The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has welcomed the passage of the Protection of Women against Violence Bill 2015 by the Punjab Assembly and expressed the hope its efficient enforcement would help protect women from violence and ensure the culprits do not escape justice.

With all of the uncertainties that Yemen’s civil war and epidemic lawlessness brings, one thing remains constant and reliable, that is, the ever widening gap between the wealthily and privileged pre Arab Spring elite and the malnourished and desperate citizens who are kept as a weakened underclass. Like the other Arab Spring countries, much was promised to the hopeful majority of citizens, but very little was delivered in terms of…

France's Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a three-month extension of the state of emergency imposed after deadly attacks in and around Paris on November 13 despite opposition from rights groups that say it undermines civic freedoms.

Women's Section: "Oh, the Muslim Children!"