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UNHRC indicts Sri Lanka but Govt. defends its position

By Political Editor in The Sunday Times, June 25, 2023Contrary to earlier expectations of a virtual non-event, the United Nations Human Rights Council opened its 53rd session last Monday on a stronger note on Sri Lanka. It was pointedly assertive and dealt with almost all issues. UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Turk who presented the annual report declared, “In Sri Lanka, although the government has regrettably rejected aspects of the Council’s resolutions related to…

Overturning Restrictions Against Women, Not a Priority: Taliban

By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press, Jan 15, 2023The Islamic Emirate (IEA) government said on Saturday that it would not permit any acts that violate Islamic law, and the concerns regarding restrictions on women’s rights will be dealt with according to the established rule of the IEA in the country. Taliban chief spokesperson, Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement that, “the Islamic Emirate tries to regulate all matters in accordance with the Islamic Sharia, and…