New York, Sep 23 (IANS) US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that three laws approved by Bangladesh’s Parliament in September this year have undermined human rights protections and broken the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) commitments to reform.
Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Pakistan continues to respond to the protests that erupted in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) over lack of basic rights, administrative oppression, and high living costs with prolonged internet blackouts, according to a report.
Geneva, Sep 23 (IANS) The leaders of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Wednesday briefed the United Nations officials regarding the grave human rights abuses there, alleging that Pakistan’s policy of enforced disappearances has left many families devastated and homes deserted across the province.
Freetown, Sep 23 (IANS) A rehabilitated Skills Training Centre, supported by a grant from the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, has been inaugurated in Sierra Leone's Kenema, the High Commission of India said on Wednesday.
Pretoria, Sep 23 (IANS) The High Commission of India in Pretoria on Wednesday organised a tree plantation drive at Amberfield College in South Africa's executive capital as part of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative under Seva Pakhwada, with Deputy High Commissioner Banu Prakash and mission officials taking part.
Doha, Sep 23 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Qatar, K. Srikar Reddy, on Wednesday met a senior Qatari Foreign Affairs Ministry official to exchange views on bilateral relations and discuss ways to further strengthen the partnership between the two countries.
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Hailing ties between Iceland and India, Iceland's Ambassador to India Benedikt Hoskuldsson said that relations between the two nations have been significantly strengthened after the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) signed between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar raised India's concerns over the recent legislation to impose a 100 per cent tariff on buyers of Russian oil with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) As violence against the Ahmadiyya community continues unabated in Pakistan, another Ahmadi Muslim man was attacked in Punjab province, leaving him seriously injured, a leading minority rights organisation highlighted on Wednesday.
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on Wednesday morning to discuss measures to further their strategic partnership.
