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Activist Gulalai Ismail escapes to US after being hunted for exposing how Pakistan Army rapes and enforces disappearances
Gulalai Ismail, since she was 16, has been speaking out about human rights abuses, focusing on the condition of women in Pakistan and girls who suffer worst forms of violence in the country.
Temple vandalised, violence unleashed against Hindus in Pakistan’s Ghotki after a principal made ‘blasphemous’ remark
Properties worth millions of rupees were attacked and several shops belonging to the Hindu community looted on Sunday by an enraged Muslim mob in Ghotki town after the owner of a school was accused of committing blasphemy.
ED issues show-cause notice to Amnesty International for violating foreign exchange law to the tune of Rs 51 Crore
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a show-cause notice to alleged human rights organisation Amnesty International, for violation of FEMA laws to the tune of over Rs 51 crore.
This day in 2018: Malaysia saw a lesbian couple caned publicly for the first time in its history
The unnamed women, aged 22 and 32 at the time, were caned six times at a courtroom in front of family members and officials.
Pakistan writes to the UN again, takes Rahul Gandhi quotes, Kavita Krishnan’s ‘fact-finding mission’ as base for anti-India propaganda
Shireen Mazari is the same person who wrote to the UNICEF and whined to remove Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra as goodwill ambassador in wake of her 'Jai Hind' tweet after the Balakot Air Strikes.
USA, UK, Canada, and Pakistani NGO representative at UN slam China and parody country Pakistan over minority rights violation
The most embarrassing moment for Pakistan came when Naveed Walter, the President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan, himself admitted that there were grave human rights violations against minorities in Pakistan.
BJP trashes US State Department Report which makes wild assertions about Minorities in India, says biased against Modi govt
The 2019 International Religious Freedom Report by the US State Department was recently made available to the public by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Naya Pakistan? Human right activist charged under anti-terrorism laws for raising voice over rape and murder of a minor
Gulalai, a Pashtun and women’s rights activist, was in 2017 awarded the ‘Reach all Women in War’ Anna Politkovskaya Award
UN report cites ‘credible evidence’ linking Saudi Arabia crown prince to journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate on October 2, 2018
It is considered as an achievement to convert a Hindu to Islam: Report of Members of European Parliament on religious minorities in Pakistan
A report by the Members of the European Parliament (MEP) talks about the plight of religious minorities in Pakistan.