{"id":17254,"date":"2026-02-26T14:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/02\/26\/pakistan-advances-human-rights-unhrc\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:46:46","slug":"pakistan-advances-human-rights-unhrc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/02\/26\/pakistan-advances-human-rights-unhrc\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Advances Human Rights Agenda at UNHRC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Secretary of the Ministry of Human Rights Abdul Khalique Shaikh represented Pakistan and reiterated the country&#8217;s commitment to advancing <strong>human rights<\/strong> globally. As an elected member of the Council, Pakistan underlined its constructive engagement with the UN human rights framework.<\/p>\n<p>Shaikh told delegates that human rights are not a luxury reserved for favourable times but a necessary safeguard in periods of uncertainty, conflict and complex global challenges. He urged sustained international attention and coordinated action to protect fundamental freedoms for all, including the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing attention to an aggravated regional and global situation, the Secretary expressed grave concern over violations and suppression of fundamental freedoms in Afghanistan, Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine. He stressed that Islam must not be misused to justify the suppression of women\u2019s rights, highlighting the urgent need to protect the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming that <em>self-determination is not for sale<\/em>, Shaikh emphasised that the people of Jammu and Kashmir continue to be denied their inalienable rights as enshrined in the UN Charter and relevant Security Council resolutions. He warned that continued violence and impunity in Palestine are further destabilising the region and undermining prospects for lasting peace.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary also expressed deep concern about rising religious intolerance in political discourse and the growing trend of Islamophobia as a tool of prejudice against Muslims. He called on the international community to step up collective efforts to combat hatred, discrimination and entrenched inequalities within and among States.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to advancing dialogue, multilateral cooperation and universal respect for human rights in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter, and pledged to work constructively within the UN system to promote protection, accountability and lasting solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan reaffirms human rights commitment at the UN Human Rights Council, urging action on Afghanistan, Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":17253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}