Human rights in Myanmar face 'profound crisis'

Mar 22, 2022

New York [US], March 22 : Amidst a "profound crisis" facing access to basic human rights in Myanmar, the UN's top rights official on...

Taliban denies Human Rights Watch report characterizing human rights situation in Afghanistan as 'crisis'

Jan 14, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 15 : The Taliban on Friday denied Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that characterized the human rights situation in Afghanistan as...

Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights in Afghanistan: UN

Dec 15, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 : A senior UN rights official has emphasised that respect for fundamental rights and freedoms by authorities in Afghanistan is...

Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan 'nowhere' near over: Human rights activist

Jun 04, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 : Associate women's rights director and former senior Afghanistan researcher at Human Rights Watch, Heather Barr, has said that the...

Iran is in a "full-fledged human rights crisis," says UN rights chief Turk

Nov 24, 2022

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Thursday said that a "full-fledged" crisis is underway in Iran amid a...

Multiple blasts cast shadow on education of Afghan children

Apr 24, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 : Afghanistan's children are bleeding again, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) following the recent explosions in the crisis-ridden country.