by admin_HRWF | Sep 14, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
One of two suspects arrested amid demonstrations over handling of probe into attack on mother travelling with children. Al Jazeera (13.09.2020) – https://bit.ly/3kfZNGp – Pakistani police say they have arrested one of two suspects in the rape of a...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 10, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Asif Pervaiz, 37, who has been in custody since 2013, given death penalty for sending ‘blasphemous’ text messages. By Asad Hashim Al Jazeera (08.09.2020) – https://bit.ly/2Fi6rNf – A court in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has...
by admin_HRWF | Aug 31, 2020 | Human Rights in the World
Migrant workers say they are struggling to survive due to salary delays, non-payment of dues and NOC restrictions. By Faras Ghani Al Jazeera (26.08.2020) – https://bit.ly/3lC0RWw – Angeline arrived in Qatar in 2018 hoping to provide for her...
by admin_HRWF | Aug 4, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Interior ministry says Muslim minors accompanied by ‘close relatives’ can attend mosques, ending a de facto ban. Al Jazeera (03.08.2020) – https://bit.ly/3k9uspz – Uzbekistan has allowed children to attend Muslim prayers again, ending a...
by admin_HRWF | Jun 30, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Poor Nigerian inmates can wait years for their cases to go to trial, but now a group of lawyers are fighting the system. By Nosmot Gbadamosi Al Jazeera (24.06.2020) – https://bit.ly/2Bmlgg0 – On a breezy February morning at the height of the...
