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Sindh: Family members of victims joined to protest in front of the Hyderabad Press Club in Pakistan's Sindh province against alleged  enforced disappearances of political activists by the security agencies. more
Canada: Uyghur victims narrate about Chinese atrocities to House of Commons

Ottawa: The House of Commons of Canada on Monday discussed the human rights situation of Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang province where the experts discussed the threats faced by the pe ...

Prominent Pakistani journalist abducted in Islamabad, later released

Islamabad: A prominent Pakistani journalist, who is an outspoken critic of the military establishment, was abducted and then released after 12 hours in captivity.

Religious intolerance: China now 'orders' Christians to destroy crosses on their churches and take down images of Jesus

Beijing: In what can be seen as an aggressive stance taken by China to destroy religious tolerance in the country, authorities have directed  some Christians to smash the crosses on ...

COVID-19 scapegoating triggers fresh displacement in Yemen, warns migration agency

New York: COVID-19 fears have prompted fresh displacement in war-torn Yemen, and forced many of those on the move to sell what little they have to survive, UN humanitarians said on Tuesda ...

WHO concerned about COVID-19 impact on indigenous people in the Americas

New York:With the Americas still the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on the region’s indigenous people is of deep concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on ...

New social contract needed to combat ‘inequality pandemic’: Guterres

New York: As the coronavirus outbreak continues to rage around the world, the UN chief urged everyone on Monday to take up a new social contract to combat the “inequality pandemic&r ...

Chinese companies forcing Uyghur population to produce face masks

An investigation conducted by an American newspaper has unveiled that Chinese companies are using Uyghur Muslims to produce protective gears needed to fight COVID-19 which include masks. ...

India-based think-tank moves US and UN on plight of Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan

New Delhi: India-based think-tank Usanas Foundation has approached the key decision makers in the UN and USA who deal with human rights and religious freedom to highlight the plight of Ah ...

‘Inequality defines our time’: UN chief delivers hard-hitting Mandela day message

New York: Inequality, an issue which “defines our time”, risks destroying the world’s economies and societies, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a har ...