Dhaka: Bangladesh has witnessed a disturbing escalation in mob violence since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government on August 5, 2024, with incidents ranging from lynchings over allegations of blasphemy to attacks fuelled by personal vendettas and attempts to grab property. The violence has extended to vandalism and attacks on shrines, newspaper.
Pakistan calls the Kashmir under its occupation as Azad Kashmir. Since India considers this part of Kashmir as illegally occupied by Pakistan, we call it Gulam Kashmir.
A rights group has condemned the arrest of 15 lawyers in Bangladesh after they attended a private prayer and commemorative gathering marking Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's death anniversary.
Several members of the Kashmiri diaspora in Belgium staged a protest march from the European Parliament to the United Nations office in Brussels, condemning the killings of innocent civilians by Pakistani forces in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), amid the escalating unrest in the region.
A report has criticised Western media for allegedly giving limited coverage to reported violence and human rights concerns in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan's Human Rights Commission and civil society members have demanded the withdrawal of Punjab's proposed Habitual Offenders Bill, arguing that it undermines constitutional rights and expands state powers without adequate safeguards.
Pakistan’s longstanding narrative of representing the interests of Kashmiri Muslims on global platforms while alleging that India violates their rights is increasingly contradicted by the ground realities in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir (PoK). In the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2024 alongside sustained infrastructure investment. This included the inauguration.
The unrest in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir (PoK) must serve as a compelling case for independent factfinding mission by the United Nations and other international organisations to carry out investigation into the Pakistani army's excesses, civilian deaths, arbitrary arrests, and human rights violations in PoK.
A leading international human rights organisation on Monday expressed serious concern over the overnight Pakistani military airstrikes carried out in Afghanistan's provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar, killing and injuring several civilians, including women and children.
Quetta: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has announced that its central leader, Mahrang Baloch, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the second time, describing the recognition as an acknowledgment of her advocacy for human rights and peaceful activism. The announcement came days after a Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced Mahrang Baloch and three.
