File photo The spokesperson of the US State Department, Vedant Patel, has said that they want to see democratic values, adherence to principles and respect for the law in Pakistan. While giving a press conference in Washington, he said that he is monitoring the situation in Pakistan, a strong democratic Pakistan is in the interest…
New York: The US has issued a response to the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan. In response to a question during the daily news conference, the press secretary of the White House, Karen Jean-Pierre, said that the United States wants democratic principles and the rule of law in…
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the Israeli aggression on the martyrdom of Palestinians in the bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israeli planes. In a statement, the OIC said that Israel’s brutal action was a clear violation of international law and human rights. The international community should hold the occupying Israel…
In a call to the Malian authorities to prevent people from being born into slavery, the experts said that the country is the only one in the Sahel region without specific legislation criminalizing enslavement. “Nothing can justify slavery, whether it be culture, tradition, or religion”, said the experts, Tomoya Obokata, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called the Public Order Bill “deeply troubling legislation”, after it completed its passage through parliament on Wednesday. “It is especially worrying that the law expands the powers of the police to stop and search individuals, including without suspicion; defines some of the new criminal offences in a…
If adopted, the new bill would deny the right to seek refugee protection to people arriving irregularly in the UK, such as those risking their lives to cross the English Channel in small boats. Instead, these asylum-seekers would face detention and deportation, without having their individual circumstances examined. “This would be a clear breach of…
“More people in distress will be made to suffer and more lives risk being lost because timely help is not available, if this law is passed,” he said in a statement. Mr. Türk expressed his serious concerns a day after the Italian Parliament approved legislation that imposes stricter requirements on humanitarian ships which are attempting…
