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‘Plight of poor fathers’: BBC stirs sympathy for Afghan Muslim men selling their 5-year-old daughters for money, glosses over the fate of real victims...

The BBC, which often likes to paint itself as a defender of human rights, showcased an unexpected compassion for the men sentencing their own girls to a tragic existence, instead of confronting the horrific practice that is not only accepted but has been part of a tradition for decades.

Pakistan jails human rights lawyer Imran Zainab Mazari-Hazir and husband for 17 years over Social Media posts

Pakistan sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Imran Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband to 17 years in prison each over social media posts the authorities claimed were hostile to the state and its security institutions.

‘Vacate occupied territories, stop sponsoring terror’: India exposes Pakistan’s lies on Kashmir and Human Rights at UNHRC

At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held in Geneva, India once again strongly reprimanded Pakistan. Indian diplomat Kshitij...

Pakistan’s Hindus under siege: HRCP report exposes alarming rise in violence, forced conversions, and systemic persecution of minorities in Pakistan

Hindus today are merely 2% of the country's population, most of whom live in rural Sindh. They are consistently in a state of perpetual fear of extremist elements.

566 under-trials, 225 cases reported in just 8 months in 2024: HRCP report exposes blasphemy laws as a tool to persecute religious minorities in...

Blasphemy laws have long been used as a stick to beat religious minorities in Pakistan and exact obedience from them.

Growing number of foreigners missing in China, rights group raises alarm

An increasing number of foreign nationals have gone "missing" in China in recent years, with many later discovered to be in detention by the authorities, prompting a rights organization to publish a guide for families facing similar circumstances, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).

Pune: Woman gang-raped by three men posing as ‘human rights activists’, friend assaulted; suspect Pathan arrested

A man named Pathan was arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a 21-year-old woman in Pune by three men posing as 'human rights activists'.

Kolkata Doctor rape case: NHRC takes suo moto cognizance of the case, issues notices to DGP and Chief Secretary of West Bengal

The NHRC notification noted that the report should include the status of the Kolkata police investigation, actions taken against the guilty, compensation details, and initiatives taken to prevent similar instances in the future.

In defence of Islamists and Khalistanis: How US State Dept’s Human Rights report on India whitewashed Umar Khalid, Kappan, Nijjar and others

The US Dept's Human Rights Practice report termed accusations against George Soros as "antisemitism", an absurd charge given his notoriety as manipulator of the Global order.

Forced marriages and conversions of Hindu women: UN experts condemn Pakistan for atrocities against minority women in the country

A panel of experts from the UN issued a statement in Geneva and slammed Pakistan for the forced marriages and religious conversions of Christian and Hindu women in Pakistan.

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