Human rights

Trio can face up to seven years in jail for defamation and a separate charge filed for publishing report online

Hina Shahnawaz was shot four times by unknown assailants in Kohat after her relatives objected to her working

Authorities estimate 400,000 Rohingya refugees are still living in Bangladesh

Director says they can question any department without seeking prior approval.

Police and security officials have ordered about a dozen NGOs to halt operations

Country's 1883 penal code, legacy of its British colonial rulers, makes sex between men punishable by 12 years in jail

Interior minister claims progress in efforts to locate the missing men

The United Nations must initiate a project to rethink and reformulate the conception of human rights

Speakers say prevailing state should be a cause of concern for citizens.

Speakers discuss rights of citizens at PMA's medical conference

Nighat Dad will be presented the award by Dutch FM Bert Koenders on Human Rights Day in December

Senate should approach the government to present Wahid Baloch in a court of law

Saudi Arabia was recently re-elected to a new three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council

Girls from 26 schools in Abbottabad took part in the competition

This September, National Assembly speaker accepted two bills on issues of grave concern for religious minorities

It was the second time in two months that the commission has criticized the state's care of its indigenous people

He appealed to the international community to take notice of the human rights violations

The website documents 14 cases that have marked Mexican history

Directorate deals with domestic issues including child labour, honour killing, sexual abuse both public and private

Years ago on a visit to India, I came face to face with this ugly side

Lawmakers point out lack of notable development where these INGOs carry out welfare work

Imdad Ali had been scheduled to be hanged at 5:30am on Tuesday in a prison in the city of Vehari

Soldiers have often been accused of human rights abuses in Myanmar's long-running wars with ethnic armed groups

Offices of the Human Rights Department will be set up across the province

Upper house to hold debate over proposed amendments on women protection bill

A helpline has already been set up under the Human Rights Relief Fund

Before Forensic Architecture, no surveillance groups had been able to "access" Syria's Saidnaya military prison

Minister says a directorate is being set up to monitor the human rights situation

Provincial police chief says 52 such bodies were found in two years

Duterte, who is nicknamed "the Punisher", has been unapologetic over unleashing the police on drug users and dealers

NA standing committee chief says govt to table law in next session

Dr Richard Falk talks Cold War, Middle East and democracy at Habib Public School

Ashraf said work was underway to prepare draft of a law against ‘honour’ killings and on juvenile justice and...

Tehran and Washington have not had full diplomatic ties since 1980

There are only two schools private running in vicinity of the area which is not enough to cater to needs of residents

Lawyers say charge stems from writing "ja" -- Thai equivalent of "yeah" -- in response to a private Facebook message

Rasheed Razvi Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights aims to help those who can't afford litigation costs

The inquiry was launched after ABC aired a video showing prison guards abusing teenage inmates

Protecting The Protectors: Activists want their rights safeguarded

Sharmila, 44, began her hunger strike after 10 civilians were killed in her home state of Manipur in 2000

Sc rights cell : At least 10,000 applications pending 

Human rights cell receiving 80 complaints per day against 250 in 2011

'dozens of people crammed into storage rooms without space to lie down.' : UN staff

The two activists were nominated for last year's Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian member of parliament

No significant funding for projects, National Commission on Human Rights

After 9/11, a number of human rights laws were enacted. However, the real issue remains their weak implementation

Many young labourers described feeling dizzy, nauseous and vomiting after long days working in the fields

The visit is Obama's first and the third by a sitting president since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975

Use of colonial-era laws such as sedition and criminal defamation to clamp down on government critics

Widespread agreement among governments and aid groups that current humanitarian system is in dire need of an overhaul