report in Dawn, December 11th, 2023GWADAR: On the eve of International Human Rights Day, a rally was organised in Turbat town by political workers, human rights defenders, and members of civil society. The participants strongly called for an end to the killings of missing persons in alleged fake encounters and urged the recovery of all disappeared political workers, students, and human rights activists. The rally commenced in front of Turbat Press Club, and thereafter, the…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 8, 2023UN experts have warned that displaced migrants from Pakistan, especially women and girls, are facing widespread human rights violations in Afghanistan. A group of at least ten UN experts recently issued a joint statement, expressing grave concerns about the unregulated expulsion of Afghan migrants by Pakistan, which has placed them at significant risk. Upon their return to Afghanistan, these migrants are facing human rights violations.…
PTI report, Dec 7, 2023 at 11.48 AM ISTWASHINGTON: A resolution has been introduced in the US House of Representatives urging Pakistan to uphold democratic institutions, human rights, and the rule of law, as the cash-strapped country prepares for general elections in February. The resolution introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Mitch McCormick and Congressman Dan Kildee this week affirmed its strong support for democracy in Pakistan, including free and fair elections reflecting…
By Michael Crowley in The New York Times, Aug 31, 2023When the last American soldier flew out of Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021, leaving the country to Taliban rule, the world braced for a human rights nightmare. In that sense, the Taliban have met expectations. The country’s extremist rulers, who seized power from an American-backed government of 20 years, have carried out revenge killings, torture and abductions, according to international observers. They have also imposed…
By Ahmed Subhan in The News, August 20, 2023Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari was arrested from her residence in Islamabad during the wee hours of Sunday morning, the police confirmed. Imaan was taken into custody for staging a sit-in, resistance, and interference in state affairs, police from the Tarnol Police Station personnel said. Her mother and former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari also confirmed her arrest on X, formerly Twitter, stating that policemen in…
report in Khaama Press online, Aug 11, 2023Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned the imposition of restrictions placed upon women in Afghanistan. In a recent report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) highlighted that Afghan women have been deprived of their fundamental rights to education, employment, and social participation ever since the Taliban took power. “Over the past two years, Taliban authorities have denied women and girls their rights to education, work, movement, and assembly. The Taliban have…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 3, 2023Office bearers of the ruling Nepali Congress, the largest parliamentary party, have concluded that there can be no changes in the categorisation of the insurgency-era human rights violations listed in the bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act. A meeting of the top leaders chaired by President Sher Bahadur Deuba decided that prosecution would be pursued in cases of serious violations…
report in TOLOnews, July 17, 2023 at 9:39 PMThe UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a new report that the “de facto authorities” continue to restrict the rights of women and girls. The seven-page report–that covers the period from May to June–highlighted the restrictions imposed on women by the interim Afghan government. “On 3 May 2023, the de facto Ministry of Public Health announced that only male medical students would be permitted to…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, June 19, 2023 at 9:05 PMThe participants of the “1st Meeting – 53rd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council,” in Geneva expressed concerns about the human rights situation in Afghanistan. The UN Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur for Afghan human rights, Richard Bennett, told the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva that the Afghan “de facto authorities must be required to comply with the international human rights…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, June 19, 2023 at 9:05 PMThe participants of the “1st Meeting – 53rd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council,” in Geneva expressed concerns about the human rights situation in Afghanistan. The UN Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur for Afghan human rights, Richard Bennett, told the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva that the Afghan “de facto authorities must be required to comply with the international human rights…