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Global lawmakers call out China for abuses against minority women in Xinji
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): A group of global lawmakers have called on governments to hold China to account for abuses against minority women in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), amid reports of systematic sexual abuse in detention and violations of reproductive rights. Read More
China should have no role in succession process of Dalai Lama, says US
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) emphasised that the Chinese government should have no role in the succession process of Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama and Beijing's interference in the matter is an "outrageous abuse of religious freedom".
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UK MP calls for much tougher action on China's human rights abuses
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], March 10 (ANI): Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom Iain Duncan Smith has called for "much tougher action" to combat human rights abuses in China as Beijing continues to impose severe crackdowns on Uyghurs and the citizens of Hong Kong.
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Demi Lovato opens up about why she turned to drugs during mental health st
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): American singer and songwriter, Demi Lovato recently during an upcoming episode of the podcast 'Yeah No, I'm Not Okay', opened up about why she turned to drugs when she was struggling with her mental health.
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US Congressman expresses solidarity with Sindhi community as Pak crackdown
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan against the Sindhis, US Congressman Adam Schiff has condemned the human rights abuses in Sindh province, including disappearances, torture, forced conversions and extrajudicial killings.
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World Uyghur Congress calls for Magnitsky sanctions on China over human ri
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 9 (ANI): Calling for Magnitsky sanctions on the Chinese leadership and other entities, Benedict Rogers, the co-founder of Hong Kong Watch and adviser to the World Uyghur Congress said that human rights are "under severe assault in China since the Tiananmen massacre"
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Brothers of US-based journalist detained after Xinjiang coverage, in appar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Two brothers of US-based Journalist Eset Sulaiman have been detained by the authorities in China's Xinjiang as part of an intimidation campaign aimed at preventing him from reporting on rights abuses, according to Radio Free Asia.
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J-K: Srinagar Police inaugurates Women Help Desk and Counselling Hall in R
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 6 (ANI): In order to help women facing harassment, abuse, or violence, the Srinagar Police have started a Women Help Desk and a counselling hall at the Women Police Station in Rambagh area of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, the Srinagar police inform
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Uyghur body calls for boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in China, cites huma
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], March 4 (ANI): Citing grave human rights abuses, a pro-Uyghur body on Thursday called on the international community to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics scheduled to be held in China.
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US has obligation to address genocide in Xinjiang by China, says Nancy Pel
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the Uyghur community amid the ongoing human rights abuse by the Chinese authorities, US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has affirmed her view that the United States has an "obligation to address the genocide".
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Beijing tries to discredit report by Uyghur witnesses of sexual abuse in '
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 3 (ANI): As the number of Western lawmakers accusing China of genocide grows, Beijing is focusing on discrediting Uyghur witnesses behind the recent report of sexual abuse, reported FR24 News.
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Newly-uncovered evidence reveals schemes to uproot minorities in China's X
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the growing international criticism of human rights abuses in China, newly-uncovered evidence revealed state-run schemes to forcibly uproot, assimilate and reduce the population density of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region through c
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