Human rights

AI welcomes bill as ‘encouraging step towards longstanding campaign to criminalise torture’

“Thousands of women are cut off from society due to the illness, are being forced to live an isolated life”

FM Qureshi said IA Rehman sahib left behind a rich legacy that spoke of tolerance, inclusion, equality and dignity

Revealing countries used the Covid pandemic as a pretext to curtail fundamental rights of their peoples

Islamabad, Beijing agreed to support each other on each side’s core and major interests

Germans joined Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands in a growing movement in support of migrant workers in Qatar

Robert Menendez also calls on Modi government to uphold democratic values

Facebook said the fund, the size of which was not disclosed, will provide offline aid to the defenders

Participants at Mehnatkash Aurat rally call for rights of women workers, present a charter of demands

Marchers aim to highlight the plight of womenfolk in Pakistani society and demand changes

Aides involved in internal discussions are considering executive action to be signed by Biden in coming ‘weeks’

Commutes death sentence of two prisoners to life imprisonment

Hathloul, 31, was detained in May 2018 and sentenced in December to nearly six years in prison

Physician Walid al-Fitaihi detained in 2017 under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s anti-corruption campaign

Riyadh is accelerating trials of dissidents, who fear becoming bargaining tools in a potential showdown with Biden

Four contractors worked for the private security firm Blackwater owned by the brother of Trump’s education secretary

Russia passed a law in 2012 allowing it to label foreign-funded NGOs engaged in political activity as 'foreign agents'

Kameel Ahmady researched controversial issues such as child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iran

I will not condition matters of defence on these disagreements, says French president speaking alongside Sisi

Intervener will be filed on my behalf, says minister for human rights

Rights organisation has documented at least 44 kidnappings and 39 killings since October 2019

Imran says country will use forum to UNHRC to expose human rights violations in IIOJK

55,000 applications had been received at the Citizen Portal of Prime Minister

PTI lawmaker censures SHRC, says it is only to suppress voice of political opponents

UN rights office urges govt to protect those facing threats, investigate any violence

Apple has come under fire for removing virtual network apps from its App store in China

K-P Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department notifies establishment of committees

Naqeebullah murder case witness records statement; lawyer says it is based on lies

Balochistan home minister says FC personnel handed over to police

We as citizens have every right to ask some basic questions from our political leaders and heads of political parties

Mushaal Mullick says Kashmiri women are being persecuted at a different level of tyranny

This is how rights die

PPP Senator Khokhar says committee ‘found nothing wrong’ with the film

Programme will develop capacity and bring institutional reforms

New Delhi’s refusal to even reply to the report within the stipulated 60-day period is not a surprise

Bill aims to provide protection, relief, rehabilitation against domestic violence

The United Nations has been sidelined in the dispute over Kashmir, says AJK president

Premier Imran Khan says continued silence in the face of such blatant abuse must be unacceptable

Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari urges Muslim world to adopt united stance on critical issues

British MPs say India’s true intentions have been unmasked

The couple has also started a children's protection fund in the victim's honour

Bachelet says govt action to control spread of misinformation must be proportionate

FO says Indian allegations are contrary to the historical facts

Delegation assures AJK president to raise the issue in British Parliament

AJK president says issues have come out of the nationalism borders because of civilisational fault lines

OIC calls on international community to ensure implementation of the UNSC and OIC resolutions in IOJ&K

Says govt trying to get all transgender persons registered with Nadra

Civil society members pen statement expressing dismay at Centre's response to coronavirus outbreak

FO says measures to combat COVID-19 must respect the human rights of every individual

She recommended the immediate release of elderly, differently abled and those with underlying health concerns