by Syed Ali Shah in The Express Tribune, December 20th, 2023.QUETTA: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday reiterated that under existing laws, the government has the authority to ban and terminate individuals or entities, clarifying that the government operates within the framework of law, neither portraying itself as villains nor heroes of human rights. He underscored the importance of upholding the rule of law, rejecting any attempts to justify violence under the guise…
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report in Prothom Alo, Dec 11, 2023President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday urged the international community to ensure permanent solutions to all kinds of conflicts and stand by the under-privileged and oppressed people. “No war, all sorts of problems can be resolved only through discussions,” he told a function in a city hotel on the occasion of ‘Human Rights Day 2023’…… He hoped that all countries, human rights bodies and rights activists, irrespective of party, religion…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 9, 2023Kathmandu: It’s an old and rather depressing story. Despite their repeated commitments, successive governments have been indifferent to implementing the recommendations of the National Human Rights Commission. Established in 2000, the constitutional human rights watchdog received 13,213 complaints until the last fiscal year. So far, it has recommended government action in 1,407 cases, criminal investigation and departmental action against officials involved, and monetary compensation for the…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 4, 2023The human rights organization known as “Hengaw” has said that Iran has carried out the execution of at least 12 prisoners in its prisons over the past month, including three Afghan citizens. This organization, on Sunday, released a report stating that in the past month, executions of nine prisoners in Iran have been carried out every other day. According to “Hengaw,” those executed include at…
by Shahbaz Rana in The Express Tribune, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has expressed concerns about cases of forced disappearance and torture as well as restrictions on media freedom in Pakistan. Terming them a violation of international treaties, it has urged Islamabad to implement laws for the protection of economic, social, and political rights. A joint monitoring report released on Tuesday on Pakistan’s Generalised Scheme of Preference, known as GSP-Plus, also raised questions…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 19, 2023 at 8:53 PMAn official of the Supreme Court said that the implementation of Sharia Hudod (rules of punishment) are not against human rights or violate freedom. Speaking at a gathering held in the Academy of Science of Afghanistan, head of the Darul Iftah (a decision-making entity within the Supreme Court), Azizullah Mutaheri, said that the implementation of Sharia Hudod has its certain conditions. “What is the biggest wisdom…
report in Khaama Press online, Nov 15, 2023The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern regarding the arbitrary expulsion and mistreatment of Afghan migrants in Pakistan and the destruction of their property. In a statement, Volker Türk stated that from September 15 to November 11, over 327,000 people had entered Afghanistan from Pakistan. He further added that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights had received reports claiming that Afghans while…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 1, 2023Representatives from eight countries and the European Union have expressed their “concern” over the human rights situation in Afghanistan in a joint statement, calling for the lifting of restrictions, including women’s education and employment bans. On Tuesday, the representatives and special envoys from Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States issued a joint statement after concluding…
Edit in Daily Mirror, Oct 28, 2023In March 2021 The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution giving UN Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet a mandate to collect and preserve information and evidence of war crimes committed during Sri Lanka’s nearly 30-year-long civil war, which ended in 2009.The Washington Post reported the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam (LTTE), held more than 300,000 civilians ‘hostage’ to enforce a ‘strategic human buffer between themselves and the…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 13, 2023The Special Representative of Russia for Afghanistan has once again emphasized the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan and stated that Moscow is concerned about the political structure in the country. Zamir Kabulov, in an interview with Anadolu Agency, said that Moscow has no complaints about the foreign policy of the Taliban. However, it disagrees with this group on its domestic policies. He emphasized…
by Amin Ahmed in Dawn, October 2nd, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is among the 40 countries across the world where over 220 individuals and 25 organisations faced threats and retaliation from the state and non-state actors for cooperating with the United Nations on human rights, reveals a new report of the UN Secretary-General. The report titled, ‘Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights’ covering the period from May 1,…