Human Rights Post

Persistently hazardous air quality suggests that Pakistan lacks a framework to mitigate pollution. However, Pakistan has a rich history of environmental legislation — successive governments have instituted departments, laws, and mandates over time to manage air quality. For example, national and provincial legislative acts establish environmental protection agencies, delineate the agencies’ governance structures and responsibilities, and mandate air quality and ...

In her written testimony to the US Senate on October 4, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen states, “Right now, Facebook chooses what information billions of people see, shaping their perception of reality.” A data scientist and former Facebook employee, Haugen leaked a trove of internal documents to The Wall Street Journal and the US law enforcement, alleging that the tech giant ...

It is a sad reality that the fate of women and children has long been dependent on the jirgas in rural Sindh. Matters as trivial as a goat being stolen or as serious as a land dispute are settled by punishing the daughter of the erring family. The punishment in many cases being the organised rape of the girl, or ...

Can you relate these statements with the state of affairs in Pakistani society currently? Women are the property of their male guardians. The male members of society can impose punishments through shouting, beating, abusing, or killing when women do not abide by their rules, commit adultery, or even walk outside of the home wearing ‘inappropriate’ clothing. Historically, these norms were ...

According to him, “Well aware of the Americans’ intrusiveness, I do not rule out that they will be pressing for the same aim from different sides. I’ve heard that they have been trying to persuade India to grant the Pentagon some opportunities on the Indian territory.” To be clear, Lavrov wasn’t saying that India will indeed end up doing this, ...

As a society we do not talk about such topics, nor is it allowed to be discussed in backward societies. It is important to put an end to such an outdated ritual that is still alive today and this ritual is generally considered common in the villages. I approached a lot of women who were victimized by this ritual (child ...

Living in 21st Century, It is very prudent to say Social Media has revolutionized our way of living. From interaction to information, from research to news, from investment to establishing an empire, undoubtedly social media is everywhere. It’s inevitable, imminent, and influential, and it’s here to stay in our lives. Social media has restructured everyone’s lifestyle with a shift of ...

The most ignored poor women working in the agricultural field in the rural and remote areas of province are the main backbone of the economy of the country. Sindh’s contribution to the country’s agricultural GDP is about 24 per cent along with providing food security and supply of basic kitchen items to the poor people of this vicinity. Hundreds of ...

Pakistan is considered to be unsafe for marginalized groups because of the aggravating discriminatory behavior towards the vulnerable segments of society, and especially towards the transgender community. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 was enacted to ensure the provision of fundamental rights to the transgender community. One of the main pitfalls of this Act is that it does ...

Furthermore the article carried references of various individuals including a man named Asadullah who committed suicide allegedly because of the pressures of poverty. And it quoted Khurram Hussain an economic analyst who said, “The package is a drop in the ocean and will do little to help the mass of ordinary people. The pressure on Imran Khan will continue to ...

The UK is hosting the COP26 summit in Glasgow – aimed at bringing climate change under control. A number of pledges have already been made, which could change our everyday lives. What is COP26 and why is it happening? The world is warming because of emissions from fossil fuels used by humans, like coal, oil and gas. Extreme weather events ...

World temperatures are rising because of human activity, and climate change now threatens every aspect of human life. Left unchecked, humans and nature will experience catastrophic warming, with worsening droughts, greater sea level rise and mass extinction of species. We face a huge challenge, but there are potential solutions. What is climate change? Climate is the average weather in a ...

The Pakistan government has decided to continue gas supply to the power and fertiliser sectors, while domestic and industrial consumers will suffer shortages amid a major gas shortfall in the country during the winter season. This decision was made by the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) during a meeting on Thursday which was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning and ...

People in low-income countries are four times more likely to be displaced by extreme weather than those living in rich countries. With climate resilience and economic development dependent on healthy ecosystems, investing in nature is a critical part of securing climate justice for poor communities. Equality, justice, and investment in nature are all fundamental if the corporate response to climate ...

  کوپ 26 کا مقصد دنیا کو درپیش ماحولیاتی چیلنجز کا سدِباب کرنا ہے اور اس کانفرنس کے صدر آلوک شرما نے کہا ہے کہ کوپ 26 دنیا کے درجہ حرارت میں اضافے کو ڈیڑھ ڈگری سینٹی گریڈ تک محدود کرنے کی ‘آخری بہترین امید’ ہے۔ سائنسدانوں کا کہنا ہے کہ اگر ہمیں بدترین ماحولیاتی تبدیلیوں سے بچنا ہے تو ...