Human Rights

UN slammed for electing ‘unqualified’ members to Human Rights Council

Oct 13, 2018 03:37

The UN on Friday came under fire from several rights groups and activists, including Human Rights Watch (HRW), for picking a number of notorious violators to its Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Myanmar ‘unwilling’ to probe Rohingya genocide: UN

Oct 09, 2018 08:30

The United Nations (UN)’s special envoy to Myanmar says the Myanmarese government is “unwilling” to investigate state-sponsored violence against the Rohingya Muslim community in the country, calling on the international community to take action before it is too late.
Bahraini regime committed some 850 grave human rights violations in July: Rights group

Oct 07, 2018 11:53

An independent human rights group has documented 844 cases of grave human rights violations in Bahrain during the month of July as the ruling Ale Khalifeh regime relentlessly continues with its crackdown on human rights activists and pro-democracy campaigners in the tiny Persian Gulf sheikhdom.
Status of Women in the West (13)

Sep 17, 2018 12:23

One of the long-term goals of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is gender equality. According to the designers of MDGs, the plan is a way for getting higher income, helping reduction of children mortality rate, improvement of health condition, increase of productivity, and contributing to development.
Status of Women in the West (12)

Sep 17, 2018 12:21

In the name of God. For over three millennia, women have taken part in the military in different communities and nations. The military activity of women used to be considered as a big taboo.
Status of Women in the West (10)

Sep 03, 2018 11:47

After the Industrial Revolution, the production centers in the world demanded for employment of more workforce. Naturally, the employers wanted cheap workforce and this brought the employment of women to the center of focus in the west.
Status of Women in the West (11)

Sep 03, 2018 11:44

As you know, with the advent of industrialization and building of factories around the world, economic activities went through major changes. These changes were mainly characterized by taking women out of homes to the workplaces.
Saudi strikes on Yemen may amount to war crimes: UN experts

Aug 28, 2018 06:14

United Nations human rights experts have raised the alarm at the high rate of civilian casualties in aerial assaults by Saudi Arabia and its allies on Yemen, saying the strikes “may amount to war crimes.”
Iran warns Saudi Arabia of consequences if activists executed

Aug 26, 2018 06:43

Iran’s High Council of Human Rights has warned Saudi Arabia of the consequences of its "cruelties," including reported plans to execute several human rights activists.
Status of Women in the West (9)

Aug 20, 2018 16:35

One of the criteria, that ostensibly show the status of women in different countries, is their participation in various occupations. But western governments often misuse the issue of women's employment as a tool to wield pressure on independent countries, especially Islamic countries, which defy the western hegemony and decadent culture.