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Pakistan: Human rights body raises concern over polls uncertainty, express
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concerns over the uncertainty regarding the upcoming general elections while highlighting the issue of delimitation and rising polarisation, reported The Express Tribune.
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Islamabad HC asks authorities to inform court before arresting human right
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the concerned authorities on Monday to inform the court before arresting human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari in any case, reported Geo News.
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Pratapgarh incident: NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan govt, seeks detailed
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a notice to the Rajasthan government over the Pratapgarh incident in which a woman was allegedly beaten and paraded naked whose video went viral.
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Pakistan: Human rights body condemns attack on Christians in Jaranwala inc
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) strongly condemned the attack on churches and Christians in Pakistan in the Jaranwala violence.
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Pakistan: Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari gets bail in terror financing c
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
ATC-1 Judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain approved Imaan’s bail application with a surety bond of Rs 10,000 (Pakistani currency) and prohibited local authorities from arresting the human rights lawyer in any new cases.
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Pak: Police stop lawyers from meeting Imran Khan at Attock jail
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The court had ordered the jail officials to allow telephonic conversation between the PTI chief and his sons but the jail officials did not grant permission.
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Saudi Arabia court sentences retired teacher to death over online comments
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The 54-year-old retired Saudi teacher, Muhammad al-Ghamdi, was sentenced “following 5 tweets criticizing corruption and human rights violations,” his brother Saeed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi tweeted last week.
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“Will continue to push to help resettle our Afghan allies”: US on 2 years
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“As we mark two years since the conclusion of the US war in Afghanistan, we salute the valour, patriotism, and selflessness of the American service members and civilians who fought and served there over the course of 20 years,” read an official statement by Austin.
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Over 1200 Afghan refugees return to Kabul from Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
This repatriation wave continues a rising trend of Afghan refugees being ejected from Iran and Pakistan or returning willingly.
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Christian Alliance stages protest against Pakistan over Jaranwala Incident
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The protesters expressed grave concerns over the religious freedom violations and stifling state of freedom of expression in Pakistan and called upon the European Union to assess Pakistan’s compliance with its human rights obligations before extending its Generalized System of Preferences (G
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Defying oppression, Afghan woman wins World Peace Prize in Sweden
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amid the curbs imposed by the oppressive Taliban regime, Nargis Mommand Hassanzai, an Afghan woman has clinched the 2023 World Peace Prize in Sweden for her resolute commitment to human rights, Khaama Press reported.
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Why Imran Khan’s case is only the beginning of Pakistan’s democratic woes:
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The political crackdown on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan by the establishment holds no surprise, as the country’s “democratic backsliding” goes further than the embattled former prime minister, journalist and author Lynne O’Donnell, stated in her piece in Foreign Policy.
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