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The curious cases of missing activists in Pakistan

A strange phenomenon is gripping Pakistan! One day liberal activists are seen protesting government actions and the next day they are gone. People say it's the government run organisations who are to be blamed for the disappearances of these men, while the government has remained tight lipped about the same. more

Egyptian female singer jailed for music video with banana act

Cairo: A 25-year-old Egyptian singer who had appeared in a music video in which she was seen eating a banana in a classroom wearing a provocative dress has been sentenced for two years by ...

Human Rights Day: UN officials pledge to advance human dignity, equality and rights

New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): Top United Nations officials on Monday urged everyone to raise their voices and stand up for the rights of others, while celebrating the launch of a yea ...

Security tensions may have deepened rights violations in DPRK, Security Council told

New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): People’s rights are reportedly violated in “almost every aspect” of their lives in the Democratic People’s Republic of Kor ...

Human Rights Day: UN to launch campaign for 70th anniversary of Universal Declaration

New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations will on Sunday kick off in Paris, France, a year-long campaign to honor the foundational human rights document, which next year marks ...

Security Council condemns reported slave trade of migrants in Libya

New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the slave trade of African migrants in Libya as “heinous human rights abuses which may al ...

Calling for probe into crimes against Rohingya, UN rights chief says genocide ‘cannot be ruled out’

New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday called for an international criminal probe into the perpetrators of the widespread and brutal atta ...

Libya’s slave trade scars African migrants for life

Agadez, Niger – Ibrahim Sorry’s dream was to live in Europe. When he survived the dangerous three-day journey from Niger through the Sahara, the 27-year-old man fr ...

Global human rights network condemns murder of South African rights defender Sibonelo Patrick Mpeku

New York, Dec 05 (JEN) ESCR-Net or the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the largest global network of organizations devoted to achieving economic, social an ...

Remove physical and cultural barriers; build inclusive societies 'for, by and with persons with disabilities' – UN

New York, Dec 4(Just Earth News): Persons with disabilities, as both beneficiaries and agents of change, can fast track the process towards inclusive and sustainable development, and for ...