Myanmar accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’ by human rights watchdog
BANGKOK: Myanmar has waged “a campaign of ethnic cleansing” against Rohingya Muslims, a leading rights watchdog said Monday, citing evidence of mass graves and forced...
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US drone strikes violate Pakistan sovereignty: UN
by AFP
Islamabad: US drone strikes targeting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda violate Pakistan’s sovereignty because the government says publicly it has not consented to the attacks, a...
Terror suspect Abu Qatada released from British jail
by AFP
London (AFP): Britain on Tuesday released terror suspect Abu Qatada from prison on bail after judges ruled that the man dubbed Osama bin Laden’s right-hand...
Syria conflict death toll ‘at least 33,000’
by AFP
Beirut: Violence in Syria has killed at least 33,082 people, most of them civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Saturday....
Anti-Islam film: YouTube blocked in Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Technology Monday blocked Google‘s YouTube, a video sharing website, for not removing trailers of Sam Bacile’s Innocence of Muslims’,...
U.N. Human Rights chief urges international action in Syria
by Areeb Hasni
London: The time has come for immediate action to protect the lives in Syria, a top U.N. human rights official told Al Arabiya on Tuesday,...
US Congress discusses Balochistan situation
Washington: US Congress subcommittee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday has discussed gravity of situation in Balochistan....
US terms indigenous Hindu terrorism in India
Washington: The recent developments have shown that militant Hindu nationalist groups are intent on launching domestic terrorist attacks, a US Congressional report has said....
Posner appreciates Pak openness to move forward in practical way
by TNT Desk
ISLAMABAD:Â United States Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour has appreciated Pakistan for its openness and desire to move forward in...
Indian HR activist’s spouse to seek political asylum
New Delhi: Wife of a leading Indian human rights activist, Dr Binayak Sen, who has been sent to prison for allegedly helping Maoist insurgents, said...