China intensifies religious crackdown at Larung Gar, Tibet

Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist study center, has seen increased Chinese military...

Bangladesh's commission to probe 2009 BDR mutiny

Bangladesh's Major General (Retd) ALM Fazlur Rahman, chairman of newly-formed National Independent Commission on...

US condemns Hong Kong over arrest warrants against activists

The United States condemned the Hong Kong government for issuing arrest warrants and bounties against six overseas...

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported increase in suicides

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of a media report stating that there is...

Taiwanese human rights activist urges govt to impose restrictions

Lee Ming-che's remarks came in response to the detention of three elderly Taiwanese members of the I-Kuan Tao...

Syria: 14 security force personnel killed in clashes with gunmen

Violent clashes erupted in the Syrian village of Khirbet al-Ma'za in the southern countryside of Tartous,...

Pakistan: Human Rights group raises alarm over rampant drug abuse

Leading the human rights movement of Pakistan, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has raised alarm over the...

UN General Assembly adopts convention on cybercrime

The United Nations General Assembly adopted on Tuesday a new convention to prevent and combat cybercrime, concluding...

Former Balochistan CM appeals for protection of human rights

According to a report by the Balochistan Post, Raisani highlighted the ongoing grievances of Balochistan while...

Canada slams China’s sanctions against human rights advocates

The Canadian government condemned China's imposition of sanctions on two Canadian civil society organisations and 20...

"Country’s legal system aligns with int'l law": Pakistan FO

In response to international concerns over military trials for civilians, the Foreign Office (FO) emphasised that...

Paank denounce release of coerced video of disappeared individual

The Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement, Paank, has strongly condemned the release of a coerced...