Pakistan decries selective observance of international obligations
NEW YORK: At the United Nations, Pakistan has decried double standards in implementation of international… Read More
7 years ago
Human Rights
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
Venezuela policies leave democracy ‘barely alive’: UN
GENEVA: The widespread rights abuses committed against protestors in Venezuela has left democracy "barely alive",… Read More
7 years ago
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
8 years ago
Israel denying human rights workers access to Gaza: HRW
JERUSALEM: Israel is blocking rights activists’ access to and from the Gaza Strip, hampering their… Read More
8 years ago
FIFA sets up human rights panel in response to criticism
ZURICH: World soccer's ruling body FIFA, stung by criticism that it overlooks human rights in countries… Read More
8 years ago
Pakistan seeks global probe in human rights violations in IOK
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged the international community to confront India over the gross human rights… Read More
8 years ago
UN must strenghten action on human rights: Guterres
NEW YORK: Voicing extreme concern over discrimination, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said the… Read More
8 years ago
Human rights activist Salman Haider goes missing in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Salman Haider, a human rights activist and a professor at the Fatimah Jinnah Women… Read More
8 years ago