Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday declined the invitation by National Conference President, Dr Farooq Abdullah to join the statehood restoration protest in New Delhi on July 20.PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti declined the National Conference’s invitation to participate in the proposed Jantar Mantar protest seeking the restoration of J&K’s statehood, asserting that any movement confi…
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Geneva, July 17 (IANS) The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday raised serious concern about infringements on the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) amid escalating unrest in the occupied territory that has left dozens of people dead and injured. In a statement issued, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jeremy Laurence, said that “the criminalisation of a civ…
New York, June 23 (IANS) At least 13 international human rights organisations called on the Government of Bangladesh to revise the proposed National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Bill, 2026, warning that the legislation could reduce the commission to a largely “symbolic body” lacking the authority and independence needed to ensure accountability.In a joint statement, the human rights organisations said that the Bangladeshi authorities must ensure that the bill aligns with international stan…