India: Human Rights organisation demands withdrawal of UAPA
Criticising the Central government for framing the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, a human rights organisation today demanded immediate withdrawal of the law on the ground that it violated basic human […]
Afghanistan: Suraia Perlika- “We cannot trust our statesmen”
Suraia Perlika is an activist for human and women’s rights. She founded the Democratic Women’s Organization with five other women in 1965. In 1978, she was held as a political […]
Pakistan: Operation has done little to improve law and order, says HRCP
Ammar Shahbazi Although the federal and provincial governments like to claim that the law and order situation of Karachi has improved since a targeted operation was launched in the city […]
Afghanistan: Candidates’ Positions on Rights in Spotlight – HRW
Presidential candidates’ positions on human rights should be a central focus in the run-up to the April 2014 presidential elections in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing candidates’ […]
Pakistan: ‘16% of children aged 6-16 still remain out of school’
Despite the recent focus of the provincial government on enrolment drive, 16 percent of Punjab’s children aged 6-16 still remain out of school, according to the Annual Status of Education […]