Reproductive rights are women's rights and human rights: UN Women

Jun 25, 2022

New York [US], June 25 : After the US Supreme Court struck down Roe vs Wade eliminating the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion,...

UN rights chief must seize opportunity to address rights abuses in Xinjiang: Rights group

May 24, 2022

Beijing [China], May 24 : As the UN's long-awaited trip got underway, the rights group urged the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...

UN rights body launches Iran human rights probe

Nov 25, 2022

The Council, meeting in a special session in response to the crisis that was sparked by the death in September in police custody of...

Venezuela violated jurist's rights, says UN Human Rights Committee

Dec 16, 2021

New York [US], December 17 : Venezuela violated a jurist's right to be tried by an independent tribunal and his right to the presumption...

Rights group demands economic stability, political rights in Pakistan

Jun 18, 2022

Lahore [Pakistan], June 18 : The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed its concern at the alarming polarization in political discourse, which it...

Rights group expresses concern over women's rights in Afghanistan

Aug 05, 2021

New York [US], August 5 : Justice for women's rights offenders in Afghanistan remains elusive and the law that aims to provide legal protection...