UN appeals for USD 500 million to address global human rights needs

Jan 30, 2025

Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has launched an appeal to raise USD 500 million for 2025 to address global human...

Pak rights org, Taiwan group jointly raise issue of human rights, democracy

Nov 02, 2022

Naveed Walter, president of Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) said that the advancement of human rights, democracy and the rule of law are the...

To continue availing GSP+ benefits, Pakistan needs to comply with human rights conventions

Oct 30, 2022

Pakistan needs to ensure the implementation of 27 UN conventions relating to human rights, labour rights and climate change for GSP+ benefits.

Rescue at-risk Afghans, evacuation needs more time: Human Rights Watch

Aug 25, 2021

New York [US], August 25 : As the US is about to conclude large-scale airlift operations from Afghanistan, thousands of Afghans fearing persecution are...

UN rights chief Volker Turk condemns Russia's "senseless" war in Ukraine

Feb 27, 2023

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has condemned Russia's "senseless" invasion of Ukraine and stressed that the UN body needs to...

Human rights activists in Gilgit Baltistan demand government to fulfil people's basic needs

Apr 02, 2024

Pakistan prominent journalist Munizae Jahangir and Baba Jan, a human rights activist belonging to Gilgit Baltistan, in a recent press conference emphasised that the...