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Athens, April 3 – Several political leaders in Pakistan, including legislators, recently issued a joint statement, describing the recent Pakistani airstrikes on a rehabilitation center in Afghanistan as an “undeclared war” that resulted in civilian deaths and injuries, according to a report.On...

Geneva, March 31 – Pakistan came under international scrutiny not only for domestic human rights abuses but also for a growing pattern of targeting critics abroad during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, according to a report released on Tuesday.According...

New York, March 27 – Human Rights Watch, a US-based advocacy group, on Friday termed the recent Pakistani airstrikes on a rehabilitation center in Kabul as "an unlawful attack" and warned that the incident could amount to a possible war crime, raising serious concerns over civilian safety and...

Canberra, March 17 – The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) co-chair, Senator Deborah O’Neill (Labour), continues to highlight the international concern over human rights violations in Tibet and the protection of Tibetan cultural and religious identity. Senator O’Neill recently...

Kolkata, March 14 The TMC on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of creating a "false narrative" about employment and the overall situation in West Bengal during his rally at Brigade Parade Ground here, alleging that he was acting as a BJP campaigner rather than the Prime Minister...

New York, February 24 – Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, accused Iranian authorities on Tuesday of waging a brutal campaign to “terrorize” civilians through mass arbitrary detentions, torture, and enforced disappearances following the killings of protesters and bystanders...

Quetta, February 22 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, has strongly condemned the alarming surge in extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and staged "fake encounters" across Balochistan during February.In its latest report, the BYC confirmed that 19...

Dhaka, February 19 – Business confidence weakened, industrial production slowed, and there were no significant new initiatives or major domestic or foreign investments in Bangladesh under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus, who had taken over as the Chief Advisor of the interim government during a...

Islamabad, February 18 – A Pakistani court has rejected bail for a blind Christian man accused of blasphemy, despite apparent discrepancies in the police report and prosecution testimonies, local media reported, quoting his lawyer.The case adds to ongoing concerns over the misuse of blasphemy...