Nepal activist’s protest outside UN office over execution of 4 prisoners in Myanmar
Human rights activists and advocates have demonstrated in front of the United Nations Nepal Office against the execution of four prisoners in military-ruled Myanmar.Dozens...
Lack of biotechnology hampers Pakistan’s capacity to produce COVID vaccine
Pakistan has not been able to produce its own Covid-19 vaccine, partly blamed on lack of a biotechnology plant.The World Trade Organisation has however,...
US ‘will not walk away’ from Middle East: Biden at Saudi summit
The United States “will not walk away” from the Middle East and leave a vacuum to be filled by Russia, China or Iran, US...
Afghanistan: Toll of Ban on Girls’ Secondary Education
(London) – The Taliban’s ban on secondary education has already caused girls in Afghanistan to lose 300 days of their studies with devastating consequences for them,...
Top Chinese Diplomat meets Zimbabwe president to strengthen ties
Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa where both the leaders spoke of cooperation in expanding their partnership to a...
Amnesty slams Pakistan for stifling press freedom with attacks on journalists
Amnesty International has accused the Pakistani government for stifling press freedom, following the arrest of prominent journalist Imran Riaz Khan.“Amnesty International is alarmed by...
UN Rights Council: Taliban Seek to Erase Women, Girls From Public Life
Delegates attending an urgent debate at the U.N. Human Rights Council on the status of women and girls in Afghanistan are urging the international...
Pakistan Court Holds State Responsible for Enforced Disappearances
The Islamabad High Court has provided a glimmer of hope for hundreds of victims of enforced disappearances in Pakistan.In a landmark decision last Thursday, Chief Justice Athar...
Between 2005 and 2020, the United Nations verified over 266,000 grave violations against children committed by parties to conflict in more than 30 conflict...
UN Official Says Afghan Taliban Has Stripped Women’s Rights
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet this week accused Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban of stripping women and girls of their fundamental rights and...


