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India’s protests are a domestic matter, says Marco Rubio, backs democratic processUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the term 'UN experts' and declined to comment on India's internal issues. He emphasized that p...
India rejects ‘negative characterisation’ at UN, warns against treating unverified allegations as verdictIndia has opposed attempts at the United Nations to turn unverified allegations and incomplete statistics into a “negative characterisation...
International Criminal Court unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministersThe warrants, for Habibullah Agha, minister of education, and Neda Mohammad Nadeem, minister of higher education, were issued on September ...
US Supreme Court lets Trump administration resume third-country deportationsThe US Supreme Court has permitted the deportation of migrants to third countries without the chance to present their concerns. This decisi...
Donald Trump expands Cuba crackdown as island’s economy plunges deeper into crisisThe Trump administration is increasing economic penalties on Cuban industries. New sanctions target mining, metal, and construction compani...
While Taliban leaders mark 5 years in power in Afghanistan, UN official warns of rights crisisTaliban rulers marked five years in power, citing stability after decades of upheaval. A UN official warned of a grave human rights crisis,...
World Bank warns Pakistan’s diversion of Balochistan housing funds could deepen povertyThe World Bank expressed serious concern over redirecting housing funds. This move could deepen poverty and increase disaster vulnerabiliti...
BJP slams Pakistan over PoJK rights violationsThe BJP has accused Pakistan of internal dismantling and human rights violations in PoJK. Authorities are reportedly using force against pe...
UN experts urge Iran to end 'targeting' of minoritiesUN human rights experts have called on Iran to halt the increasing arbitrary detentions and executions that particularly impact Kurdish and...
UN experts urge probe into 'interference' at protests for Mexico's missing during of World CupUnited Nations experts called Saturday for impartial investigations into allegations of "undue interference" of protests seeking to draw at...
Pakistan becoming "rogue state" with alarming enforced disappearance, says human rights expert at sidelines of UNHRC sessionPakistan faced sharp criticism at a UN Human Rights Council event over its alarming record of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial abu...
Russia 'committed crimes against humanity' in Ukraine: UN probeRussian forces committed crimes against humanity, including enforced disappearances and torture, during their invasion of Ukraine, accordin...
Xinjiang report: China must address grave human rights violations suggests UN expertsThey also drew attention to the report’s findings of credible allegations of patterns of torture or ill-treatment, including forced medical...
UN experts: Pakistan must end enforced disappearance of human rights defenderUN human rights experts on Friday called on the Pakistani authorities to end the secret detention of human rights defender Idris Khattak, w...
UN experts pull up Pakistan for enforced disappearance of leading activistIdris Khattak was last seen on 13 Nov 2019 after security agents stopped his car near the Swabi Interchange in the northernmost province of...
Pakistan faces heat at UNHRC over religious discrimination; blasphemy lawsIslamabad may face major embarrassment at the UNHRC after an NGO submitted a petition at the session against enforced disappearances, with ...
Sri Lanka to work with Red Cross on the issue of missing personsUN Human Rights Council resolution of last October co- sponsored by Sri Lanka welcomed the country's offer to set up a commission for the m...
Lanka disappearances probe panel asks 1,500 people to deposeOver 1,500 people have been asked to depose before a Sri Lankan government-appointed panel probing the disappearances of Tamils.
UN expert calls for international pressure on North Korea over abductionsUN investigator has called for international action against North Korea to know the fate of foreign nationals allegedly abducted by it over...
- UN expert calls for international pressure on N Korea over abductions
A UN human rights investigator today recommended that international pressure be put on North Korea as part of a multi-pronged strategy to k...