Rights group alarmed over mass arrests in Pak's Gwadar

The group said putting a "blanket ban on all forms of public gatherings amounts to repression of the right to...

11.6mn women, girls in Afghanistan not receiving vital aid: US

On December 24, the Taliban issued a decree banning women from working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs)....

Turk calls for coordinated approach to protect Myanmar refugees

"More than 2,400 Rohingya have sought to leave Bangladesh and Myanmar in 2022 alone, and I am deeply saddened that...

World leaders need to take action against Myanmar junta: Tom

Taking to Twitter, Andrews said, " The Myanmar junta's 33-year sentence of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi comes a...

Taliban's targeting of NGOs deplorable, say UN experts

Just four days after the Taliban banned women and girls from attending universities, on December 24, the acting...

Activist concerned over deprivation of rights of people in PoK

Human rights activist and chairman of United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has raised...

UNHCR seeks reversal of ban of women aid workers in Afghanistan

More than 500 women staff work with UNHCR's 19 NGO partners in Afghanistan, serving nearly a million women and...

Pak: Court releases rapist after 'agreement' to marry his victim

The Peshawar High Court acquitted Daulat Khan after the two got legally married in December following an...

Pakistan's persecution of minorities under scanner again

The International Forum For Rights And Security (IFFRAS) said this latest sanction, once again highlighted the...

Lawlessness, illiteracy reasons for 'honour killings' in Pakistan

The Pakistani newspaper said of the 417 people, 152 were men and 265 were women. Around 152 incidents of honour...

End destructive policies against Afghan women: UN rights chief

On 24 December, the de facto authorities issued a decree banning women from working in NGOs, TOLOnews reported. This...

China's DNA profiling campaign attracts global opposition

The report said that one campaign is about the mass scanning of the irises of people in the Qinghai province and the...