US sanctions Iranian Minister over human rights abuses

May 21, 2020

Washington D.C. [US], May 21 : US has sanctioned Iran's Interior Minister, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, for his alleged role in "serious human rights abuses...

'Pakistan an exploiter of human rights': Rights Activist Arif Aajikia

Dec 18, 2023

Emphasising the ongoing human rights violations in Pakistan's Balochistan and Sindh, Arif Aajikia, a former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) member and human rights activist...

Islamabad HC directs Pak govt to revitalise human rights commission after activists accuse PM of sabotaging it

Apr 09, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 : The Islamabad High Court has called on ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to revitalise the country's National Commission for Human...

UN experts appalled by enforced disappearance of Pak activist Idris Khattak, call for impartial probe

Jul 02, 2020

Geneva [Switzerland], July 2 : UN human rights experts have condemned the enforced disappearance of Idris Khattak, a Pakistani human rights defender, calling it...

EAM Jaishankar discusses global Human Rights challenges with UN Rights Chief Turk

Sep 12, 2024

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk in Geneva on Thursday and shared India's perspectives on the global...

Community-based human rights defenders felicitated on Human Rights Day

Dec 13, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI/Heylin Spark): On the eve of Human Rights Day, ActionAid Association felicitated community-based human rights defenders from across the...