Asian human rights defenders call for immediate end to targetting killings in Afghanistan
According to a new UN report, 11 human rights defenders including media professionals were killed in targeted attacks since September 2020.
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Balochistan: In the Crosshairs of History (Book Review)
South Asia is standing at the cusp of major geo-political shifts and the issue of Balochistan will acquire greater salience. Given the paucity of literature on Balochistan this volume becomes a timely intervention
Biden administration moves to rejoin U.N. Human Rights Council
The next session of the 47-member Geneva-based council is due to start later this month
When will Pakistan observe the “Uighur Solidarity Day”?
The question I want to ask today is: when will Pakistan start observing a day for the Muslim Uighur minority? Will we even see something like the “Uighur Solidarity Day”?
Arrests, military control ‘a serious blow’ to democratic reforms in Myanmar: UN chief
The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the detention of Myanmar’s top political leaders and government officials, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, by the country’s military.
Myanmar’s army seizes power, popular leader Aung San Suu Kyi detained
In a statement on a military-owned television station, the army said it had carried out the detentions in response to “election fraud”.
India’s vaccine production capacity is best asset world has today, says UN chief
“We strongly hope that India will have all the instruments that are necessary to play a major role in making sure that a global vaccination is campaign is made possible,” Antonio Guterres told reporters.
Madness, mayhem, and manipulation
It is a grim outlook for a new year, but it is not completely hopeless
Creating ‘global consensus’ on challenge of terrorism must be priority: Jaishankar
Noting that combating pandemics will naturally dominate the global agenda in the coming days, he said the inter-dependent nature of life means that no one is safe till everyone is safe.
UN Human Rights expert asks Sri Lanka to stop ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies
The Sri Lankan Government should end its policy of compulsorily cremating victims of COVID-19, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.