Restrictions on Afghan women and girls should be removed, says UN

Representatives from several countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) criticized the...

Doha agreement excludes women from political engagement: HRW

The Doha agreement is less transparent and also excluded Afghan women from political engagement to a great extent,...

Activists accuse China of neglecting North Korean refugees

Human rights activists and former officials have accused Beijing of violating Chinese and international laws for...

Amid tension, DG CRPF meets Manipur Governor

As per the official records close to 47,000 people have been evacuated in the violence-torn situation and hundreds...

World Uyghur Congress backs Uyghur rights in Turkey parliament

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) commemorates the 35th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy Uyghur student protest...

Pak: Landlords burn farmers home

Tenants in Pakistan work the land for no pay because of debts owed to landlords, often incurred generations before....

"Senthil Balaji was targeted, tortured:" TN Minister

"Senthil Balaji was targeted and tortured. ED kept questioning him continuously for 24 hours. This is totally...

Pak NA passes resolution demanding speedy action against rioters

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif submitted the resolution, which demanded that the culprits of the May 9 events be...

AIHRC urges Pak govt to stop tragic deportation of Afghan refugee

Over the last week, Pakistani authorities arrested and detained hundreds of Afghan migrants from Islamabad,...

NHRC takes suo-motu cognizance over WB violence

Accordingly, it has decided to depute the Director General (Investigation) of the Commission, as Special Human...

Petition against PM Dahal in Nepal Supreme Court

In the 14-paged petition, nine petitioners have claimed the Maoist leaders of committing war crimes by recruiting...

Peace Dove "Franz Xaver Gruber" Travels from Austria to India

Chandigarh [India], June 9: Chitkara University hosted prominent artist and painter, KK Gandhi, who was recently...