Shireen Mazari departs for attending 43rd session of UN’s Human Rights Council
- 23-Feb-2020
The 43rd session of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will begin from February 24 to March 20 to review the situation of human rights in different countries.
UN body warns India over atrocities against minorities, Kashmiris
- 06-Mar-2019
Kashmirs and minorities were being harassed while the Muslim minority was mainly targeted in India, the OHCHR report said.
Pakistan reiterates demand for establishing UN OHCHR office in IOK
- 05-Jan-2019
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday reiterated its demand for establishing an office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) Commission to probe into the human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK) by the Indian army. “Today, marks the 70th year since the UNSC’s resolution granting the right to self determination to Kashmiris was […]
India must release Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez: UNHRC
- 19-Oct-2016
GENEVA: The Indian government must immediately release prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez arrested last month on charges of involvement in activities against the public order, a group of United Nations experts urged on Wednesday. Khurram Parvez, 39, coordinator of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCSS) has long campaigned against human rights […]