Human Rights
Pakistan’s Aurat March calls for the recognition of gender based violence as national emergency

Women groups in Pakistan also called for a national holiday on March 8 so that more women can participate in the celebrations of International Women’s Day freely.

Talking about Palestine “not a crime,” reminds UN Rapporteur Albanese

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s talks have faced intense state pressure across Europe, with Germany at the forefront

First batch of Indian deportees arrives in handcuffs with the full approval of Modi government

Between 200,000 to 725,000 undocumented Indians living in the US are under threat of deportation according to the policy of Donald Trump.

ICC seeks arrest warrants for top Taliban leaders over gender based crimes against humanity

Since retaking power in August 2021, the Taliban has systematically denied millions of women and girls their fundamental rights.

Global outcry following detention of Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah

According to a human rights group, Swiss authorities may be preparing to deport Abunimah following his detention on Saturday

Disappearance of 4 Afro-Ecuadorian children after detention by military has sparked mass indignation

The case has revived an existing social trauma about the disappearance of children, especially poor and Black ones, at the hands of the State. There is a general feeling of pain and uncertainty among the population.

Protests erupt against rising extrajudicial killings in Pakistan

Progressive and left movements in Pakistan are voicing alarm over the increasing collaboration between the state and extremist forces, which they say is undermining citizens’ rights to life and religious freedom

Activists mark four years in jail under India’s UAPA without trial or bail

Umar Khalid and more than a dozen activists have spent four years in prison under India’s controversial Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), with no trial or bail. The cases are widely seen as politically motivated efforts to suppress dissent

Developing countries demand unconditional withdrawal of sanctions by US and allies

The US and its allies use unilateral coercive measures to achieve their geopolitical and strategic objectives against other countries, in spite of them being in violation of basic principles of the UN charter

Left parties in Bangladesh demand fair trial for persecuted leaders

The presidents of the Workers Party of Bangladesh and the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal party have remained in police custody for over three weeks now

PTI leaders arrested after mass mobilization in Islamabad demanding release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Khan has been imprisoned for over a year now, despite courts either suspending or overturning all of his prior convictions

The crisis in Afghanistan is a result of US recklessness

The US presidential hopefuls have traded accusations regarding who is responsible for the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, but fail to consider the well-being of the Afghan people