Human Rights

Mazari expresses concerns on India’s expanding nuclear arsenal

Shireen Mazari has expressed concern on India’s expanding nuclear arsenal, saying that India has retracted… Read More

Law minister proposes establishing authority to provide free legal aid

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Farogh Naseem on Tuesday chaired a meeting of… Read More

Helpline 1099 set up for victims of human rights violations

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Human Rights has established helpline number 1099 to report in case of… Read More

Mazari seeks help to identify woman torturing maid in viral video

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Friday sought public help for identifying… Read More

Canada’s new $10 note highlights human rights significance

TORONTO: Canada’s upcoming $10 banknote, which depicts social justice defender Viola Desmond, tells a story… Read More

Pakistan decries selective observance of international obligations

NEW YORK: At the United Nations, Pakistan has decried double standards in implementation of international… Read More

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing anti-Israel bias

WASHINGTON: The United States withdrew from a “hypocritical and self-serving” United Nations Human Rights Council… Read More

Pakistan urges India to allow access to UN investigators for human rights abuse in IoK

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Deputy Permanent Representative to UN Tahir Andrabi called on India to stop killing… Read More

Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fears

SAN FRANCISCO/BEIJING: When Apple begins hosting Chinese users’ iCloud accounts in a new Chinese data… Read More

EU extends Pakistan’s GSP-Plus status

BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) has extended Pakistan's Generalised System of Preferences plus (GSP-Plus) status… Read More

UN rights chief refuses to ‘bend knee’ after US clash, won’t seek second term

NEW YORK: The United Nations' top human rights official, a sharp critic of US President… Read More

Canada official launches Toronto police racial profiling inquiry

TORONTO: A Canadian human rights official has launched an inquiry into the practices of the… Read More

Trump says has ‘great relationship’ with Duterte; brief mention of rights

MANILA: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had a “great relationship” with his… Read More

US adds sanctions on North Korea for rights abuses

WASHINGTON: The United States layered a new round of sanctions on North Korea on Thursday,… Read More

Appointment of Mugabe as goodwill WHO envoy shocks human rights groups

GENEVA: The appointment of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador of the World… Read More

US ends Sudan trade embargo, cites progress on rights

WASHINGTON: The United States announced an end to its 20-year-old trade embargo against Sudan on… Read More

Europe rights court backs employee fired over private messages

STRASBOURG: Europe's top rights court ruled on Tuesday in favour of a Romanian man fired… Read More

Persecution of all Muslims in Myanmar on the rise, rights group says

BANGKOK: The systematic persecution of minority Muslims is on the rise across Myanmar and not… Read More

Venezuela policies leave democracy ‘barely alive’: UN

GENEVA: The widespread rights abuses committed against protestors in Venezuela has left democracy "barely alive",… Read More

OIC chief calls upon India to stop human rights violations of Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Dr Yousef A Al-Othaimeen has called upon… Read More