Human Rights
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Pak Govt: Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari takes notice of inhuman razing of huts in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Minister of Human Rights Dr. Shireen Mazari took notice of inhuman razing of huts in G-11/4 in…
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Rights experts warn against discrimination in COVID-19 response
Fearing a needless increase in COVID-19 deaths due to discrimination, UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for Governments…
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UN backs global action to end violence against women and girls amid COVID-19 crisis
The United Nations is advocating immediate global action to end all forms of violence against women and girls in the…
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Shehryar Afridi warns UN against human crisis developing in Afghan camps
ISLAMABAD: Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Shehryar Khan Afridi Sunday warned the Prosperous World and the United Nations…
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More support needed for victims of sexual abuse by UN personnel
Although measures to support victims of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) committed by UN personnel are proving effective, there is still room to do more, the senior…
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No country is free from child sexual abuse, exploitation, UN’s top rights forum hears
Child sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and the use of children in prostitution “are a reality in all parts of the…
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‘Deliberate starvation’ tactics used in South Sudan could be a war crime
The people of South Sudan have been “deliberately starved” in different parts of the country for ethnic and political reasons, and sexual violence against women and men…
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Bombshell: Hollywood’s lukewarm attempt to get to grips with #MeToo
There’s a degree of irony in the fact that Bombshell, the movie about the fall of Fox News boss and…
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Iraq: UN human rights report voices concern over conduct of ISIL fighter trials
A new UN report published on Tuesday shows that while considerable effort has been made by Iraqi authorities to bring former ISIL terrorist fighters to justice, there are “serious concerns” about the fairness…
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