Human Rights

Karachi’s Machar Colony perennially suffers in silence, but One Health can help

What reeks of sewage and nurses scourge is, in fact, home to half a million… Read More

North Korea accuses US of politicizing human rights issues

North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of politicizing human rights in the East… Read More

HRCP calls govt to restore law and order in Karachi

KARACHI: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concern and demanded immediate restoration of… Read More

Usman Khawaja denied new ‘human rights’ attempt by ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said no to Australian opener Usman Khawaja’s fresh gesture… Read More

Authorities barred from taking Imaan Mazari outside Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has barred the authorities from shifting human rights lawyer Imaan… Read More

US takes up HR, press freedom issues with Pakistan: State Dept

WASHINGTON: The United States (US) State Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel has said that… Read More

Biden nominates North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017

The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea,… Read More

U.N. urges Musk to safeguard human rights at Twitter

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Saturday issued an open letter… Read More

UN chief chides Modi govt on human rights record

UN chief Antonio Guterres chided India during a visit Wednesday over its human rights record,… Read More

Confusion or conspiracy? Pakistan’s trans rights act falls to dispute

KARACHI: After religious parties claimed the trans rights act paves way for possibility of same-sex… Read More

Facebook-owner Meta releases first human rights report

Facebook owner Meta (META.O) released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years… Read More

Freedom & dissent: Constitutional rights with terms & conditions?

The state, in any democratic setup, has powers it can administer only insofar as the… Read More

University of Punjab marks World Human Rights Day

LAHORE: University of Punjab Human Rights Chair has organized a seminar and formed a human… Read More

Internet facility amongst basic human rights, says science minister Chaudhry

He was referring to the two cities of North Punjab, Chakwal and Jhelum, wherein he… Read More

CJP Gulzar vows to protect people’s rights

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed said in a ceremony on Wednesday that the… Read More

US official expresses concerns over HR violations in Indian occupied Kashmir

Assistant Secretary of the US State Department Robert A. Destro said that the Human Rights… Read More

Shireen Mazari departs for attending 43rd session of UN’s Human Rights Council

The 43rd session of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will begin… Read More

AJK president slams India for human rights violations in IoK

Azad Jammu Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has said that after articles 370 and 35-A,… Read More

OIC commission condemns grave human rights violations in IoK

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission has strongly condemned the… Read More

‘Fascist Indian regime flagrantly violating human rights in IoK’: President Alvi

President Alvi said that the BJP-led Indian government has adopted a hostile attitude towards all… Read More