human rights

US withdrawal from UN human rights body draws mixed reactions

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Washington —  Human rights experts in Washington are divided over whether the U.S. withdrawal from a United Nations body on human rights will hurt North Korea’s already poor human rights situation. Last Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling the U.S. out of the U.N. Human Rights Council, or UNHRC, reintroducing the … Read more

Pakistani Christian Asylum Seeker Awarded Rs 1 Crore After Alleged Mistreatment By UK Officials

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An asylum seeker has been awarded 100,000 Pounds (Rs 1,08,77,180) by the Home Office after alleging she was “treated like a criminal” for overstaying in the UK, according to The Guardian. When Nadra Almas came to Britain in 2004 on a student visa from Pakistan, she said she was unable to go back because she … Read more