Search For "human rights"
Sindhi Baloch Forum hold 'Black Day' protest in UK
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Baloch and Sindh political activists, along with the human rights campaigners held the protest in London to observe August 14 as a black day.
Read More
Belgium: Protestors demand suspension of Pakistan's GSP status for next fo
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The protestors demanded that the Pakistan government must take tangible steps to improve religious freedom conditions and state of minorities’ rights in Pakistan, and the European Union must not extend Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Plus status for another four years unless Pakistan
Read More
"Banning education of girls in Afghanistan is 'Gender apartheid'; US, UK s
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the treatment of Afghan women and girls "gender apartheid" and urged the American government and the UK government to impose sanctions on the Taliban, people directly responsible for such policies, TOLO News reported.
Read More
Chinese lawyer travelling to US detained at Thailand border
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Advocates for Lu in Laos were hopeful they could secure a quick release after he was detained two weeks ago near Thanaleng train station, on the border with Thailand. Laotian authorities initially said it was a paperwork issue. But on Wednesday, after a week of appeals by human rights groups
Read More
Pakistan likely to lose GSP Plus status
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In 2020, 28 per cent of Pakistan's total exports to the EU were duty-free thanks to its GSP Plus status, and 78 per cent of these exports went to the EU. For the upcoming round, the EU has tightened the requirements for the GSP Plus programme, which grants duty-free access to more than 66 pe
Read More
Syria: Islamic State terrorists increase attacks on government forces
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The attack comes two days after another attack blamed on IS in the nearby province of Raqqa, the terror group’s former de facto capital in Syria. At least 10 Syrian troops were killed in that attack, according to local news reports.
Read More
China's Surveillance cameras with "Skin Color Analytics" raise human right
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In February 2021, IPVM and the Los Angeles Times reported that Dahua provided a video surveillance system with "real-time Uyghur warnings" to the Chinese police that included eyebrow size, skin colour and ethnicity. IPVM's 2018 statistical report shows that since 2016, Dahua and another Chin
Read More
UN to focus on North Korea rights violations and missile program
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The United States holds the 15-nation Security Council’s rotating presidency this month and Thomas-Greenfield has said that human rights would be the core theme. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that North Korea launched scores of ballistic missiles and several intercontinental ballis
Read More
Tibetan NGOs organise candlelight vigil to mark International Prisoners Ju
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Tibetan activists raised their voices for justice against heinous violations of basic human rights and freedoms endured by countless political prisoners in Tibet.
Read More
Taliban denied Afghan women and girls their right to education, work, move
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In the report, HRW said that Afghan women have been denied the right to education, employment, and social involvement since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.
Read More
"We continue to call for respect of democratic principles, human rights an
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Miller said that the United States continues to call for the respect of democratic principles, human rights and the rule of law in Pakistan.
Read More
UKPNP delegation briefs European Economic and Social Committee member on h
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
During the meeting, the UKPNP delegation passionately conveyed their concerns regarding the ongoing human rights violations in PoK as well as across the nation. The UKPNP delegation presented a comprehensive overview of the current political, social, economic, cultural, land-grabbing, and en
Read More