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Children's future in Pak's Sindh not bright, worst forms of child abuse, b
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], November 21 (ANI): Marking Universal Children's Day on Saturday, child rights activists in Pakistan said that the future of children in Sindh is not bright as the worst forms of abuse and bonded labour are prevalent in the area.
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London Police arrest 30 eco activists blocking bridge
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 21 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 30 people were arrested in London, where eco activists blocked Lambeth Bridge during their Saturday demonstration, London police said.
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Plea in SC seeks sign language interpreters in govt press briefings
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [india], November 20 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and State governments to provide sign language interpreters in all the official press briefings conducted by the government.
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Pak Parliament's passing of over two dozen bills in a day raises concern:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI): The passing of the 33 bills in Pakistan by a joint session of Parliament on Wednesday has raised concerns as all aspects of the bills remained unaddressed and a usual process which is required to be followed during the passage of bills to examine it thoroughly
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Activists detained after coup face dismal conditions in Myanmar's Insein P
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 18 (ANI): Activists who were detained after the military coup are facing dismal conditions in Myanmar's notorious Insein Prison, according to a former detainee, who survived COVID-19 and other illnesses in the facility and remains haunted by her experience despi
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Pakistan: Nearly 1,000 Christian, Hindu women fall victim to forced conver
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 18 (ANI): Atrocities against minority women has now become common in Pakistan and according to recent data around 1,000 women belonging to Christian and Hindu communities are forced to convert to Islam every year.
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"You can't silence me, where is my sister", Uyghur activist asks China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 16 (ANI): An Uyghur activist, whose sister has been detained by the Chinese regime in Xinjiang province, highlighted the deplorable condition of Uyghurs Muslims in the province and said she will continue to raise the issue on the global stage.
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China must be stopped from misusing Interpol, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], November 16 (ANI): A Chinese official's application to join Interpol's governing body has raised alarm bells as activists fear that Beijing could use the crime-fighting organisation to silence its critics abroad.
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China's nominee to Interpol committee opposed by lawmakers from 20 countri
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Parliamentarians and activists from around the world have launched a global campaign to oppose the candidacy of Hu Binchen, a Deputy Director General at China's Ministry of Public Security, to the Interpol Executive Committee at its General Assembly sess
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Pakistan's PTM organises rally in Peshawar, calls for release of activists
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], November 16 (ANI): Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in Pakistan organised a rally demanding the release of the arrested activists imprisoned in different jails in the country, including the Member of National Assembly Ali Wazir, reported local media.
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Prospect of Chinese official vying for Interpol job raises alarm bells
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 15 (ANI): A top Chinese official's application to join Interpol's governing body has raised alarm bells as experts, parliamentarians from around the world and activists fear that Beijing could use the crime-fighting organisation to silence its critics abroad, includi
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Incidents like Minar-e-Pakistan create difficulty in bringing justice to v
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] November 15 (ANI): Victim-blaming mindset and social stigma attached with reporting incidents such as the Minar-e-Pakistan incident where a woman was allegedly assaulted by hundreds of men on Independence Day, often weaken the authenticity and progress of other cases whe
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