During a recent visit to the judicial lock-ups at the City Courts and Malir courts, Justice (retd) Arshad Noor Khan, Member Judicial-I of the Sindh Human Rights Commission, found that under-trial prisoners (UTPs) face several challenges, including lack of access to basic
During the 55th Human Rights Council, GANHRI welcomed the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, which shed light on the challenges faced by child and youth human rights defenders. In a statement, GANHRI expressed shared concern
Laila* first met Adeel* at a fine dining restaurant along the coastline of Karachi city, after eight months of online dating on Instagram. She was then 20, he 21. The two talked for hours as the golden sun set, meeting the horizon
During the 55th Human Rights Council’s Interactive Dialogue with the newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Elie El Baz, representing GANHRI, delivered a statement endorsing the Special Rapporteur’s report and outlining her priorities for advancing the rights
During the 55th Human Rights Council, GANHRI Chairperson Maryam Al-Attiyah delivered a statement in response to the Special Rapporteur on torture report, emphasizing the crucial role of regular and transparent monitoring conducted by National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in preventing torture. Al-Attiyah
LARKANA: The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) chairperson Iqbal Ahmed Detho has pointed out to crucial role of training for police officers and SHOs in the latest amendments and enactments in human rights laws, particularly for women, and urged law enforcers to
ISLAMABAD: The data compiled by Sahil shows that 11 children were abused every day in 2023, with mostly acquaintances and relatives involved in the heinous act. The statistics were reported in `Cruel Numbers 2023,’ a signature publication of Sahil, an NGO working
In a statement delivered at the 55th Human Rights Council General Segment, Maryam Al-Attiyah, Chairperson of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), emphasized the significance of the 40th anniversary of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and
KARACHI: Police on 24 February 2024 registered a murder case and launched a probe after an autopsy found that a teenage girl, whose body was found in her Korangi home a day before, was actually raped and murdered. The body of the
KARACHl: A sessions court has sentenced a man to 10-year rigorous imprisonment on charges of raping an underage girl at an orphanage. Additional District and Sessions Judge (East) Ilyas Memon found accused Mehdi Hassan, a former employee of the orphanage, guilty of