human rights

Male, March 3: The Chinese government's treatment of religious and spiritual communities has once again come under scrutiny in the US Congress, following remarks by a former senior American official who condemned the Chinese Communist Party's policies as a "war on belief systems," according to a...

Quetta, March 3 – Several families of detained leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) were prevented by Pakistani police from holding a press conference at the Quetta Press Club, according to local media, citing family members.The families alleged that police cordoned off the press...

Islamabad, March 2 – A Christian worker was fatally shot in Punjab province, Pakistan, inside a legislator's room, a leading minority rights group said on Monday.According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), Naveed Masih, a Christian sanitation worker, was found dead on Friday night...

Indore, March 2 A social organization working for men's welfare in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, staged a controversial protest on the occasion of 'Holika Dahan' on Monday, burning pictures of 11 women accused of murdering children.Police said the event is under investigation.Ashok Dashora...

Islamabad, March 2: Even though prisoners in Pakistan are entitled to adequate living conditions that are hygienic – including food, clothing, and medical care – they are being treated as if they were kept in chicken coops, with no focus on reform or rehabilitation. A recent report states that...

Quetta, March 2 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, has expressed grave concern over the deteriorating health condition and "unlawful detention" of its chief organizer, Mahrang Baloch, calling on the Pakistani authorities to ensure urgent medical care and her release...

New Delhi, February 28 The CPI(M) on Saturday paid tribute to former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad during the 2002 Gujarat riots.In a post on X, the CPI(M) also remembered the legacy of Ehsan's wife, Zakia Jafri, one of the prominent voices among...

Mumbai, February 28 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, on a four-day visit to India, on Saturday expressed support for the United States' strikes on Iran, calling them a necessary action to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and threatening international peace and security.He also...

United Nations, February 28 Condemning the "military escalation" in the Middle East, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Saturday that failure to immediately cease hostilities and de-escalate risks a wider regional conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional...

Quetta, February 28 – Another Baloch student was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Saturday.The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, revealed that the mutilated body of 26-year-old Imran Taj was found in the...

Islamabad, February 27 Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar accused the Afghan Taliban regime on Friday of sponsoring cross-border terrorism that "institutionalizes slavery and orchestrates the systematic erasure of women and minorities."Addressing a press conference, Tarar said...

Chandigarh, February 27 Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Friday sought an impartial probe into the death of Ranjit Singh, one of the three accused in the murder of two police officers in Gurdaspur, in an encounter with police.His statement came amid questions raised by Ranjit's family over the...

Chandigarh, February 27 – Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Friday urged the Punjab government to initiate an impartial investigation to prove its credibility in the killing of a man in a police encounter in the Gurdaspur district.He stated that the version being presented by the police "is...

Kabul, February 27 – Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, called for calm and respect for human rights and humanitarian law, particularly the protection of civilians, amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which have claimed...

Islamabad, February 27 – A leading minority rights group highlighted another brutal attack on a Christian minority worker in Punjab province, Pakistan, on Friday, stating that religious communities frequently face violence and systematic exploitation across the country.Citing eyewitness...

Paris, February 27 – A leading international human rights organization strongly condemned the "special directive" issued by the Rajshahi Range Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Bangladesh, Mohammad Shahjahan, instructing law enforcement authorities to re-arrest leaders and activists of...

Bengaluru, February 27 Karnataka Minister H K Patil said that the state Cabinet has discussed key legislations, including the proposed Rohith Vemula Bill and the honour killing Bill, and decided to seek further inputs before taking them forward.Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting on...

Bengaluru, February 26 Karnataka Minister H K Patil said that the state Cabinet on Thursday discussed key legislations, including the proposed Rohith Vemula Bill and the honour killing Bill, and decided to seek further inputs before moving forward.Speaking to reporters after the Cabinet...

Quetta, February 26 – Another two civilians were extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Thursday.The latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the...

Islamabad, February 26 – A leading minority rights group in Pakistan expressed serious concerns on Thursday regarding the increasing misuse of the country's blasphemy laws, stating that they are increasingly being used as "tools of fear, control, and profit."Citing human rights groups, which...