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UN experts condemn conviction of Pakistani activist Idris Khattak, call fo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): As many as UN independent experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of Pakistani minority civil society activist Idris Khattak.
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Women activists express concerns over surge in violence against women in K
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 14 (ANI): Women activists have expressed their concerns about a surge in violence against women in the crisis-torn country while gathering in the capital Kabul, local media reported.
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Bajrang Dal activists set fire to 'Pakistani food festival' banner in Guja
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], December 14 (ANI): A group of Bajrang Dal activists on Monday took down and set on fire a huge banner hoisted over a restaurant announcing a 'Pakistani food festival', in Surat, said the activists.
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Refusal to address Uyghur forced labour is betrayal of Europe's values: Ri
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 13 (ANI): Ahead of the Beijing Olympics 2022, a Washington-based Uyghur rights activist has called on Europe to adhere to its values and take action against China's rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
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On Human Rights Day, China placed lawyers, activists under house arrest
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 12 (ANI): Chinese authorities targeted dissidents, rights lawyers and activists and their families by putting them under house arrest, round-the-clock surveillance and restrictions on their children's school attendance on Human Rights Day, a media report said.
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Beijing targets activists on International Human Rights Day
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 11 (ANI): As the world observed the International Human Rights Day on Friday, Beijing on the other hand targeted a rights lawyer and his activist wife.
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Demonstration held outside Chinese Embassy in UK over human rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], December 11 (ANI): A large number of human rights activists including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hongkongers, Mongolians held protests outside the Chinese Embassy in London over human rights abuses in China and sought action against the Chinese Community Party (CCP) regime as well as ur
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Sindhis in Pakistan hold rallies against `forced' conversions on Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Human rights activists and members of the minority communities organised protest rallies in different cities in Pakistan's Sindh province to mark International Human Rights Day on Friday.
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Activists demand release of political prisoners in Pakistan, PoK, Gilgit B
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Political and human rights activists from Pakistan, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan have expressed grave concern about the worsening human rights situation in the country and occupied regions.
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Human Rights Day: Activists hold protests demanding Pakistan protect its m
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Vienna/ Hague [Austria/Netherlands], December 11 (ANI): Political activists held protests on the occasion of International Human Rights Day in different parts of the world demanding that Pakistan should protect its minorities.
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Human Rights Day: Activists in Bangladesh raise concerns over human rights
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 11 (ANI): On World Human Rights Day, activists and NGOs in Bangladesh raised serious concerns over the human rights violations in China, Pakistan and other parts of the world.
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Biden mentions Mahatma Gandhi in Democracy Summit speech, says late Congre
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday invoked Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela while referring to the work done by Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights activist, during his opening remarks at the Summit for Democracy.
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