ISLAMABAD - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in her address to the Human Rights Council's 43rd session expressed concern over the deadly violence that began in the Indian capital on February 23, highlighting in particular reports of police inaction in the face of ...

ISLAMABAD - Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen M Mazari wrote a letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today on Indian use of cluster munitions across LoC and Indian forces violence against Kashmiris in Held Kashmir. In her letter, she drew the attention of the UN ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), on July 8, 2019, released a 43-page report that raises serious concerns about abuses by state security forces and armed groups in Indian held parts of Kashmir. The Indian government dismissed the report as a “false and motivated ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has repatriated 389 registered Afghan families comprising 1,528 individuals to Afghanistan from Pakistan after the winter break. According to the UNHCR report issued today (Tuesday), the voluntary repatriation operation has been suspended for the winter ...

UN High Commissioner for Human rights Michelle Bachele says Indian divisive political agenda has extensively marginalized Muslims and other minorities in the country. In her annual report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, she said they have received reports about increasing harassment and ...

ISLAMABAD: The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will suspend Afgan refugees repatriations operation from December 2, 2018 to February 28, 2019 due to the winter season to facilitate refugees as Afghanistan is in grip of severe winter during first few months of new ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will suspend Afghan refugees' repatriation operation from first of next month for a period of three months due to severe cold. An official of UNHCR told APP that the operation will remain suspended till February 28th next year. However, he said ...

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan Monday highlighted at the United Nations India's persistent human rights violations in occupied Kashmir, saying New Delhi's denial of the UN-pledged right to self-determination to the Kashmiri people was a "telling example" of its impunity. "When they demand this right, the ...

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan is working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for voluntary repatriation of Afghan Refugees to their homeland. Responding to the points of Akhtar Mengal regarding the status of Afghan refugees and Bengalis, the Prime ...

Afghanistan needs more support than ever to tackle its challenges. This was stated by United Nations humanitarian affairs chief, Mark Lowcock and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi while speaking to the press in Geneva ahead of a major international conference on Afghanistan due to ...