Quetta ATC keeps Dr Mahrang Baloch in custody amid rights concern

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta has once again prolonged the physical remand of Baloch Yakjehti Committee...

“Voices from Margins” highlights minority rights in South Asia

The Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), together with partners, hosted a side event on Monday at the 60th Session...

WUC brief: Uyghur, Kazakh persecution sparks global alarm

Kazakh national Alimnur Turganbay went missing after detention at the China-Kazakhstan border, raising rights...

UK Deputy PM demands China explain redacted ‘Super-Embassy’ plans

The Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary of the United Kingdom, Angela Rayner, has officially requested that...

Over 80 publicly flogged in Afghanistan in past month

More than 80 men and women have been subjected to public floggings across Afghanistan over the past month, raising...

UNHCR urges Pakistan to stop deporting Afghan refugees

UNHCR has urged Pakistan to stop deporting vulnerable Afghan refugees, warning that forced returns, especially of...

UN urges halt to Afghan deportations from Iran, Pakistan

Over 1.9 million Afghans were deported from Iran and Pakistan in seven months, prompting the UN to urge a halt to...

UN report flags rise in security incidents in Afghanistan

The report states that anti-security incidents increased by three per cent compared to the same period last year....

Brad Sherman raises Sindh human rights concerns to Pak delegation

In a significant diplomatic development, critical issues affecting the people of Sindh were raised during recent...

Paank condemns enforced disappearances of Baloch citizens

Paank accused the Pakistani forces of forcibly disappearing Kamar Baloch on March 7. According to Paank, Abdullah, a...

Thailand deports detained Uyghurs to China

The group, predominantly members of the primarily Muslim minority from China's Xinjiang, has been confined in...

US lawmakers urge Thailand to halt deportation of Uyghur refugees

US Representatives John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the chairman and ranking member of the House Select...