April 24, 2024 16:03 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Centre moves Supreme Court seeking modification of 2012 verdict in 2G spectrum case | 'Robert Vadra Ab Ki Baar' posters in Amethi as suspense looms over Congress candidate | Sam Pitroda's comment on wealth distribution stirs row, Congress distances itself, Amit Shah says 'party exposed' | Renowned dancer and ex-professor at Chennai academy arrested on sexual harassment charges | 'Has anyone robbed your mangalsutra during Congress rule?' Priyanka Gandhi counters PM's charge

UN calls on Saudi Arabia to release jailed human rights defenders, including women activists

New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an end to the ban on women driving – the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday called on Saudi Arabia to “unconditionally” release all those being held.