The country is facing a surge of homicides linked to drug gangs. El Salvador is providing technical assistance for the $35 million project, which will increase Costa Rica's prison capacity by 40%.
India may lose its voting rights in key human rights forums as NHRC’s ‘A’ status hangs in balance. NHRC has lodged a formal challenge under GANHRI’s internal appeal process.
Chinese Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been in detention for 6 yrs. Journalist Zhang Zhan was jailed for 4 yrs for reporting on COVID-19 outbreak, released & arrested again in 2024.
'You will find illegitimate children everywhere in the world, but you’ll only find an illegitimate government in Pakistan,' said the 85-year-old satirist at a college event in Karachi.
Participants included National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in eight Global South countries namely Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Jordan.
UK's statement at the 57th Human Rights Council reiterated need for the Sri Lankan govt to build a conducive environment for for meaningful reconciliations and transitional justice.
HRCP chairman Asad Iqbal Butt was allegedly harassed about participating in the Baloch National Gathering and told to stay away from the issue of enforced disappearances.
Media reported this month that workers in the e-commerce giant's Manesar warehouse complained of a lack of water and toilet breaks as they were under pressure to achieve packaging targets.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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