ABU DHABI: The UAE remains committed to strengthening human rights, introducing progressive reforms and securing international recognition for its efforts. The country has prioritised justice, dignity, and equality, aligning legal frameworks with global standards to ensure a fair and inclusive society. Maqsoud Kruse, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), reaffirmed that human rights […]
This day in history we feature Malala Yousafzai. A human rights activist who advocates for the rights of women and girls and worldwide access to education was born on this day in 1997. Trivia – Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai is the world’s youngest Nobel Prize laureate, the second Pakistani and the first Pashtun to receive […]
This day in history we feature Michelle Bachelet. The first female president of Chile was elected on this day in 2006. Trivia – Michelle Bachelet Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is a Chilean politician who served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2018 to 2022. She previously served as President of Chile from […]
The bitter plight of Syrian refugees continues to be shadowed by the pandemic-tainted pitfalls of the year, but fantasy storyteller Niel Gaiman has sought to remind people that their misery should not be forgotten as the weather takes a biting turn. The award-winning author on Tuesday helped launch the UN refugee programme’s cold weather appeal, […]
Heavily inked Philippine prisoners hunch over faded tattoos needling the skin anew with improvised tattooing machines to cover up gang symbols — all in an effort to reduce rampant jail violence that has taken a turn for worse since President Rodrigo Duterte took to power in 2016. Deadly clashes between rival clans are common in […]
To combat rising cases of sexual attacks on women and children in Pakistan, the federal Cabinet has approved in-principle two anti-rape ordinances aimed at handing out exemplary punishment, including chemical castration and hanging, to rapists, according to a media report. A Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Tuesday also decided […]
Pakistan and Nepal were re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, as China managed to scrape their place in by the skin of the teeth, and Saudi Arabia was left in the cold entirely. Fifteen positions were up for grabs on the 47-seat body that has been criticised by rights organisations and the […]
