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Balochistan at crossroads: US mining deal with Pakistan risks escalating c
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The new US-Pakistan mining deal in Balochistan risks increasing violence and repression in the region. Experts warn it prioritizes geopolitical rivalry with China over the rights of the Baloch people, who reject foreign exploitation without their consent, fearing more displacement and milita
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'Cut us open and we bleed like them': Amnesty slams Pakistan's discriminat
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amnesty International's report reveals severe caste and religion-based discrimination against Pakistan's sanitation workers, mainly Christians and Hindus. They face hazardous work, low pay, job insecurity, and social stigma, with little legal protection, highlighting systemic human rights
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'Where will we go?' Afghan mothers in Chagai live in terror as Pakistan pl
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghan refugee mothers in Pakistan's Chagai district fear forced deportation after their protective PoR cards expired. They face losing safety, education, and dignity in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, while aid cuts and police raids worsen conditions. Human rights groups condemn Pakistan's actio
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Education, livelihoods, and press freedom hit as Balochistan internet ban
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Internet in Balochistan has been suspended until August 31 to curb armed groups' communication, disrupting education, businesses, and media. The move faces criticism from students, entrepreneurs, journalists, and human rights groups, who call it a violation of civil liberties and harmful to
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Germany sees sharp rise in Afghan women asylum seekers amid Taliban repres
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Germany has seen a sharp rise in asylum applications from Afghan women due to Taliban repression and EU rulings recognising gender-based persecution. Over 9,500 women have sought refuge this year, with experts warning that international support is needed to handle the growing number of vulne
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Recognise Balochistan, Reject Pakistan: Activist writes to Trump on Human
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The appeal, shared via a public letter on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, accuses Pakistan of illegal occupation, systemic exploitation, and fostering global terrorism through its rogue military-intelligence apparatus.
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HRCP sounds alarm over deepening human rights crisis in Balochistan
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following a week-long visit to Turbat and Quetta, the HRCP team, which included chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt, former senator Farhatullah Babar, and senior human rights advocates such as Nasreen Azhar and I A Rehman, recorded disturbing trends of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executio
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UNHCR urges Pakistan to halt Afghan refugee deportations over rights conce
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
UNHCR has urged Pakistan to stop deporting vulnerable Afghan refugees, warning that forced returns, especially of women, children, and the ill, could violate human rights. It called for exemptions and urged a humanitarian approach as deportations are set to begin from September 1, 2025.
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UK faces pressure to ban imports linked to Uyghur forced labour in green t
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the submission, reviewed and cited extensively by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), the UK's efforts to diversify supply chains for critical minerals, vital to the green energy transition, must be underpinned by a clear human rights framework.
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Human Rights Watch urges UN action as global inaction fuels Taliban rights
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Human Rights Watch said the world has failed to act against Taliban abuses since 2021, urging the UN to set up an independent body to investigate violations. It warned that global inaction is worsening Afghanistan's crisis and risks legitimizing Taliban rule.
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Nepal law minister denies any move to legalise polygamy amid criticism ove
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Nepal's Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, on Wednesday assured lawmakers that no bill, including those relating to polygamy, will be presented in Parliament.
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UNHCR raises alarm over Pakistan's forced repatriation of Afghan refugees
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"UNHCR remains particularly concerned about women and girls forced to return to a country where their human rights are at risk, as well as other groups who might be endangered." We call on the authorities to ensure that any return of Afghans to Afghanistan is voluntary, safe and dignified,"
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