Kabul, June 27 (IANS) The continued persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan represents a persistent violation of fundamental human rights and international legal commitments. It undermines religious freedom, personal security, political participation, equality before the law, and the right to live with dignity, a report has stated.The report argued that addressing these concerns requires repealing discriminatory laws, ensuring accountability for violence, safeguarding places of worship and burial sit…
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Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) The United Nations (UN) has repeatedly expressed concern over the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan. However, meaningful change in Pakistan remains elusive despite years of warnings, recommendations, and expressions of concern. The international organisations must move beyond cautious rhetoric as turning a blind eye to the suffering of religious minorities in Pakistan does not serve justice or the values that the international community claims to hold, a re…
Geneva, May 29 (IANS) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Friday called for more robust measures by both states and tech companies to make online platforms safer for children, and insisted on effective regulation, oversight, and accountability. “The digital world that connects children to learning, community and creativity also exposes them to real risks to their safety, privacy and wellbeing,” Turk said in a statement.He added that online harms to children’s safety, priva…
Geneva, March 17 (IANS) As the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan continues to escalate, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday reiterated his call to end hostilities and take effective measures to ensure the protection of civilians, in line with obligations under international human rights law. Calling for an investigation into the “blast” at Kabul’s drug rehabilitation centre which has reportedly claimed lives of hundreds of patients, the UN High Commissioner urged…
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation condemned the convictions and severe prison sentences issued in absentia by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan against a group of Pakistani journalists and political commentators residing abroad.The statement came after Islamabad’s ATC on January 2 sentenced YouTuber Adil Raja, former army official Syed Akbar Hussain, and journalists Wajahat Saeed Khan, Sabir Shakir, Moeed Pirzada, Shaheen Sehbai, and Haider Mehdi t…
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) Calling for an urgent review, human rights group Amnesty International has termed the 27th Constitutional Amendment in Pakistan as “significant regression” and “part of a direct and sustained assault on judicial independence” It also urged the Pakistani authorities to take all measures to protect the impartiality, independence and safety of judges, ensuring that they can carry out their judicial functions without any inappropriate or unwarranted interference.”The 27th ame…
Moscow, Jan 2 (IANS) The death toll from the “Ukrainian terrorist attack” in Khorly has risen to 28 as a woman hospitalized died in a Crimean hospital, the Russian media reported on Friday. Citing a statement by the Crimean Ministry of Health, RIA Novosti, the state-owned domestic news agency of Russia, reported that a woman hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital in Dzhankoy died on Friday.”Unfortunately, it was not possible to save the woman, who had previously been hospita…