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New York : The decision by many Governments to release prisoners to slow the transmission of new coronavirus, was welcomed on Friday by the UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet. more
COVID-19: from conflict to pandemic, migrants in Bosnia face a new challenge

New York : Migrants and refugees hosted at UN-run reception centres in Bosnia-Herzegovina, are learning to cope with the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

'Everyone at risk’ as coronavirus cases tick up among migrants and refugees sheltering in Greece

New York : With 23 migrants at an open accommodation site in central Greece testing positive for COVID-19, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) sounded the alarm on Thursday ...

Mockery of justice: Daniel Pearl's father on Pakistan court order on releasing Omar Sheikh

Washington: At a time when the world is fighting against the COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan is busy letting terrorists go free. This is evident from the fact when a court in Sindh on Thursda ...

COVID-19: Dependence on China and discrimination on PoK people deepening crisis in Pakistan

Islamabad: At the time of crisis when Pakistan is still depending on China, its all-weather ally and the epicentre of the COVID-19 disease spread, reports are emerging that PM Imran Khan- ...

Pakistan minorities, including PoK residents, allege ill-treatment from Imran govt amid COVID-19 outbreak

Lahore: The COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Pakistan and even in such a situation of a humanitarian crisis discrimination allegations surface daily. It seems that the Imran Khan governm ...

Release inmates in Yemen to avert nationwide coronavirus outbreak, experts urge

New York : An international panel of human rights experts called today for the immediate release of political prisoners and detainees in war-ravaged Yemen to help avert a nationwide outbr ...

UN helps Pacific prepare for COVID-19 pandemic, warns that children are ‘hidden victims’

New York: United Nations agencies are working together to provide vital support to Pacific Island countries as they rally to combat COVID-19 outbreaks across the region.

COVID-19 stoking xenophobia, hate and exclusion, minority rights expert warns

Combatting the COVID-19 pandemic must also include stamping out what one independent human rights expert has called the “darker sides” of the disease: verbal and physical atta ...

Covid-19: Hindus, Christians denied food supplies in Pakistan

Islamabad: The world is unitedly trying to beat the COVID-19 outbreak and the disease has even extended its killer arms in Pakistan but for the administration in the South Asian nation re ...