The meeting of the Human Rights Council is likely to be held this week: Photo: File Geneva: An emergency meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council was convened at the request of Pakistan to discuss the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. The spokesperson of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Pascal Sim,…
Faryal discussing with Riharki Sahib administrator Sain Sid Ram (Photo: Express) Ghotki: Faryal Talpur, President of Women’s Wing of PPP and Member of Provincial Assembly, has said that the government of PPP believes in protecting the rights of minorities and in this regard, no negligence and carelessness will be tolerated. He expressed these views on…
Grab ‘Jeo News’ Prime Minister Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif says that the world will have to raise voice against the violation of human rights in Occupied Kashmir, the killing of innocent people in state terrorism is highly condemnable. Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s annual summit virtual meeting in India, he said that long-standing conflicts in the…
“We must not leave this for our children to fix – no matter how inspiring their activism,” he told the Human Rights Council, advocating for a “just transition” to a green economy. “I ask every member of this Council to take this clear message out of the Palais des Nations and into every aspect of…
In a statement released in Geneva on Friday, OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani expressed concern over the death of 17-year-old Nahel M on Tuesday, after he was shot dead driving away from a traffic stop in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre. According to news reports, at least 875 people were arrested in major cities around the…
“If we want a healthy world, then it needs to be a kind and welcoming one too,” said Benedict Phillips, the UNAIDS Director of Communications and Global Advocacy. That means ensuring all communities are included, especially marginalized groups, he said. However, in many countries, stigma, discrimination, and criminalization tend to make transgender people invisible, with extreme…
New Delhi: The Indian Finance Minister was irked by former US President Barack Obama’s statement regarding the atrocities on minority Muslims and abrogation of their rights under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in India. According to the foreign news agency “Reuters”, the Finance Minister of India mocked former US President Barack Obama’s comment that Prime…
Today, more than 100 armed conflicts are raging worldwide, devastating communities, winding back development, and leading to grave violations of human rights. Ranging from severe beatings to sexual humiliation and rape, torture is widely used as a means of war. And often, torture involves the use of tools or instruments, mock executions, and forcing victims…
“It is troubling to see Tunisia, a country that once held so much hope, regressing and losing the human rights gains of the last decade,” Mr. Türk said, urging the country to “change course”. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said that over the past three months, the Tunisian authorities have used security and counter-terrorism…
Photo courtesy of American Media During his visit to America, a journalist asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in front of American President Joe Biden about the rights of Muslims. According to the Indian media, the heads of the two countries were talking to the media in the White House, during which the American journalist…
