UN Human Rights Council

Baloch activist Sammul Baloch appeals to world leaders for action against oppression in Balochistan

During the ongoing 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Sammul Baloch, representing the Baloch National Movement…

1 month ago

Sufi Laghari urges UN to address Human Rights violations in Sindh

Executive Director of the Sindhi Foundation, Sufi Laghari, addressed the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva and…

1 month ago

Baloch photographers exhibit stories of hardship and struggle as they protest at UNHRC

During the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Baloch National Movement (BNM) organised a photo exhibition…

2 months ago

Human Rights Watch tells B’desh interim govt to establish council, investigate abuses

The Bangladesh interim government should seek a resolution at the upcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to…

2 months ago

Geneva: Sindhi Foundation holds protest at UN demanding release of missing Hindu girl

The Sindhi Foundation organised a demonstration at the Broken Chair in front of the United Nations in Geneva on Monday,…

4 months ago

UN side event spotlights China’s rising Islamophobia targeting Uyghurs, Kazakhs

Human rights activists, diplomats, and other intellectuals highlighted the growing Islamophobia in China targeting Uyghur Muslims and Kazakhs during a…

4 months ago

Pashtun protests expose human rights abuses under Pakistani visa rules

Khyber Institute's Executive Director and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) representative in Europe, Fazal Ur Rehman Afridi, has raised concerns about…

4 months ago

Geneva: Baloch Voice Association to host event on human rights violations in Balochistan

The Baloch Voice Association and Baloch Peoples' Congress have announced an important event titled "Enforced Disappearances in South Asia; Special…

4 months ago

United Kashmir People’s National Party leaders demand revocation of deployed Pakistani forces from PoJK

The Chairman of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, urged Pakistan to refrain from deploying…

4 months ago

East Turkistan Government in-Exile condemns China’s village name changes as cultural genocide

The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) expressed deep concern on Thursday over China's recent renaming of villages in East…

5 months ago

UN experts condemn forced marriages, religious conversions in Pakistan

United Nations (UN) human rights experts sounded alarm at the lack of protection for women and girls belonging to minority…

7 months ago

Baloch human rights activists urge UNHRC to intervene in deteriorating rights violations in Balochistan

A Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) delegation, during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), submitted a…

8 months ago

Interview: It is a matter of time when the world takes note of Pakistani ‘genocide’ in Balochistan—Dr Naseem Baloch in Geneva

Geneva, other than being a beautiful city, is the mecca of human rights activists . The UN holds three sessions…

2 years ago

UN urged to probe abductions and killings by Pakistan’s forces in Balochistan

Baloch separatist group, the Baloch National Movement (BNM) has appealed to the UN to send a fact-finding mission to Balochistan…

2 years ago

Russia slams United Nations on holding special session on human rights situation in Ukraine

<p> <strong>Russia has slammed the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to hold a special session on…

2 years ago

Russia’s expulsion from UN Human Rights Council has grave implications

<p> <strong>Russia was expelled from the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) at a Special Session of the UN…

3 years ago

India elected to UN Human Rights Council again with thumping majority

<p> India was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for another three-year term on Thursday with an overwhelming majority…

3 years ago