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The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard damning reports of serious exploitation and abuse of children and indigenous communities in Venezuela, where mining for gold and other minerals is booming. more
Imran Khan's communal harmony agenda tanks as Pakistan forces Ahmadiyyas to remove religious signs from graveyard

Lahore: The Imran Khan-led Pakistan government's communal harmony charade was blown away yet again, revealing the true nature of the regime and its abhorrence towards other religion, ...

In Yemen, thousands of Ethiopian migrants stranded, COVID-19 likely widespread

New York: Tens of thousands of Ethiopian migrants have been stranded in war-ravaged Yemen where they continue to be subjected to arbitrary detention and exposure to COVID-19 infection, fo ...

Activists protest outside Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu against atrocities committed against Hindus

Kathmandu: Protesting against the atrocities committed against the Hindu community in the south Asian country, members of the Hindu Civic Society in Nepal demonstrated in front of the Pak ...

COVID-19: UN and partners work to ensure learning never stops for young refugees

New York: Global advocates for refugees are pushing to ensure the COVID-19 pandemic does not derail efforts for displaced children and young people to continue learning and eventually ret ...

UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally

New York: In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, the UN chief said on Monday, launching this year’s major UN food security update, highl ...

Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers demonstrate against China in Tokyo

Tokyo: Slamming China for its policies in respective regions, about 300 Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Kong demonstrators marched in Tokyo city of Japan on Sunday.

Hong Kong journalists express concern over China's new security law imposed on city

Hong Kong: Hong Kong journalists have expressed concern over unintentionally violating the new national security law which China has imposed on the city.

Reporters Without Borders warns Pakistan authorities against threatening journalists living abroad

Paris:  Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based non-profit organisation, has said it is shocked by a leaked Pakistani government internal memo about stopping the “rhetor ...

Human Rights Watch tells Pakistan to release Jang group editor, stop harassing his family

Pakistani authorities should immediately drop politically motivated charges and release Mir Shakilur Rehman, an editor with Pakistan’s largest media group, Human Rights Watch said t ...