human rights

Tel Aviv, March 31 – Israel's parliament has passed a controversial law that makes hanging the default punishment for Palestinians convicted in military courts of carrying out deadly attacks, fulfilling a key demand of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right allies.The legislation...

Lead 1March 30, New Delhi — At least 13 people were killed in Nigeria when gunmen attacked a university community in central Plateau state on Sunday night. This is the latest violence in a region long plagued by deadly farmer-herder conflicts.Violence in central Nigeria, also known as the...

Islamabad, March 30 – A leading minority rights group highlighted on Monday that members of the Ahmadi community were once again prevented from offering Eid prayers in several districts of Pakistan's Punjab province – turning what should have been a "moment of unity" into yet another instance of...

Islamabad, March 30 – Human rights activists and civil society organizations have strongly condemned the planned demolition and forced eviction of residents in Allama Iqbal Colony, a 25-year-old predominantly Christian working-class settlement in Islamabad. The community now faces an imminent...

Peshawar, March 29 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi of Pakistan alleged on Sunday that a recent speech by Kasim Khan, the son of former prime minister Imran Khan, was being “deliberately misrepresented” by the government in an attempt to mislead the public.Addressing a press...

New Delhi, March 29 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the environment of hatred, discrimination, and atrocities against the Dalit and Adivasi communities in Gujarat has steadily intensified under the BJP government.The leader of the opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha also...

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)...

Dhaka, March 28 Former Bangladeshi minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat has called for the immediate lifting of the ban on his party, arguing that the move is essential to restore political pluralism and uphold democratic principles.He alleged that the February 12 parliamentary...

Seoul, March 28 – South Korea is likely to join as a co-sponsor of this year’s UN resolution on human rights in North Korea, according to government sources, amid earlier expectations that Seoul might skip the move in line with its conciliatory gestures towards Pyongyang.The South Korean...

New Delhi, March 27 India reaffirmed its unwavering support for Bangladesh's quest for justice against the brutal military crackdown by Pakistan and the targeted killing of millions of innocent Bangladeshi citizens in 1971 on Friday.New Delhi's remarks came three days after Bangladesh Prime...

New Delhi, March 27 – India sharply criticised Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir's recent comments made during a meeting with senior Shia clerics, in which he reportedly stated that those sympathetic to Iran should relocate there.Speaking at a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of...

New Delhi, March 27 – India on Friday extended its support to Bangladesh's pursuit of justice over the genocide carried out by Pakistan during 'Operation Searchlight' in March 1971.Speaking at a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir...

March 27, New Delhi: India has strongly criticized Pakistan for the systematic persecution of minorities. In response to media reports on the issue, Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs, described such reports as evidence of Pakistan's poor record in...

Islamabad, March 27 – Terming his father, Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, being detained as "arbitrary," Kasim Khan has raised serious concerns at the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva over the Pakistani authorities' treatment, which...

March 27, New Delhi: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for a swift, transparent, and impartial investigation into the February 28 attack on a school in Iran, stating that those responsible must be held accountable. He also warned that the escalating conflict in West Asia risks...

March 27, New Delhi: The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva held an urgent debate on Friday, following Iran's request regarding a deadly airstrike on a school that reportedly killed 168 children.India's Permanent Representative, Arindam Bagchi, addressed the session, reaffirming...

Islamabad, March 27 – A leading minority rights group alleged on Friday that Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are being exploited as a tool of systematic coercion, enabling organized religious groups and their allies to intimidate judges, prosecutors, police, and politicians, effectively holding the...

Quetta, March 27 – A leading human rights organization has alleged that Pakistani forces carried out another extrajudicial killing of a civilian in Balochistan, raising fresh concerns over human rights violations in the region.The human rights body, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), stated...

Washington, March 27 – A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged President Donald Trump to press China for the release of a detained Christian pastor when he meets President Xi Jinping next month, citing what they called “ongoing unjust imprisonment and persecution” of religious minorities...

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The Joint Action Committee on Transgender and LGBTIQ+ Rights in Kerala, along with national collectives and community organizations, on Thursday, opposed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, describing it as regressive...