human rights

Washington, February 26 – The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has called on the international community, including the United Nations, to take principled and coordinated action against what it described as Beijing’s ongoing “institutionalization of a coercive security and control...

Geneva, February 26 India remains firm and uncompromising in its opposition to terrorism in all its forms, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, asserting that there can be no justification, especially when innocent lives are targeted.“Confronting terrorism requires collective resolve,”...

Kabul, February 26 – Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, has warned that restrictions and cuts in international funding have severely affected Afghan women's access to essential healthcare services, local media reported on...

Islamabad, February 26 – Several international press freedom and human rights organizations have written to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing serious concerns about the continued deterioration of media freedom in Pakistan.In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect...

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has stated that India has consistently emphasized dialogue over confrontation, consensus over division, and human-centric development over narrow interests. In his remarks at the High Level Segment of the 61st session of the Human Rights Council, Dr...

Jaipur, February 25 – The Rajasthan-based non-governmental organization (NGO), Sambhali Trust, has urged the international community to move beyond symbolic commitments and ensure that human rights are fully integrated as a core and actionable principle in governance, policymaking, and...

Paris, February 25 – A leading international human rights organization strongly condemned the recent "misconduct" by lawyers at the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Barishal district, Bangladesh, over the granting of bail to several leaders of the Awami League...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), February 25 A court here has acquitted 37 accused in the 2013 communal riots case related to the killing of eight people, citing a lack of evidence.Additional District and Sessions Judge Manjula Bhalotiya acquitted 37 accused on Tuesday, stating that the prosecution failed...

Washington, February 24 – The National Endowment for Democracy supported political and civic actors in Bangladesh in the lead-up to the 2024 collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s government, supporting electoral reforms, voter education, and independent reporting, its president told US lawmakers on...

Kabul, February 24 – A leading human rights organization called for an independent, thorough, and impartial investigation on Tuesday, expressing concern over reports of civilian casualties in recent Pakistani airstrikes in the Nangarhar and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan.In a statement...

Islamabad, February 24 – Pakistan's history demonstrates that political imprisonment is a recurring tool of power used by both civilians and dictators, and is often justified in the name of accountability or national security. While the names of Pakistani leaders who have been imprisoned have...

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Golay has condemned the recent incident involving racial discrimination against women from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi. In a social media post, Mr. Golay described the incident as unfortunate, stating that such instances highlight the importance of...

Quetta, February 24 – The Human Rights body, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has called for justice, accountability, and resistance to mark the one-year anniversary of the "forced detention" of its chief organizer, Mahrang Baloch, and other leaders.The BYC launched a global, month-long...

Tel Aviv, February 23 – While Turkey has emerged as one of the most vocal international advocates for Gaza in recent years, its silence on the abuses of Uyghurs by Chinese authorities is deafening – a striking irony that cannot be ignored, a report highlighted on Monday.It added that in...

New Delhi, February 23 Six years after the communal riots that shook northeast Delhi in February 2020, activists and political leaders on Monday claimed that justice remains delayed, investigations are flawed, and rehabilitation is inadequate for many affected families.Speaking at a memorial...

Islamabad, February 23 – Islamabad's handling of dissent in the Gilgit-Baltistan region under Pakistani occupation has highlighted the structural contradictions in the region's governance model. Despite having administrative control since 1948, Pakistan has not granted Gilgit-Baltistan full...

Ayodhya, February 23 – Responding to the Taliban’s new penal code concerning atrocities against women and children in Afghanistan, spiritual leaders on Monday condemned the move, saying they are deeply saddened by the cruelty inflicted on mothers, women, and children in the name of religion...

February 23, New Delhi – The 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council began in Geneva on Monday. This session marks the twentieth anniversary of the Council, amid ongoing concerns about human rights crises, warnings of an “imminent financial collapse,” and attacks on the multilateral system...

Quetta, February 23 – As violence against civilians continues to escalate in the Balochistan province of Pakistan, a leading human rights organization reported that two farmers from the Surab area were killed after being subjected to enforced disappearance earlier this month, local media...

New Delhi, February 23 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a media report that at least six Indian workers from Kendrapara district in Odisha have been held captive by their employer without pay and proper food for the past six months in Thailand.The incident...