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Daily Times
March 14, 2018
It is very difficult to generalise conditions that give rise to extremist organisations since those organisations have emerged in diverse social, political and ... In Pakistan, National Counter Terrorism Authority is the key organisation which deals with the de-radicalisation, counter-extremism, counter-terrorismÃâà...
The Nation
March 14, 2018
She said that from the first elected female Prime Minister in the Muslim world to attaining the high positions of Foreign Minister, Speaker of the National Assembly, top diplomats, judges, human rights activists, economists, sportswomen and entertainers, Pakistani women have shown that the sky is the limit ifÃâà...
The Express Tribune
March 14, 2018
LAHORE: The leaders of churches and human rights organisations expressed deep concern over what they termed “inhuman treatment and tragic ... of Pakistan Moderator Bishop Humphrey Sarfaraz Peter, Presbyterian Church of Pakistan Moderator Dr Able Majeed, Catholic Commission for Justice andÃâà...
Newsline
March 14, 2018
Asma, by then an internationally known Pakistani human rights activist, was detained along with scores of supporters ahead of a rally in support of women's ... As the undisputed Queen of Pakistan's black coats, the first female president of the Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association and the moving spiritÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 14, 2018
I would like to thank all international partners such as DFID and UNICEF, who have been continuously helping Pakistan by giving us technical support ... It falls on the civil society and organisations such as UNICEF to take up the leadership of a big movement for the protection of our children and NCHR willÃâà...
SAMAA TV News Pakistan
March 14, 2018
“He made my son swallow heroin capsules,” said the father. Mustafa's sister said the agent should be punished. He paid the agent Rs0.2 million to get him a Saudi visa, said the family. They said human rights organisations should help them. Published in Pakistan. Story first published: 14th March 2018Ãâà...
The News International (blog)
March 13, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Conversation between a top UN official and a top Kashmiri leader played out in front of more than 500 representatives of major international human rights organisations, where the top UN official issued his latest statement on the urgency of the crisis in Kashmir. The unprecedentedÃâà...
Kasmir Monitor
March 5, 2018
Furthermore, human rights activists from Pakistan used to run campaigns against violations at different platforms such as UN and lobbied congressmen to refrain Pakistan from HR abuses. But things are now different. China's support has grown and it now intervenes on Pakistan's behalf. For example, inÃâà...
Pakistan Today
March 5, 2018
A film festival on Plight of Christian Minorities in Pakistan is scheduled to be showcased in Geneva, Switzerland on March 12, 2018, during the 37th session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), due to be held in the city. According to a tweet by the European Organization for PakistaniÃâà...
Geo News, Pakistan
March 4, 2018
Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK Syed Ibne Abbas attended the meeting, which was attended by more than two dozen MPs. ... The article published in the publication showed that India has panicked after failing to conceal the truth about grave human rights violations by its occupation security forces.
Premier
March 4, 2018
Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association, said: "When I read accounts of horrific persecution in Pakistan, I am never surprised. Pakistan's human rights record registers amongst the lowest performers in the world, largely because the Government of Pakistan is apathetic andÃâà...
The Conversation UK
February 22, 2018
Pakistani authorities claimed that Naqibullah was a member of the Pakistani Taliban. The claim was later dropped. According to Human Rights Watch, extrajudicial killings by Pakistani police are widespread, especially among marginalised groups. These include Pashtuns, more than 1m of whom areÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
February 12, 2018
She championed the cause of women, children, bonded laborers, religious minorities, journalists, the disappeared, and so many others," said the group's secretary general, Salil Shetty, adding, "sudden death is a loss not just for Pakistan, or for South Asia, but for the human rights movement globally.".
Anglicannews
February 12, 2018
The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) ecumenical group has paid tribute to the internationally renowned Pakistani human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir, who died yesterday (Sunday) after suffering a stroke. She was 66-years-old. Jahangir had been closely associated with the human rights advocacyÃâà...
CNN
February 12, 2018
Jahangir's fierce determination for fighting for human rights in Pakistan was exemplified by a series of firsts. She was the first female leader of the country's Supreme Court bar association, and, along with her sister, set up the country's first free legal aid center as well as the Human Rights Commission ofÃâà...
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