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New York : Nearly 94 tonnes of emergency aid has been airlifted into Chad to support thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Sudan’s West Darfur state, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Friday. more
UK Minister says his government is aware of mass graves in Balochistan

London/JEN:  Minister of State Affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development Nigel Adams has said his government is aware of the pre ...

More support needed for victims of sexual abuse by UN personnel

New York : Although measures to support victims of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) committed by UN personnel are proving effective, there is still room to do more, the senior official ...

UN human rights chief: racism and xenophobia are ‘contagious killers’ too

New York : The coronavirus outbreak may have forced millions around the world already into “social distancing”, keeping a metre apart to prevent its spread, but it will not st ...

World Sidhi Congress urges UNHRC to hold Pakistan accountable for human rights violation in Sindh region

Geneva: Targeting Pakistan over enforced disappearances and persecution of minorities in Sindh, the World Sindhi Congress recently urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to ...

People living in PoK in an atmosphere of fear: JKNIA leader Mahmood Kashmiri

Geneva: A Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) leader has unveiled the domination imposed over them by PM Imran Khan and his government and said people in the region live in an atmosphere of f ...

Pakistani 'oppression': PoK leader urges world bodies to protect them

Geneva: Highlighting the true picture of Pakistan, political activists from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) asked the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNFRC) to protect them from the ...

UNHRC: India corners Pakistan for peddling distorted Kashmir narrative

Geneva:  India recently cornered Pakistan on the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva for referring to different UN Security Council (UN ...

Freedom for Balochistan will not be denied: Victims of Baloch Genocide

Geneva: A pavilion is set up outside the UN Office of Geneva adjacent to iconic broken chair and named as “Save the Baloch” is a campaign by rights activists to garner greater ...

Nicaragua: After two years of crisis, more than 100,000 have fled the country

New York : Over the past two years, more than 100,000 people in Nicaragua have sought asylum abroad, reportedly fleeing persecution and human rights abuses, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, ...