Brussels: The clash between the authorities and the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has raised wider concerns about political representation, democratic accountability, and the use of anti-terror laws against grassroots movements. Crackdown on JAAC Ahead of Planned Protest What began as a campaign for electoral reform has quickly expanded.
Islamabad: HRCP highlighted the alleged kidnapping of the vice-chancellor, pro-vice-chancellor, and two staff members of Gwadar University, who were travelling from Gwadar to Quetta and were reportedly abducted in Mastung. The commission said the incident raises serious concerns about the state’s ability to secure key highways and protect civilians, especially professionals involved in education. It.
Dhaka: Bangladesh has witnessed growing concerns over media freedom, with reports alleging widespread legal action and alleged repression of journalists during the 18-month tenure of the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, according to a local media report. 500+ Cases Filed Against Journalists, Says Report Citing findings from the Anti-Repression Journalist Front, Bangladeshi daily Bangla Tribune.
At least 150 violations of press freedom and journalist's rights have been reported in Afghanistan over the past year, according to Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC), local media reported on Sunday.
Alice Edwards, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, highlighted the absence of an “A-status” National Human Rights Commission in Bangladesh and a national preventive mechanism against custodial torture, describing violence in the country as deeply embedded, systemic, and enduring, local media reported.
The murder of a 19-year-old woman in Khairpur village of Pakistan’s Sindh province is not an isolated tragedy but part of a broader pattern of injustice requiring collective outrage and action.
US advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) strongly condemned the arrest of at least four individuals in Bangladesh for posting social media content allegedly critical of the ruling government
Pakistan’s Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP) reflects state-led refoulement on an industrial scale, prioritising political expediency over human lives, displacing more than two million
In Amritsar, a case has come to light where a 75-year-old elderly woman was tied with chains and left outside her house by her son and daughter-in-law for 20 days. Following this incident, the Punjab State Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognizance and has directed the administration to take strict action.
At least 12 civilians, including women and children, were killed and three others severely injured in Balochistan’s Barkhan district during Pakistani military bombardment and shelling in the area, local media reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
