Tag: Rights
‘Real democracy means equal rights for women’
Democracy cannot be achieved in the real sense until women are provided with equal rights, said speakers during a seminar on Monday. The seminar...
Pakistan vows to defend rights at ICC meeting
Pakistan’s cricket chief has vowed to safeguard his country’s rights after proposed constitutional changes by the game’s world governing body, which meets in Hong...
‘Police must uphold human rights’
SHARP (Society for Human Rights and Prisoners’ Aid) had organized a one day training workshop titled Role of Police in in upholding Human and...
NA rights committee deplores illegal organ trade
Expressing concern over the illegal business of human organ transplantation across the country despite the enactment of Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act,...
Boeing rights a wrong: the flight attendant button
In the long history of bad industrial design, the flight attendant call button on commercial airlines takes a prominent place. Usually located next to...
UN rights council passes ‘historic’ gay rights resolution
The UN Human Rights Council passed Friday a historic resolution that seeks equal rights for everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, marking progress for...
EU urges China on human rights
The European Union queried China on a wide range of alleged human rights violations on Thursday, including the treatment of Tibetans, religious freedom and...
Govt committed to protecting children’s rights: Zardari
President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday said the government was committed to promote and protect the rights of children in accordance with moral and...
Libya denies violations at UN rights council
Libya sought Thursday to refute crimes against humanity charges at the UN Human Rights Council, but states including France and Spain said they did...
Call for women rights
A roundtable discussion on ‘Devolution of Ministry of Women Development: Process, Opportunities and Challenges’ was held in Islamabad Wednesday.
The event was organised by Pattan...
PML-N MNA distributes plot ownership rights
On Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif’s direction, ownership rights of 5-marla plots in Jinnah Abadies were distributed at a function in Jinnah Library...
India calls on Lanka to probe rights record
India broke with past practice on Tuesday and called on Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the island’s civil war,...
Lawyers urged to maintain unity and harmony while struggling for rights
Lawyers belonging to different bar associations on Saturday urged the legal fraternity to maintain unity and harmony while continuing its struggle for due rights....
CJ SHC stresses on law to protect children’s rights
Chief Justice of the High Court of Sindh (SHC) Justice Mushir Alam has stressed the need for proper legislation to protect the rights of...
Sindh cops given crash course on human rights
A three-day long training programme for police officials of different districts of the province was organised at the police training academy in Saeedabad to...
Intellectual Property Rights critical to economic growth’
The judicial enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is critical to economic growth of a country and also ensures safety of the consumers, said...
US raps China for ‘serious backsliding’ on rights
A US envoy accused China of "serious backsliding" following talks Thursday on human rights that were held as Beijing carries out a severe crackdown...
