Human Rights

News Desk Sargodha: A female teacher who allegedly forced a student to wear a ‘shoe garland’ for coming to school without uniform shoes at Chak No. 120-SB has been suspended from her job on Saturday. Education Chief Executive Officer…

News Desk Karachi: “Together, we can create a society where individuals living with HIV/AIDS are not defined by their status but by their resilience and potential,” stated Communicable Disease Control (CDC) HIV/AIDS Sindh-chapter Manager…

News Desk United Nations: Marking the second anniversary of the Taliban’s 'fatwa' banning secondary education for girls, the head of the UN Fund for Education in Emergency Situations has called on the world community to ensure that every…

News Desk Islamabad: One out of every six children worldwide (nearly 333 million) lives below the poverty line and if this number continues to increase, the Sustainable Development Goals to end child poverty by 2030 will not be achieved,…

Tahira Adam Khan Loralai, Balochistan: “I am a victim of gender-based violence (GBV) and I believe the root cause is the nature of male dominance. I’m financially independent, yet my in-laws continue to put pressure on me and harass me.…

News Desk Lahore: The recent police version of the investigation does not support the assertion made by the Punjab Inspector General of Police’s (IGP) version regarding the involvement of foreign elements in the Jaranwala violence, for…

News Desk Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has been denied permission by the local civil administration in Bahawalpur to hold a peaceful demonstration and press conference to express its concerns over the allotment…

News Desk Karachi: The Ministry of Human Rights and its directorates in all the provinces are vigorously taking initiatives for the protection of human rights, along with the rights of women and children, which is our top priority,…

News Desk Lahore: The provincial launch of the FEM Consortia is a significant step in the advocacy and promotion of women’s rights and gender equality in Pakistan. Women in Struggle for Empowerment (WISE) Executive Director Bushra…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: While the Right of Access to Information Act 2017 guarantees the provision of information to all citizens, the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC), the agency established to enable citizens to obtain…