Geneva, April 3 – Several United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concern over the deteriorating and life-threatening health condition of Pakistani human rights defender Idris Khattak, urging the Pakistani government to immediately release him from his “unjust detention,”...
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Geneva, March 28 – Several European politicians, campaigners, and political representatives attending the ongoing 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva have called for closer scrutiny of Pakistan's special trade status under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus)...
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Quetta, March 23 – A leading human rights organization strongly condemned on Monday the forced disappearance of another student in Balochistan by Pakistani forces.The latest incident comes against the backdrop of a growing wave of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the...
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Dhaka, March 19 – Several rights groups have written to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, urging him to take concrete steps to protect human rights and uphold press freedom in the country.In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect Journalists and eight other human rights...
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