, to shed light on human rights issues across the globe, through the language of films.
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India has taken a suo motu cognizance of a media report that a group of people attacked a groom belonging to a Scheduled Caste family while he was riding a horse during his own wedding procession in Rajgarh district of
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken a suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 20-year-old inmate who was killed by fellow inmates in Jaipur's Transport Nagar Juvenile Home in Rajasthan on May 17, 2022, said a press release.
Beijing [China], May 20 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will visit China from May 23 to 28, amid reports of human rights abuses in the northwest region.
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI/PNN): In an initiative to spread awareness about the 'Importance of Breast Milk Donation, NeoLacta Lifesciences under their 'Save Babies' initiative on 'World Human Milk Donation Day 2022', organized a virtual summit bringing together medical professionals, par
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Taliban's decision to dissolve the Human Rights Commission and expressed concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan.
New York [US], May 20 (ANI): The US and several other countries on Thursday urged members of the UN to keep their "food and agricultural markets" open and "to avoid unjustified restrictive measures, such as export bans on food or fertilizer".
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): In a huge relief to animal welfare organisations and volunteers involved in feeding stray dogs, the Supreme Court on Thursday lifted the interim stay on the operation of the Delhi High Court order relating to the feeding of stray dogs and also stayed the same
New York [US], May 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water shortage in Pakistan leading to a tense standoff between the provinces of Punjab and Sindh, a human rights group, Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has called for protests against the crisis in front of the UN office in New York.