Three U.N. agencies on Friday called for the protection of children and families as Pakistan has started a campaign to deport foreigners residing illegally in Pakistan, as reported by Dawn on Saturday. The U.N. agencies say children face serious protection risks while on the move in Pakistan, in detention centres, crossing borders and upon return … Read more
At least 328 people have been killed in the Iran protests and 14,825 others arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a monitoring group. At least 328 people have been killed in the Iran protests and 14,825 others arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a monitoring group. The UN’s top human rights … Read more
NEW DELHI: Mehbooba Nazari, a 27-year-old mother of three from Kabul, presently living in India for the last two years has been having anxious nights ever since her family back home became inaccessible on the phone, since Sunday. Married to a and music maker Kasim Nazari who was attacked twice by Taliban in the last … Read more
The militaries of Sri Lanka and Pakistan have conducted a 15-day joint exercise aimed at enhancing bilateral defence relations and sharing the rich experience of two armies against terrorism. Titled the ‘Ex-Shake Hands,’ the exercise was conducted in Saliyapura in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The exercise had the participation of six officers and … Read more
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday said the recent UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka was the doing of “local and foreign forces” which do not want the country to progress, and vowed that his government would not succumb to such pressures. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution against Sri Lanka’s rights record on … Read more
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Study Center organized an event on the sidelines of the ongoing 45th session of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, highlighting domicile policy of Jammu and Kashmir. The center hosted a webinar on ‘Positive Effects of the Domicile Policy i n The Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir’ … Read more