Pakistan: 14 killed last month as LEAs fail to stop sectarian attacks
Ammar Shahbazi There was not a single sectarian killing in Karachi in August, September and October. This was attributed to the law enforcement agencies’ crackdown in the city. But come […]
Bangladesh: Amnesty Int’l – Protect people from attacks
Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Molla was hanged at 10:01pm Thursday – See more at: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/dec/13/amnesty-int%E2%80%99l-protect-people-reprisal-attacks#sthash.g1NjaGZc.dpuf Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Molla was hanged at 10:01pm Thursday – See more at: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/dec/13/amnesty-int%E2%80%99l-protect-people-reprisal-attacks#sthash.g1NjaGZc.dpuf […]
Sri Lanka: UN envoy notes shortcomings
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of IDPs, Chaloka Beyani, says a significant number of IDPs in Sri Lanka still live in protracted displacement, and tens of thousands […]
HRCSL calls for urgent action
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has called for the urgent attention of all Government and Non-Governmental Institutions to act promptly to take into consideration the needs and […]
Pakistan: ‘No access to food a big HR violation’
On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, international organisations, civil society and media should adopt a positive approach and assist Pakistan government to end many human rights violations in […]
India: Dismaying top court ruling re-criminalizes homosexuality
A ruling by India’s Supreme Court making consensual same-sex conduct between adults a criminal offence marks a black day for freedom in India, Amnesty International India said today. “This decision […]
Q&A with Rosanna Flamer-Caldera: Long-time Activist Talks LGBT Rights, From 1970s San Francisco to Sri Lanka Today
LGBT people have faced extreme discrimination in Sri Lanka. For more than a century, the country has outlawed same-sex relationships under its colonial-era “gross indecency” laws. And in 2001, a […]
UN women’s rights resolution passed despite backlash
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – A UN General Assembly committee has agreed a landmark first resolution on women’s rights defenders such as Malala Yousafzai, despite a hard fought campaign […]
Sri Lanka’s census on death, missing people and damage to property is a sham – ACHR
Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) in a press release stated that the announcement of the Government of Sri Lanka today to start a census on the deaths, missing people and […]
Pakistan: ‘56 women killed in 2013 for giving birth to girls’
By Hassan Naqvi Fifty-six women have been killed in Pakistan this year for giving birth to a girl rather than a boy, human rights activist IA Rehman said at a […]