The priority theme for this year’s CSW, an annual, two-week long event which has been advancing rights for women since 1946, was the ongoing discrimination, abuse, and misogyny women face in the virtual world. The aim was to advance progress towards levelling the digital playing field, and to address persistent issues that affect women and…
The announcement was made in a Note to Correspondents, released by the UN Secretary-General’s spokesperson’s office on Saturday, which emphasized that the Initiative allows for the “facilitation of the safe navigation for the exports of grain and related foodstuffs and fertilizers, including ammonia, from designated Ukrainian seaports.” Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces…
The call comes amid reports that the situation in Haiti is deteriorating by the day, with citizens facing spiralling violence, human rights, and food emergencies, as well as a cholera epidemic. The influence of armed gangs is growing exponentially in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and beyond, reaching the Department of Artibonite, the country’s breadbasket. Armed violence…
Protest of the Sikh community in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council On the occasion of the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Sikh community living in Europe protested in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media The world’s shortest body builder from India got married. According to Indian media, 28-year-old Pratik Vithal from Maharashtra is 3 feet 4 inches tall, while his 22-year-old bride is 4 feet 2 inches tall. According to foreign media, both of them met 4 years ago after which they got engaged….
On the occasion of the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Sikh community living in Europe protested in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Organizers of the protest say attacks and violence against religious minorities have increased in the country since Indian Prime Minister…
File photo Syed Feroze Shah, Technical Adviser of the Board of Investment of Pakistan, has said that there are vast opportunities for trade and investment between Japan and Pakistan, which businessmen of both countries need to take advantage of. Syed Feroze Shah in a special conversation with Daily Jang said that investors and experts from…
File photo In a seminar held on the occasion of the 52nd session of the Geneva Council, the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights, the Indian aggression in Occupied Kashmir was discussed. On this occasion, the speakers said that the occupation of lands to turn Kashmiris into a minority in Occupied Kashmir and the…
Content posted on social media cannot be controlled, spokesman: photo: file Riyadh: In Saudi Arabia, social media has been banned from broadcasting prayers and Friday sermons. Abdullah Al-Anzi, spokesman for the Ministry of Islamic Affairs of Saudi Arabia, said in a conversation with Arab Channel that during the month of Ramadan, external loudspeakers will be…
London: Amnesty International has expressed serious concern over the ongoing serious human rights violations in Kashmir. According to the report, a seminar on the ongoing human rights violations in Kashmir was held at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom under the auspices of Amnesty International. In the seminar, 7 British organizations including…
