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Daily Archives: September 5, 2007

Human Rights Watch announces International Fellowship for Young Journalists

Recent journalism graduates worldwide have the chance to apply for an International Fellowship with Human Rights Watch. Deadline: October 5. The Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship is open to any eligible candidate, regardless of nationality. Fellows work full-time for one year with Human Rights Watch in New York, Washington, D.C., or London. Tasks […]


IG sets up human rights cell

KARACHI(PPI) – Inspector General Sindh Police Ziaul Hassan Khan has established the Human Rights Cell at the Central Police Office, Karachi in order to combat human rights violation, particularly atrocities against women and children and honor killings. The cell, headed by Additional IC Investigation Zaffar Ahmed Farooqui, will monitor the human rights violations across the […]


10 percent job quota for women in govt departments urged

ISLAMABAD: Speakers in a seminar on Monday urged the government to enforce 10 percent job quota for women in its ministries and departments. The seminar ‘Female Employment in Pakistan’ was organised by the Pakistan Manpower Institute. Thirty representatives of federal, provincial and Azad Kashmir government and educational institutions attended the two-day seminar. Addressing the concluding […]