New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) On the 135th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday visited the Ambedkar Memorial and paid floral tributes, describing Baba Saheb as the pillar on which the strong structure of Indian democracy stands today. Speaking to reporters, CM Gupta said, “Baba Saheb was the pillar of India on which the strong structure of Indian democracy stands today. He laid the foundation of our democracy, and his contributions will be remembered…
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New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding a food poisoning incident at a girls’ hostel in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district, where several students fell ill after consuming food. The apex human rights body has issued notices to the state Chief Secretary and the Ahmedabad Police Commissioner, seeking a detailed report within two weeks. The NHRC has asked the authorities to furnish information on the health…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The European Union, through its Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), granted Pakistan duty-free access to its lucrative markets in January 2014 in exchange for its commitment to uphold international human rights, labour, environmental and governance standards.However, Pakistan’s garment factories are brazenly violating the promise by exploiting workers’ rights and barring the formation of labour unions which prevents them from even raising these issues wit…
Quetta, April 2 (IANS) At least three members of a Baloch family, including a child, were killed in mortar fire by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to leading human rights organisations.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that the tragic incident occurred on the evening of March 31 in the Bungul Bazar area of Awaran district. It added that Pakistani security forces deployed heavy weaponry, including mortar shelling, in areas close to civilian popula…
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s continued custodial torture reflects grave institutional shortcomings, particularly the lack of adequate training of police forces in modern investigative techniques, like forensic analysis and evidence-based interrogation methods, a report mentioned. According to Pakistan’s ‘Business Recorder’, weak oversight mechanisms and a culture of impunity in Pakistan frequently undermined accountability, allowing normalisation of abusive practices when officers believ…
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Highlighting the constraints being faced by Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Pakistan, particularly in Punjab province, a recent report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has revealed that the civic space has been narrowed through bureaucratic, legal and financial pressures. “The need for regulation is neither new nor unreasonable. States are entitled to ensure transparency, financial accountability and compliance with the law. Yet, as the report…
Geneva, March 28 (IANS) Several European politicians, campaigners and political representatives attending the ongoing 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva have called for closer scrutiny of Pakistan’s special trade status under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) granted by the EU, citing growing concerns over the country’s worsening human rights record. According to a report in EU Today, a meeting titled ‘Pakistan’s GSP+ status: human rights conditionali…
Quetta, March 27 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation has alleged that Pakistani forces carried out another extrajudicial killing of a civilian in Balochistan, raising fresh concerns over human rights violations in the region.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) mentioned that 30-year-old farmer Ubaid Ullah was shot dead on March 20, near Hajika Cross in the province by personnel of Pakistan’s Frontier Corps, who later labelled him a militant.The rights body alleged that no …
Washington, March 27 (IANS) A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged President Donald Trump to press China for the release of a detained Christian pastor when he meets President Xi Jinping next month, citing what they called “ongoing unjust imprisonment and persecution” of religious minorities.In a letter, Senators James Lankford, Ted Budd, and Tim Kaine, along with lawmakers from both parties, urged Trump to raise the case of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, who they said was “arbitrarily deta…
Kabul, March 25 (IANS) Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, on Wednesday stated that UN experts have called for prompt, independent and transparent investigations into the Pakistani airstrikes on the Kabul rehabilitation centre.On March 16, Pakistan launched airstrikes on Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul that killed hundreds of civilians and injured several others. Bennett added that the call also seeks a permanent ceasefire betwee…