Brussels: European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell has said that European Union (EU) is closely following the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir and stressed resolution of the dispute through dialogue. Borrell underscored the need for restraint, de-escalation of tensions and called for constructive political

London: A bill being debated by British MPs would cause “more suffering” and “less protection” for asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday. “Perhaps the most draconian immigration bill in the United Kingdom’s history is moving swiftly through parliament, currently in its final days of

Washington: A US-based think tank has called on the international community to ease restrictions on Afghanistan to avoid "state failure and mass starvation", according to a report issued. “International actors must ease restrictions to avoid state failure and mass starvation in Afghanistan," said the report issued

Washington: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held two hours of virtual talks on Ukraine and other disputes amid Western fears that Moscow is poised to invade its southern neighbour. Russian TV footage showed Biden and Putin greeting each other in a friendly

Brussels: Pakistan and the European Union (EU) reaffirmed on Wednesday their resolve to protect human rights as well as fundamental freedoms, focusing on freedom of religion, religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence, and rights of minorities. The understanding was reached during a meeting between Foreign Minister Shah

Geneva: The number of hospitalisations is likely to rise as the Omicron variant has been reported in 57 nations, with COVID-19 cases rising in southern Africa, including Zimbabwe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The WHO, in its weekly epidemiological report, said more data

The Hague: The UN’s top court ordered rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan to prevent racial hatred and avoid aggravating their feud following last year’s war between the Caucasus arch-foes. Azerbaijan was also told to protect Armenian prisoners from the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and to stop the desecration

Islamabad: Religious minorities in India are facing increased violence since fascist Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party came into power in 2014. According to a research report, the BJP government is relentlessly implementing the Hindutva ideology of extremist Hindu organization, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). It said, hate

Madhya Pradesh: India has seen a rise in Hindutva attacks against minorities especially Christians and Muslims. According to a report by human rights groups, more than 300 attacks on Christians took place in first nine months of this year across India, including at least 30 in Karnataka. Recently,