On 23 September 2022, Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority reiterated his appeal for the State of Palestine to become a full-fledged member of the UN, and warned of waning peace prospects with Israel, in his speech to the General Assembly on Friday. [UN News]

GENEVA (22 September 2022) – UN experts today strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran’s strict rules on women’s dress by wearing an “improper hijab”. (Source: ohchr.org)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, which is holding its 22nd meeting, for the first time. The fact that Turkey, which is not a member of the organization

Senator Mushtaq Ahmad on Monday, 5 September 2022, presented the bill for amendments in the Transgender Protection Act to the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights. During the meeting, Senator Mushtaq Ahmad said that, “...the legislation regarding the transgender community is against Quran and Sunnah and it will promote homosexuality.” The Ministry of Human Rights opposed the amendments.