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Pakistan slammed over ‘human rights violation’ in Balochistan at UNHRC session

The Japanese activist urged the UNHRC to take concrete steps, including pressuring Pakistan to ratify international conventions related to enforced disappearances and indigenous rights.

Published 132 days ago

Oxford students praise India's inclusive education at UNHRC

Oxford students praise India's inclusive education at UNHRC

Updated 146 days ago

Pakistan accused at UN of using blasphemy laws to oppress communities

Global Human Rights Defence representative said that at least 53 individuals are currently on death row for blasphemy-related charges in Pakistan.

Updated 311 days ago

Bombing their own: India slams Pak after civilians killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Kshitij Tyagi, Counsellor at India’s Permanent Mission, speaking at the 60th Session of the UNHRC in Geneva on Tuesday.

Published 313 days ago

Meet Kshitij Tyagi, Indian diplomat who slammed Pakistan over Kashmir at UN

Kshitij Tyagi joined the Permanent Mission of India to the UN in 2024.

Published 522 days ago

UN human rights body calls for accountability for possible Israeli war crimes

This handout picture released by the Israeli army on April 4, 2024 shows Israeli troops operating in the Gaza Strip amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Published 850 days ago

BJP MLA slams Cong over ‘silence’ on Hamas-Israel conflict

Rajeshwar Singh (File photo)

Updated 1028 days ago

UNHRC condemns Sweden Quran burnings, India votes in favour of OIC resolution

Activists and supporters of Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) party take part in an anti-Sweden demonstration in Karachi as they protest against the burning of the Koran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world.

Updated 1118 days ago

Iran holds ‘headless mannequin’ fashion show before UNHRC's Mahsa Amini hearing

Iran holds fashion show with headless mannequins

Updated 1125 days ago

World Day Against Child Labour 2023: Date, theme, history and significance

A child labourer works at a brick kiln on a hot summer day [Reference Image].

Updated 1148 days ago

Last ship to leave Ukraine as fate of Black Sea grain deal in Russia's hands

Vessels are seen as they wait for inspection under United Nation's Black Sea Grain Initiative in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.

Updated 1174 days ago

UNHRC passes resolution on human rights abuses in Sudan amid worsening conflict

FILE PHOTO: Smoke is seen rising from buildings during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan. April 2 (REUTERS)

Published 1179 days ago

Austria's Volker Turk set to become next UN human rights chief

Volker Turk: Volker Turk is set to become the next High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Published 1424 days ago

Austria's Volker Turk proposed to be next UN human rights chief: 5 points

Volker Turk: Volker Turk is the proposed next High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Published 1425 days ago

Kidnapped Congo woman forced to cook, eat human flesh twice: Rights group to UN

Congo's army has been locked in heavy fighting since late May with the M23 rebel group, which is waging its most sustained offensive since a 2012-2013 insurrection that seized vast swathes of territory.

Updated 1495 days ago

International Albinism Awareness Day 2022: Date, history, significance, theme

International Albinism Awareness Day 2022: Know all about its date, history, significance, theme

Updated 1513 days ago

UN rights chief says China trip not for probe, Xinjiang meetings ‘unsupervised’

This file handout image taken and released by the Office of the OHCHR shows a screen of UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet attending a virtual meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, in Guangzhou.

Updated 1528 days ago

Seychelles sees spike in Russian tourists even as Archipelago pans Putin’s war

Seychelles sees spike in Russian tourists even as Archipelago pans Putin’s war

Updated 1529 days ago

At UNHRC meet, India explains its ‘consistent’ position on Ukraine war

TOPSHOT - Ukrainians stage a protest outside of the United Nations Office during special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the war in Ukraine, in Geneva on May 12, 2022. - Ukraine slams what it calls the "sheer horror" and "pure evil" being inflicted on their country by Russian forces as the United Nations Human Rights Council holds an extraordinary session on Ukraine. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Updated 1544 days ago

‘New political show’: Russia says will not attend UNHRC session on Ukraine

Trees and apartments are damaged by the impact of a missile explosion in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. (AFP)

Published 1546 days ago

UN approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial

This February/March 1945 file photo shows the entry to the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, with snow-covered rail tracks leading to the camp.

Published 1655 days ago

In uncontested election, US wins back seat at UN Human Rights Council

A session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva last year.

Published 1753 days ago

India abstains from voting on UNHRC resolution to probe Gaza conflict

According to official details, India abstained from voting together with 13 other member nations of the grouping

Published 1893 days ago

News updates from HT: Google favours preserving work permit for H1B spouses

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday said that it is leading nearly 30 companies and trade organisations to oppose a lawsuit that seeks to stop thousands of spouses of foreign workers on H-1B visa from working in the United States. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Updated 1907 days ago

3 UN peacekeepers 'gravely wounded' in a rocket attack in Mali

Olivier Salgado, the spokesman for the UN's MINUSMA mission in Mali, said the attack took place on a base in Tessalit -- in the north -- which houses Malian soldiers, UN peacekeepers and French troops.

Updated 1925 days ago

'Deep concern': UN condemns violence against Myanmar protesters and deaths

According to Myanmar’s Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, as of Wednesday, some 2,729 people have been arrested, charged or sentenced since the coup and an estimated 536 have been killed.

Updated 1949 days ago

UN says refugees face long 'struggle' for getting vaccinated against Covid-19

The UNHCR is seeking $455 million (382 million euros) to tackle the additional problems posed in protecting refugees from the effects of the pandemic.

Published 1964 days ago

UN rights chief decries violations in China's Xinjiang, hopes for visit

FILE PHOTO: Security guards stand at the gates of what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Huocheng County in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 3, 2018.REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

Published 1984 days ago

‘Patron of terror’: India hits out at Pakistan at United Nations

Referring to the 2019 decision to scrap the special status of J&K, Pujani said: “We reiterate that the entire union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral and inalienable part of India."

Published 1985 days ago

‘Covid-19 crisis has a woman’s face’: UN chief

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the media during a joint news conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas after a meeting in Berlin, Germany, December 17, 2020. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS

Published 1988 days ago

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