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New York: Ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's address at the UN General Assembly in New York, protests over human rights violations in his country stare at him. Several activists at the receiving end of atrocities by Pakistani Army and its spy agency ISI, including those seeking freedom of Sindh and Balochistan regions, have raised their voices against the South Asian nation and its government. more
Hindu medical student death in Pakistan: Judicial inquiry ordered

Islamabad: A Pakistani court has ordered a judicial probe into the death of Hindu medical student in the country's Sindh province, media reports said.

Hate speech exacerbating societal, racial tensions with ‘deadly consequences around the world’, say UN experts

New York: Hate speech, both online and offline, has “exacerbated societal and racial tensions, inciting attacks with deadly consequences around the world”, according to an ope ...

UN human rights report shows rise in reprisals against activists, victims

Cases of intimidation and retaliation against victims, civil society and activists who cooperate with the United Nations are on the rise, a new report from the UN Human Rights Office reve ...

Number of migrants now growing faster than world population, new UN figures show

New York: The growing number of international migrants has now reached 272 million, outpacing the growth rate of the world’s population, according to new data from the UN’s De ...

Genocide threat for Myanmar’s Rohingya greater than ever, investigators warn Human Rights Council

New York: Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingya who remain in Myanmar may face a greater threat of genocide than ever, amid Government attempts to “erase their identity and remov ...

Hindu minorities under attack in Pakistan as blasphemy charge triggers violence

Ghotki, Pakistan: In what might emerge as another incident of targeting minorities in Pakistan, a mob vandalised a school, three temples and several houses belonging to the Hindu communit ...

Hong Kong city witnesses another weeked of protests

Hong Kong City: Hong Kong Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who were agitating in Hong Kong city on Sunday.

‘Reaffirm the sanctity’ of religious sites, says Guterres, launching new plan to ‘counter hate and violence’

New York, Spet 13 (JEN): Amidst a global call by Secretary-General António Guterres to “reaffirm the sanctity” of religious sites and keep worshippers safe, the UN Alli ...

UN report on Syria conflict highlights inhumane detention of women and children

New York: As the people of north-west Syria face intensifying violence, tens of thousands of women and children continue to be kept in “inhumane conditions” in a remote camp o ...