UN Human Rights Committee urges major reforms in Pakistan's legal system

Nov 12, 2024

The UN Human Rights Committee has called for sweeping reforms in Pakistan's legal system, including ending civilian trials in military courts, revising privacy laws,...

UN experts urge China for 'full access' amid human rights concerns

Jun 11, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 : Ahead of the Human Rights Council meeting, a group of UN experts have urged the Chinese government to cooperate...

Human Rights Watch calls on UN, World Bank to address Afghanistan's crumbling economy

Nov 11, 2021

New York [US], November 11 : Human Rights Watch called on UN and World Bank to address Afghanistan's collapsed economy and broken banking system...

Baloch Human Rights Council calls for UN intervention in Balochistan

Mar 15, 2023

A delegation of the Baloch Human Rights Council submitted two separate petitions addressed to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN High Commissioner...

UN Human Rights Committee criticises Pakistan's human rights record, urges reform

Nov 08, 2024

The Committee expressed alarm over a disturbing rise in discrimination, hate speech, and hate crimes targeting religious minorities in Pakistan, including Christians, Ahmadis, Hindus,...

UN rights chief Bachelet decries Taliban's decision to dissolve Human Rights Commission

May 20, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 : UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Taliban's decision to dissolve the Human Rights Commission and expressed...