human rights

Washington, March 12 More than 40 US senators have demanded answers from the Pentagon over the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran that reportedly killed at least 168 people, most of them children, during the opening phase of the Trump administration’s war against Iran.In a letter to Defence...

New Delhi, March 12 Strengthening air quality standards and ensuring strong regulation of industrial and energy emissions is critical to protecting the human right to a healthy environment, a UN expert said.Astrid Puentes Riaño, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy...

United Nations, March 12. Expanding the use of digital tools across humanity helps promote human rights because improving the lives of all people is essential for realizing its potential, according to India."In India, we have used digital tools to expand access to rights for everyone, on a...

Islamabad, March 11 – Sanitation workers in Pakistan face immense hardship due to deeply entrenched caste hierarchies, discriminatory hiring practices, a lack of legal protections, institutional neglect, social stigma, gender-based exploitation, and economic injustice. Their suffering is deeply...

Islamabad, March 11 – Local police authorities in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, arrested several activists from the "Aurat March" earlier this week. These activists had gathered near the National Press Club to demand gender justice on the eve of International Women's Day. Even those who...

Kabul, March 11. Pakistan has experienced a sharp rise in Sunni radicalization across the country under the leadership of Army Chief Asim Munir, resulting in escalating violence against religious minorities such as Ahmadis and Shias, without any recourse to justice, a report details...

Taipei, March 11 – Around 300 people participated in an annual march in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, to commemorate the 1959 Tibetan uprising. Organizers warned that China's "expansion of authoritarian rule" would not be limited to just one place, according to local media.Kelsang Gyaltsen...

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...