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US among seven nations concerned about right violations by Myanmar army
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 26 (ANI): Seven countries including the United States and the United Kingdom reiterated grave concern over reports of ongoing human rights violations and abuses by the Myanmar Security Forces across the country.
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Japanese apparel makers boycott China's Xinjiang cotton
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] November 23 (ANI): Japanese apparel makers have decided to shun the cotton produced from China's western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region citing forced labour and human rights abuses.
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Olympics sponsors in spotlight as Beijing Winter Games loom
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 14 (ANI): Ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the event, saying the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) major corporate sponsors should "explain" how they are using their leverage to address human rights abuse
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Taliban continue crack down on Human Rights defenders
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 12 (ANI): Despite the Taliban promise to provide 'general amnesty' to all including Human Rights defenders, social activists, journalists, employees of the former Afghan government and also the ones who worked for American led NATO establishments, reports coming
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Ignoring Beijing's human rights abuses becoming increasingly difficult for
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 29 (ANI): For decades, German industry -- an early mover in the Chinese market -- looked the other way amid Beijing's human rights abuses, but now ignoring it is becoming increasingly difficult for Berlin.
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Sexual abuses against children surging in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 30 (ANI): Incidents of sexual abuse against children are surging in Pakistan with the child protection organisation Sahil stating that the abuse has increased by two children per day in comparison with last year's January-June report, local media said.
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Taliban abuses cause widespread fear in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): The Taliban in Afghanistan's western city of Herat are committing widespread and serious human rights violations against women and girls, a new report has revealed.
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UK: Uyghur Tribunal probing rights abuses concludes second session
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 16 (ANI): An independent UK-based panel, probing human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang province, has concluded its second and final session.
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China criticises Uyghur Tribunal over investigating human rights abuses in
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 11 (ANI): China has criticised the Uyghur Tribunal -- an independent UK-based panel -- over investigating human rights abuses in Xinjiang and said it has nothing to do with law, justice, or truth.
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Kazakhstan: Researcher on Xinjiang crimes banned
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], September 9 (ANI): Kazakh authorities have banned a Russian-American researcher from the country for five years in apparent efforts to stymie his work documenting abuses of ethnic minorities in neighboring China, according to a rights group.
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Habitual of abusing her opponents, Arjun Singh slams Mamata Banerjee over
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], September 9 (ANI): Reacting to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "evil than Duryodhan and Dushasan" remarks against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), party's MP Arjun Singh on Thursday said that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo habitual
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Afghanistan: UN rights chief says she has credible 'harrowing' reports of
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 24 (ANI): A UN top diplomat for human rights said she has received harrowing and credible reports of serious violations of and human rights abuses in Afghanistan under the Taliban, including executions of civilians.
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