Download IPFS Pakistan has deported 211 Afghan nationals, previously approved for resettlement in Germany, back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, according to the German Foreign Ministry. These individuals had been temporarily residing in Pakistan following the 2021 withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan. A spokesperson from the German Foreign Ministry confirmed that[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) has introduced a new biometric passenger processing system at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, raising questions about privacy and civil liberties alongside promises of efficiency. The Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) system, launched in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection[Read More…]

Download IPFS The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of an assault on a journalist by two Punjab Police officers in Batala, Gurdaspur district, and has sought a detailed report from the state director general of police (DGP). The NHRC acted after reviewing a media report[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The United Kingdom has agreed to withdraw its mandate requiring Apple to create a “backdoor” to allow access to encrypted data, according to U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. The decision follows months of discussions involving Gabbard, President Donald Trump, Vice-President JD Vance and UK officials, marking[Read More…]

Download IPFS Australia has introduced sweeping new child protection laws, ensuring that individuals who fail a Working With Children Check (WWCC) will now face a lifetime nationwide ban from working with children. The reform, passed this week in Canberra, closes a long-standing loophole that allowed offenders to move between states[Read More…]

Download IPFS Kochi: The Kerala State Police has refused to provide details of custodial deaths in response to a Right to Information (RTI) request covering January 1, 2020, to July 31, 2025. RTI activist Dhanaraj S. had sought district-wise and station-wise records of custodial deaths and asked whether the cases[Read More…]

Download IPFS ISLAMABAD – Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Awan has assured the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) that a mechanism for producing detained individuals in cases of enforced disappearances will be presented in the committee’s next meeting. The NJPMC, established in 2002, is responsible for improving judicial[Read More…]

Download IPFS A retired judge is challenging the UK Supreme Court’s decision on the legal definition of sex, taking her case to the European Court of Human Rights. Victoria McCloud, formerly a master in the High Court and recognised as the UK’s first transgender judge, has lodged an application arguing[Read More…]

Download IPFS Washington, D.C. – The U.S. State Department’s latest annual human rights report has leveled some of the strongest accusations yet against China’s communist government, declaring it responsible for “genocide and crimes against humanity” targeting ethnic and religious minorities. The report, cited by The Washington Times, documents extensive abuses[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS A 22-year-old Indian man in Dublin reported being subjected to racial harassment by a group of teenagers while waiting at a bus stop, prompting immediate response from Irish police and swift appeals for action from the Indian Embassy. The incident has intensified concerns over immigrant safety and the[Read More…]