UN urges China to disclose status of imprisoned Uyghur doctor

Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, has urged Chinese...

Human rights organisation exposes China’s persecution of families

Observers note that China has persistently targeted the families of human rights defenders for decades, calling for...

Activist urges UN official to act against enforced disappearences

Jamal has been a major voice against the incidents of enforced disappearances on platforms across the world.

Mindfulness Workshop held recently in Lucknow, UP

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 29: Escapades for the Soul were recently invited as mentors at a seminar...

UN special rapporteur meets with Baloch human rights defenders

Following the ongoing Baloch genocide and enforced disappearances of Baloch people, the United Nations Special...

Washington to 'walk' against enforced disappearances in Pakistan

Human rights defenders will hold a peace march on January 24 in Washington, DC, to support Sindhi and Baloch...

UN Special Rapporteur voices concern over harassment of protestor

She said that "spurial criminal complaints" against the peaceful protesters should be dropped.

Assam: Two days NHRC camp sitting concludes; 56 cases heard

Justice Mishra, inaugurating the camp sitting, said, "The Commission has a wide-ranging mandate for the promotion...

Taliban must immediately release women human rights defenders

A month after their arrest, Neda Parwan and Zholia Parsi and their family members have yet to be charged with a...

UN urges release of Chinese human rights defender

"Guo Feixiong is unjustly imprisoned, and he is in a critical state of health," said Mary Lawlor, UN Special...

Rights body condemns harassment of Pak religious minorities

Naveed Walter, the President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan said that the population of minorities in Pakistan has...

Baloch Human Rights Council urges UN to hold Pakistan accountable

In the seminar, speakers gave detailed presentations of the human rights situation in Balochistan and Sindh,...