DHAKA, Bangladesh - In a trial that critics say is part of a government crackdown ahead of elections, a court in Bangladesh sentenced two prominent human rights activists to two years in pri… Read More
Washington, DC [US], September 15 (ANI): US Congressman Brad Sherman on Friday raised the issue of kidnappings by criminals, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and imprisonment… Read More
Bangladesh rights activists Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan were released on bail Sunday evening after being in prison since Sept. 14 in a cybercrime case.Khan is the founder and… Read More
The Rwandan government has strongly refuted allegations made in a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), which claims that authorities and their associates are employing violence, legal process… Read More
NEW YORK: Pakistan on Tuesday called India’s occupation of Jammu and Kashmir as the “worst manifestation of modern-day colonialism”, ARY News reported.
Noting that since 1… Read More
Joel Nnaemeka Ugwuoke was an aspiring musician and a hip-hop fan. He was respectful and hardworking, and he loved football. He was also a Political Science freshman at the University of Nige… Read More
Basic elections are alleged to be held in Bangladesh in late December or January 2024.
Dhaka:
The USA has mentioned it’s taking steps to impose visa restrictions on Banglade… Read More
UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called for the Government of Bangladesh to end all harassment against representatives of the human rights organisation, Odhikar, and… Read More
Mama Qadeer, the Vice-Chairman of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), said in a video on Twitter that he will organise "a long march from Balochistan to the United Nations headquart… Read More
A lawyer, a teacher, and a civil servant were held by military intelligence officers in the north and the south of the country this week. Army commanders should realise that ‘their ba… Read More
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As the U.S. government was considering Kenya to lead a multinational force in Haiti, it was also openly warning Kenyan police officers against violent abuses. N… Read More
In just a couple of months since the Baloch community was protesting over the State-sponsored kidnapping of Mahal Baloch and atrocities on other Baloch women, Pakistani agencies are now impl… Read More
In Dialogue on Ukraine, High Commissioner For Human Rights Urges States Not To Use Cluster Ammunitions
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 10 resolutions, extending mandates on… Read More
PRESS RELEASEBurkina Faso: Unlawful Killings, ‘Disappearances’ by the ArmyRespect Rights in Counterinsurgency Operations; Ensure AccountabilityJOHANNESBURG, South Africa &mdash… Read More
The decision by El Salvador to extend a state of emergency aimed at cracking down on gangs undermines the right to fair trial, three experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on… Read More
Secretary-General António Guterres has underscored the importance of implementing the Peace Agreement in Colombia, and advancing dialogue, in his latest quarterly report on the UN Mis… Read More
Beam.pk The Kashmir Files Near Me: Declassified Documents Shed
Kashmir, the scenic valley nestled in the Himalayas, has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan for over se… Read More
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member and Information Technology Consultant to the Nigerian Police Force State Command at Anambra, 26 year-old Nnamdi Emeh, who was arrested for revealin… Read More
Constitutional Law: Navigating the Intersection of Power and Liberty examines the complex relationship between the power of government and the individual liberties enshrined in the Constitut… Read More
Author: Saimum Parvez, VUB
For Bangladesh, the two most important trends in 2022 were a strong comeback of political opposition and the country’s myriad economic challenges. These crit… Read More
(Ankara, November 18, 2022) – Turkey is routinely pushing tens of thousands of Afghans back at its land border with Iran or deporting them directly to Afghanis… Read More
Nov 07, 2022 10:05 IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (AF): Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brother, Mahmood Karzai, a key Afghan businessman was detained by… Read More
Oct 21, 2022 03:16 IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], October 21 (AF): Drawing parallels with the exploitative projects of China in Balochistan, Baloch activists termed the int… Read More
Sep 04, 2022 19:03 IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 4 (AF): Human rights activists and various student bodies in Pakistan staged a protest on Tuesday and demanded the im… Read More
Aug 14, 2022 19:36 IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 14 (AF): The Taliban which seized power in Afghanistan a year ago and formed a new government, failed to form “an… Read More