human rights

Dhaka, March 11 – More than a year after Bangladesh’s July uprising, several journalists remain in jail as courts continue to reject their bail petitions in multiple cases, many of which rights groups claim are politically motivated, according to a report by the Dhaka Tribune.Media...

Seoul, March 11 – Ham Jin-woo, a North Korean defector turned journalist who went missing in 2017 in the border areas between North Korea and China, has been officially recognized by the government as one of seven South Koreans being held in North Korea, officials said on Wednesday.The...

New Delhi, March 10 Experts and global leaders called on the United Nations on Tuesday to declare a dedicated 'World Day for the Elimination of Child Marriage', warning that a child marriage still takes place somewhere in the world every three seconds.According to an official statement, the...

Lucknow, March 10 The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to remove objectionable references to people affected by leprosy in the state's anti-begging law, in line with a direction from the Supreme Court to stop discrimination against them.Under the proposed amendment...

New Delhi/Dharamshala, March 10 Reiterating calls for a resolution to the Sino-Tibetan conflict, Tibetan groups in India marked the 67th Tibetan National Uprising Day on Tuesday with protests and commemorations, while Delhi Police detained 24 people demonstrating outside the Chinese Embassy in...

New Delhi, March 10 Academic Partha Biswas assumed office as a member of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Tuesday.Biswas holds a PhD in Defence and Strategic Studies and has pursued higher education in defence studies, human resources, and human rights from institutions...

New Delhi/Shimla, March 10 Renewing calls for a resolution to the Sino-Tibetan conflict, Tibetan groups in India on Tuesday marked the 67th Tibetan National Uprising Day with protests and commemorations, while Delhi Police detained 24 people demonstrating outside the Chinese Embassy in the...

New Delhi, March 10 – Tibetan activists staged a protest outside the Chinese Embassy here on Tuesday to mark Tibetan National Uprising Day, raising slogans demanding freedom for Tibet.Several protesters were later detained by the Delhi Police.Many Tibetan students and activists gathered near...

Quetta, March 10 – Another Baloch student was forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in the Balochistan province, a leading human rights organization said on Tuesday.Citing sources, the Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement, Paank, mentioned that 16-year-old Abdullah Baloch...

Islamabad, March 10 – The Human Rights Council of Pakistan, a non-governmental organization, has revealed that as many as 258 cases of rape were reported in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2025. However, only one conviction was recorded, local media reported.The Human Rights Council of...

Shimla, March 10 The Central Tibetan Administration of the Tibetan government-in-exile stated on Tuesday that it focuses on themes of resilience, remembrance, and the urgent need for a peaceful resolution to the Sino-Tibetan conflict on the 67th Tibetan National Uprising Day.This marked the...

New Delhi, March 10 Members of the Tibetan community and supporters gathered near the Chinese Embassy in Delhi on Tuesday and raised slogans to mark the 67th Tibetan National Uprising Day.The protest was organized by the Tibetan Youth Congress, one of the largest Tibetan organizations in...

Islamabad, March 10 – The leadership of the Aurat March, members of civil society, and rights activists have criticized the Pakistani authorities for "harassing and threatening them, and forcing them to sign unreasonable affidavits," local media reported on Tuesday.Speaking at a press...

March 10, New Delhi – The United States has condemned Afghanistan over its detention of American citizens, a move that could result in a ban on U.S. passport holders traveling to the country.Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that he was designating Afghanistan’s Taliban...

Kabul, March 9 – The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan strongly condemned the unlawful detention of women activists and members of civil society during the Women’s March in Islamabad, organized on International Women’s Day.“Peaceful assembly and freedom of expression are fundamental...

Srinagar, March 9. More than three decades after their displacement, the issue of Kashmiri Pandit migrants was highlighted at the 61st session of the United Nations Council for Human Rights in Geneva.Satish Malhar, Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Peace Forum, an organization of Kashmiri...

Dhaka, March 9 – The Awami League of Bangladesh said on Monday that several students from Dhaka University and other civilians were physically abused and tortured, and later arrested for playing the historic speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 7, 1971.The Awami League strongly...

Quetta, March 9 – At least seven Baloch civilians were extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to leading human rights organizations.Paank, the Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement, strongly condemned the extrajudicial killings of two brothers...

Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), March 9 The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu has alleged that a 26-year-old man, who died recently while in police custody, was brutally tortured.The party has strongly condemned the incident, while the Tamil Nadu police maintain that the death was due to health...

Washington, March 8 The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the US government to redesignate Pakistan as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) due to systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.In its 2026 Annual Report, the US federal...