Read why World Children's Day is celebrated on November 20

World Children's Day is celebrated every year on November 20. The purpose of the day is to increase awareness of...

UNICEF concerned over children's death in ongoing protest in Iran

Raising its concern over the death of children in the ongoing protest in Iran, the United Nations children's agency,...

Pak army excesses in Balochistan see 3-fold rise: Report

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Shireen Mazari tweeted on November 7, confirming human rights violations in...

No country can defeat terrorism on its own: Amit Shah

Speaking at the concluding session of the 3rd 'No Money for Terror' Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism...

Turkey pushing back Afghans at Iran's border: Human Rights Watch

Turkey is routinely pushing tens of thousands of Afghans at its land border with Iran or deporting them directly to...

Xinjiang Police investigating 3 men for 'malicious' comments

Xinjiang police are investigating three men for 'malicious' anti-lockdown comments, critical of COVID-19...

Taliban flogs boy, girl for having pre-marital affair

Afghanistan's local court in Bamyan ordered public flogging for a boy and a girl for having pre-marital affair.

UNAMA demands 'reasons' for detention of women activists in Kabul

Since the return of the Taliban to Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban's systematic attacks on the rights of women and...

NHRC issues notice to Tamil govt over death of sanitation workers

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday said it issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government over the...

Taliban faces social media backlash for detaining activists

UNAMA has further added that it is seeking to access and contact the detained activists and know their whereabouts....

MPHRC takes action over minister Usha Thakur's statement

MPHRC member Manohar Mamtani said that the reply should be given only through a responsible officer of the state...

Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif's murder "well planned": KHRC

The Kenyan lawyer claimed that Arshad Sharif's shooters were trained for a long period of time. "Ordinarily it is...