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‘Toxic lockdown culture’ of repressive coronavirus measures hits most vulnerable

New York : Disturbing details have emerged from dozens of countries that a “toxic lockdown culture” against the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted drastically on society’s most vulnerable members, the UN human rights Office (OHCHR) said on Monday. The development follows UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s call last week for States not to use the COVID crisis as a pretext for repressive measures, in which he urged Governments to recognize that the threat was the “virus, not people”. more

World Sindhi Congress condemns abduction, conversion of two minor Hindu girls in Pakistan

London/Islamabad: The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), a human rights education and advocacy organizations for Sindh, has condemned the alleged abduction and forceful conversion of two minor ...

Pakistani religious scholar blames women for spread of COVID-19 in country

Islamabad: A popular religious scholar of Pakistan, Maulana Tariq Jameel, triggered a controversy after he blamed women of the country for the spread of Coronavirus.

Pakistan and tale of oppression of minorities: Two Hindu girls abducted in Sindh

Islamabad: Continuing the alleged oppression on the minority community even at a time when the world is struggling to combat COVID-19, two Hindu girls have been allegedly abducted from Pa ...

Common coronavirus enemy, forges some Palestine-Israel cooperation, but West Bank annexation looms

New York : The COVID-19 pandemic is creating opportunities for cooperation that Israelis and Palestinians must embrace to sustain Middle East peace efforts and bring an end to decades of ...

Human rights ‘uplift everyone’; must guide COVID-19 recovery response, says UN chief

New York : The coronavirus pandemic is not only a critical public health danger, it is also a human, economic and social emergency that is “fast becoming a human rights crisis&rdquo ...

UN rights chief rejects killings acknowledged by Cameroon, and Iran’s execution of child offenders

New York : The UN’s human rights chief has been weighing in on recent killings committed by State authorities, or by rogue members of State military forces, emphasizing that all Gov ...

Pakistan moves down in press freedom index, ranks 145 among 180 nations

Islamabad: Displaying the tough situation of journalists in the country, Pakistan has slipped three more positions in the latest Reporters Without Borders' 2020 World Pres ...

Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl converted to Islam, married to 40-year-old man in Sindh

Islamabad: When the world is busy fighting COVID-19, incidents of forceful conversion is still being reported from Pakistan. The latest is a Hindu teen who has been allegedly forcefully c ...

UN condemns killing of WHO staffer in Myanmar transporting COVID-19 samples

New York : A World Health Organization (WHO) worker has been killed while driving a vehicle carrying COVID-19 samples in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, the United Nations country ...