New York [US], December 16 (ANI): As many as UN independent experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of Pakistani minority civil society activist Idris Khattak.
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which several people were killed or injured, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): Pakistan's Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the ongoing protests in the port city of Gwadar in Balochistan province are a "watershed event" in the struggle for basic rights in the country.
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI): A senior UN rights official has emphasised that respect for fundamental rights and freedoms by authorities in Afghanistan is critical to ensuring stability in the country.
Peshawar [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) members have stressed the need for taking non-Muslims on board in the legislative and policymaking process during a consultative meeting on the rights of minority groups held here on Monday.
London [UK], December 13 (ANI): The UK high court will hear fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's extradition appeal on Tuesday on mental health and human rights grounds.
Brussels [Belgium], December 13 (ANI): Ahead of the Beijing Olympics 2022, a Washington-based Uyghur rights activist has called on Europe to adhere to its values and take action against China's rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 13 (ANI): Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) party observed 'Balochistan Solidarity Day' in the capital Islamabad on Sunday in support of demands of the local population for the ongoing protests in the port city of Gwadar.
Beijing [China], December 13 (ANI): China on Monday slammed the United States for imposing sanctions on Chinese firms including artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime, over their involvement in the human rights violations in Xinjiang province.
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Society, not social networks, is to blame for COVID-19 misinformation, Andrew Bosworth, a key executive at Facebook, said in an interview with Axios on Monday.
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI/Heylin Spark): On the eve of Human Rights Day, ActionAid Association felicitated community-based human rights defenders from across the country.