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Blasphemy laws in Pakistan target religious minorities, GHRD to UN Human R
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
At the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the organisation Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) raised concerns over the continued misuse of blasphemy laws in Pakistan and their impact on religious minorities.
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Akshar Foundation highlights Northeast India's development at UN Human Rig
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On the sidelines of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Mazin Mukhtar, Co-founder and Associate Director of the Akshar Foundation, highlighted development initiatives in India's northeastern region and urged global recognition of progress made in previously n
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ECO FAWN Society raises Pahalgam terror attack at UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
At the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Yasser Laaroussi, from the ECO FAWN Society, during General Debate under Item 3, in his oral statement, highlighted the terrorist attack that took place in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025. He urged the international community
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Oxford medical student highlights holistic education as key to protecting
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
At the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Petrina Lander, a medical student at the University of Oxford, in her oral statement, while addressing the annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child, called for stronger global support for holistic education sys
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India's disability rights progress highlighted at UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Progress and ongoing challenges related to disability rights in India were highlighted during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva by Lara Delutis, a volunteer with Sambhali Trust.
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Oxford student highlights India's inclusive education model at UNHRC
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India's vision for inclusive education under the National Education Policy 2020 was highlighted during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva by Jan Hubel, a Luxembourg national and master's student of International Development at the University of Oxford.
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Pakistan's blasphemy victim Shagufta Kiran's case raised at UN in Geneva
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
During the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Jubilee Campaign representative Hulda Fahmi, during an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture, highlighted the case of Shagufta Kiran, a Christian woman imprisoned in Pakistan over blasphemy allega
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STP flags transnational repression at United Nations Human Rights Council
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The discussion featured key representatives from communities impacted by state-driven cross-border repression, including Sarah from STP Germany, Zumrita Akrin of the Uyghur Congress, Lebin Ding representing the Felang Goan Chinese community, and Thinley Chukki, Representative of His Holiness
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"India's mandate reflects trust of international community," Jaishankar at
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Jaishankar advocated non-politicisation, selectivity or double standards of advocating human rights selectivity or double standards.
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Pro-Tibet groups hold protest in Geneva as UNHRC 61st session opens, raise
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The peaceful demonstration, held on 23 February 2026, was organised by the Tibetan Community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein (TCSL) and attended by Representative Thinley Chukki.
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President Kovind to attend 61st session of Bodo Sahitya Sabha in Assam's T
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Tamulpur (Assam) [India], May 1 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind will attend the 61st session of Bodo Sahitya Sabha which will be held in Assam's Tamulpur district on Monday.
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