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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.
world news
Published on Mar 24, 2026 02:26 pm IST

Oxford students praise India's inclusive education at UNHRC

Oxford students praise India's inclusive education at UNHRC
news
Updated on Mar 10, 2026 01:33 pm IST

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.
world news
Updated on Sept 26, 2025 01:59 pm IST

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.
india news
Published on Sept 24, 2025 03:00 pm IST

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.
india news
Published on Feb 27, 2025 11:52 am IST

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.
world news
Published on Apr 05, 2024 07:10 pm IST

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

Rajeshwar Singh (File photo)
lucknow news
Updated on Oct 10, 2023 06:44 am IST

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.
world news
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 08:43 pm IST

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

Iran holds fashion show with headless mannequins
world news
Updated on Jul 05, 2023 07:09 pm IST

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].
festivals
Updated on Jun 12, 2023 07:51 am IST

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.
world news
Updated on May 17, 2023 09:55 am IST

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)
world news
Published on May 11, 2023 11:02 pm IST

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.
world news
Published on Sept 09, 2022 12:20 pm IST

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.
world news
Published on Sept 08, 2022 02:45 pm IST

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.
world news
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 02:23 pm IST

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

International Albinism Awareness Day 2022: Know all about its date, history, significance, theme 
festivals
Updated on Jun 12, 2022 01:22 pm IST

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.
world news
Updated on May 28, 2022 07:01 pm IST

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 
travel
Updated on May 27, 2022 05:58 pm IST

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)
india news
Updated on May 12, 2022 07:00 pm IST

‘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)
world news
Published on May 10, 2022 05:21 pm IST

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. 
world news
Published on Jan 20, 2022 10:28 pm IST

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

A session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva last year. 
world news
Published on Oct 15, 2021 06:10 am IST

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
world news
Published on May 28, 2021 01:36 pm IST

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
india news
Updated on May 14, 2021 08:55 pm IST

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.
world news
Updated on Apr 26, 2021 05:52 am IST

'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.
world news
Updated on Apr 02, 2021 06:47 am IST

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.
world news
Published on Mar 18, 2021 07:45 pm IST

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
world news
Published on Feb 26, 2021 06:12 pm IST

‘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."
india news
Published on Feb 25, 2021 04:48 am IST

‘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
world news
Published on Feb 22, 2021 06:52 pm IST
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