India-EU event highlights importance of safe drinking water

Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): India and EU held a Human Rights Council side event on the importance of access...

WSC raises human rights issue of Sindhi people in Pakistan

Geneva [Switzerland], June 23 (ANI): During the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Asif...

HRC concerns over indoctrination of children in Pakistan madrasas

Geneva [Switzerland], June 19 (ANI): During the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, the participants analyzed...

Afghanistan facing 'the darkest moments' in a generation

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 16 (ANI): The UN rights chief has raised concerns about the deteriorating situation in...

47 countries voice concern over China's treatment of Uyghurs

Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): Forty-seven countries voiced concern about abuses in China's far-western...

India expresses concerm over humanitarian crisis in Myanmar

Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): During the ongoing 50th session of the Human Rights Council, India expressed...

UN experts urge China for 'access' amid human rights concerns

Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): Ahead of the Human Rights Council meeting, a group of UN experts have urged the...

Rights group call for debate on Afghan women's rights

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): The world's worst women's rights crisis demands an urgent and proportionate...

UNHRC to deepen scrutiny on rights situation in Ukraine

Geneva [Switzerland], May 13 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday (Local time) voted...

At UNHRC, India flags deteriorating rights situation in Ukraine

Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): Expressing deep concern at the recent developments in Ukraine, India on...

Russia won't participate in special session of UNHRC on Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Russia has chosen not to...

UN Rights body to seek probe in Afghanistan attacks

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): Stressing the protection of Afghans' human rights, the newly appointed United...