Human rights

Sindh Human Rights Defenders demand trial of missing persons in courts of law

No guarantee of freedom in a country where human rights defenders continue to be persecuted, say activists

Only a handful of the popular brand's thousands of workers registered with social security body EOBI

The powerful legal service has been criticised for prosecuting political dissent or turning a blind eye to state abuse

A massive humanitarian and human rights catastrophe has been unfolding across the LOC and IOK

Captors introduced themselves as personnel of agencies, says Mumtaz Burfa

Lu Yuyu was found guilty of 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' by a court

Reports of human rights abuses often emerge from Papua, where a separatist movement has simmered for decades

According to Multidimensional Poverty Index report 2015–2016 nearly 39% of Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty

Actor says root cause is vulnerability of people: due to poverty, conflicts, inequality and illiteracy

The notion of human rights violations is synonymous with Pakistan’s name and its future looks bleak

Discussing human rights in Pakistan during heightened political unease in the country may sound too incongruous

CEJ hosts two-week course on documentary-making

Faces acute shortage of experienced staff and financial resources

Council president raised concerns about Jaising's public comments that could be seen as indicating bias

Pakistan will submit UPR report to UNHRC on Nov 13

Minister for Human Rights and Minorities takes notice of illegal occupation of properties of minorities in province

North Korea rejects charges of human rights abuses, saying its citizens enjoy protection under the constitution

Federal minister Michael stresses on the country’s commitment to the protection of rights

There is US and Israeli pressure to stop paying stipends to prisoners and their families

The veil is a controversial issue across Europe with some countries banning it in public in the name of safety

Pakistan will have to answer for its use of the death penalty and the manner in which it executes

Rajab was a leading figure in a 2011 pro-democracy uprising that was crushed by the government

Rights body says issuance of execution warrants for a juvenile offender will have detrimental consequences for country

Tillerson said around 20 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking.

The effectiveness of torture to obtain information is a myth that needs to be refuted

Court hands women from Abu Dhabi's ruling al-Nahyan family 15-month suspended sentences for human trafficking

They were compensated for 'degrading and cruel' treatment

Brand continues to distance itself from protesting factory workers, saying they are instead employees of TexMark

Move follows report by commission that saw 60 per cent increase in incidents of discrimination in 2016

It happened days after a local child and a Pakistani worker were killed

Canada said ex-policeman served a force which committed widespread, systemic human rights abuses, and sexual assault

We expect no early improvement

Two-day 10th Vasakh Documentary Film Festival provides opportunity to aspiring film-makers to showcase work

Human rights groups raised questions about President Donald Trump's commitment to ending violations

US Ambassador Nikki Haley wants to schedule the human rights debate for April 18

Expresses concern over increasingly security-centric nature of state.

OIC's Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission again urges India to provide access to Indian Occupied Kashmir

Female circumcision has been practised for generations across Indonesia

Bheel, Kohli, Baghari and Meghwar communities feel isolated, says Adivasi Council’s founding member

British Council project focuses on enjoying similarities among people.

The plea was made at an event organised by SPO in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Human Rights

The UN Human Rights Council held a two-hour session on abuses in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Lawyers, social activists call for implementing women-specific laws, countering patriarchal tribal customs

UN investigators documented numerous killings, disappearances and torture, as well as other human rights violations

US State Department’s annual report accused China of torture and executions, among other issues

While we are quick to point out how great we are, we continue to mistreat the weak such as transgender persons

According to Ghulam Sughra Solangi, human rights violations are a result of lack of awareness

Keith Harper says Aung San Suu Kyi has ‘utterly failed’ to address the plight of the Rohingya Muslim minority

"It is part of a larger illiberal wave in recent years that is trying to portray critics as enemies of the state"