Amnesty International has strongly condemned the continued detention of women's rights activists in Afghanistan, emphasizing that restrictions against girls and women can escalate into "sexual harassment and crimes against humanity", Khaama Press reported.
Amid the ongoing protest sit-ins, the civil society activists in Muzaffarabad city in Pakistani-occupied Kashmir (PoK)
threw electricity bills into the river and appealed people to the people that they should not pay their electricity bills, Dawn reported.
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)'s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership: India-Yash project, led by Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins Affiliate celebrated International Women's Day in New Delhi. The event witnessed re
A whole-of-government, whole-of-society action is needed to protect, promote and support health and well-being, recognizing that 'Health for All' will only be achieved if together we are 'All for Health'.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 12 (ANI): Sri Lankan Buddhist priest Omalpe Sobitha Thera said that if the political parties were not able to reach a consensus on appointing a new President, the clergy are ready to nominate five civil society activists suitable for the position.
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI/SRV): Cliffton Valley, one of the leading luxury residential projects in the Queen of Hills, Shimla, has announced the launch of its residential towers - Tower E, Tower F, and Tower G.
Larkana [Pakistan], February 14 (ANI): Hundreds of people including journalists, writers and civil society activists held a sit-in protest outside the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU) in Larkana city in Pakistan's Sindh province over the failure of police in arr
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): Special Representatives and Special Envoys of the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the UK and the US met in Oslo on January 24 to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, including sessions with representatives of the Taliban and civil society a
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.
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], November 6 (ANI): Four bodies were recovered on Friday from the fifth Police District of Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, including a civil society activist.