Pakistan: Human Rights body expresses concerns on killing of media professional

Jun 21, 2024

Khalil Jibran, the former president of the Landi Kotal Press Club who used to work for a news outlet titled Khyber News, was gunned...

Taliban dissolve Human Rights Commission in Afghanistan

May 17, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 17 : The Taliban have dissolved the Human Rights Commission amid growing concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan,...

Taiwanese activist jailed in China for 'subversion' returns home after five years

Apr 16, 2022

Taipei [Taiwan], April 16 : A Taiwanese rights activist, who served a five-year jail term for "subversion" in China, returned to Taiwan on Friday,...

Human Rights Watch raises concern over Taliban crackdown on Afghan media

Nov 23, 2021

New York [US], November 23 : The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday (local time) raised concerns regarding the imposition of strict new media...

Human Rights Watch urges Hong Kong to overturn convictions of journalists, end media crackdown

Aug 31, 2024

The Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights watchdog, urged the Hong Kong government to overturn the politically motivated convictions of two journalists...

'Human Rights Focus Pakistan' raises concerns over violation of minority rights

Dec 11, 2021

Faisalabad [Pakistan], December 11 : Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) on Friday raised issues concerned with human rights violations of minorities in Pakistan, marking...