Geneva, May 1 (IANS) Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, called on the Taliban authorities to “immediately and unconditionally” release all detained journalists while ensuring that media workers in the country can carry out their duties without fear of reprisal, harassment, or arrest.The appeal from the UN expert came ahead of World Press Freedom Day to be observed on May 3.Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Bennett warned that th…
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Washington, April 20 (IANS) The wider international community should move beyond treating Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal as a “static fact” managed discreetly by experts behind closed doors. As an instrument used for strategic leverage, Pakistan’s nuclear arms possession demands political consequences, the analysts reckon. According to a report in American magazine ‘The National Interest’, if Pakistan acts as a “rogue state”, the international community should treat it accordingly — with a clear m…
Islamabad/Kabul, March 29 (IANS) Pakistan, despite claiming self-defence in its conflict with Afghanistan, cannot evade strict requirements of international law governing the use of force, particularly in the territory of another nation. The norms necessitate proportional response and clear distinction between military and civilian targets, a report has highlighted.According to a report in international magazine ‘The Diplomat’, there is no principle in international law that allows a state to …
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that India has co-sponsored the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-led resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) considering the welfare and well-being of large Indian diaspora in the GCC countries. Addressing a weekly media briefing on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India has issued several statements on the ongoing conflict in West Asia and underlined the need for prioritising …
Naypyidaw, Feb 16 (IANS) China’s actions constitute a systematic assault on the international legal order. By asserting adherence to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) — while violating its core provisions, spreading disinformation to obscure violations, intimidating monitors and negotiating in bad faith- Beijing demonstrates that law matters only when it aligns with Chinese interests, a report said on Monday. According to a report in Myanmar’s media outlet ‘The I…
Quetta, Feb 12 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues to escalate in Balochistan, leading human rights organisations brought to light the extrajudicial killing of another four civilians by Pakistani forces across the province.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that the mutilated body of 32-year-old Pazeer Baloch was recovered on February 7, after being forcibly disappeared from the Washbud region of Panjgur district in Balochistan, on November 25, 20…
Quetta, Feb 4 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) stated that the enforced disappearance of its Chairman Naseem Baloch’s father and close relatives by Pakistani forces is not an isolated incident; instead, it is part of a decade-long pattern of systematic policies aimed at collectively punishing the people of Balochistan.”The enforced disappearance of the BNM Chairman’s father and close relatives is neither an isolated nor an exceptional incident. Rather, it is part of a long-standing, sys…