Tag: human rights

UN to award Human Rights Prize to late Asma Jahangir

The late human rights lawyer, Asma Jahangir will be posthumously awarded the United Nations Human Rights prize 2018. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President...

Palestinians crush dissent with torture, reveals Human Rights Watch

GAZA: Security forces of the rival Palestinian governments routinely use torture and arbitrary arrests, among other tactics, to quash dissent by peaceful activists and...

SMIU likely to introduce courses of human rights

ISLAMABAD: Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU) VVice-Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh called on Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Monday and discussed...

Dr Mazari assures to resolve Hindus issues

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Tuesday said that the government was committed to resolve issues of the Hindu community residing...

India, Israel amongst shameful countries for HR violations: UN

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations (UN) has listed India and Israel, two close allies, among 38 shameful countries, which it said had carried out reprisals...

Transgender person burnt alive in Sahiwal

SAHIWAL: A transgender person was burnt alive by unidentified people at a cab stand at Mall Mandi Chowk here on Thursday. According to police, four...

Faith no criterion for public service: HRCP on Atif Mian episode

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern over the government’s decision to withdraw its nomination of Dr Atif Mian for...

Pakistan, Turkey agree to further enhance bilateral ties

– Dr Shireen Mazari says laws related to human rights will be implemented in true spirit ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey have mutually agreed on further enhancing...

UAE, Saudi Arabia may have committed war crimes in Yemen: UN...

GENEVA: All sides in Yemen's bloody conflict may have committed war crimes, UN investigators said on Tuesday, highlighting deadly air strikes, rampant sexual violence,...

HRW urges PTI to form ‘rights-respecting’ govt

Asia Director of the Human Rights Watch (HRW), Brad Adams, sent a letter to the recently sworn-in Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan sharing a...

Mazari vows to ensure women, children rights

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari held a meeting a UNICEF delegation here on Monday to ensure promotion and protection of the...

AJK president asks Canada to play role for Kashmir

HAMILTON: Azad Jammu Kashmir President Masood Khan has appealed to the Canadian lawmakers to develop a bipartisan approach for the promotion and protection of human...

HRCP slams burglary-style ransacking of Marvi Sirmed’s home

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its serious concern over the ransacking of human rights activist Marvi Sirmed’s home in Islamabad. In...

Threatening activist’s family a cowardly act: HRCP

LAHORE: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday expressed concern over the alleged harassment and intimidation being faced by blogger and human rights activist...

Pak envoy to UK testifies about HR violations in IOK before...

LONDON: Pakistan High Commissioner (PHC) to the United Kingdom (UK) Syed Ibne Abbas on Wednesday testified at the UK Parliament on human rights violations in...

State of human rights in country ‘disappointing’, states HRCP

QUETTA: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that the state of human rights in the country in 2017 remained disappointing, especially...

Minister lashes out at top babus for ignoring Kashmir issue

-Barrister Usman Ibrahim calls International Human Rights Conference in Islamabad a complete failure ISLAMABAD: In a rare show of fury over the performance of his...