human rights
Iraqi court allows a 12 years old girl’s marriage
What happened: According to reports, an Iraqi court has allowed a 12 years old girl’s marriage to a man who is 25 years old. During
Saudi prince is being investigated for “modern-day slavery” charges
What happened: French prosecutors are investigating claims against a Saudi prince for keeping seven women as slaves in his apartment outside of Paris. Most of
Human Rights Watch says UAE is “forcibly disappearing and deporting” Pakistani Shia Muslims
What happened: Human Rights Watch (HRW) says four Pakistani men had disappeared in October 2020 and at least six others had been deported by UAE
Kim Jong Un gives grooming and parenting commands to North Korean women
What happened: Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North Korea, in a broadcast at an auditorium gave some commands to the hundreds of North
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s annual report highlights substantial human rights violations
Violations highlighted by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan report: Cases of forced conversions of religious minorities, accusations of blasphemy, crimes against women and children
Write an email or tweet, save a life—Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign
These days it feels like the world is perpetually on fire, there’s a hurricane somewhere, the threat of civil war elsewhere and no end in
Senate on human rights rejects PEMRA’s move to regulate web TV content
Earlier this month, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) called for regulating web television and over-the-top (OTT) content services in the country. However, recent reports
National Assembly passes Zainab Alert Bill
The National Assembly on Friday approved the Zainab Alert, Recovery and Response Bill, 2019, exactly two years after the body of nine-year-old Zainab Ansari, a rape-murder
Religious Discrimination Has Increased In Schools, Shows Report
A recently conducted report on links between education and inequality shows alarming levels of religion-based discrimination in educational institutions across the country The report calls
12 Ahmadis That Keep Most Of Pakistan Up at Night
The hashtag ‘Ahmedi’ has been trending in Pakistan again, after Attock Assistant Commissioner Jannat Hussain Nekokara was forced to apologise for speaking about equal treatment of