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Kashmiris protest at UNHRC, demand Pakistan to dismantle terror infrastruc
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 21 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) held a massive protest in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) office here against gross human rights violations and exploitation of water resources by Pakistan in the region.<
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PoK remains breeding ground for Pak-backed terrorists, says Kashmiri activ
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 21 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have expressed concerns over growing extremism and terrorist activities in the region during an event on the sidelines of the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Session in Geneva.
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Construction of dam on Indus River illegal, says Sindhi activists
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 20 (ANI): Sindhi political activists have strongly opposed the construction of Kalabagh Dam on the Indus River, calling it as `illegal, unethical and immoral attempt` by Pakistan to deny life to the Sindhi people.
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ASHA benefit package approved by Cabinet
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 19 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval to the Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) Benefit Package, which will come into effect from October this year.
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Pakistan violating UN resolutions on J-K, say Kashmiri activists at UNHRC
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 19 (ANI): Kashmiri activists have strongly criticised Pakistan for violating the United Nations resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir by plundering natural resources and carrying out human rights violations in the erstwhile princely state.
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`UN must act tough against Pak to protect rights of Baloch people`
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19 (ANI): Human rights activists from Balochistan have asked the United Nations to act tough against Pakistan to protect the rights and lives of the Baloch people.
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Protect rights of Sindhi people, says activist to UN
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 19 (ANI): A Sindhi political activist has asked the United Nations Human Rights Office to take notice of rampant violations of human rights perpetrated by Pakistani state agencies against Sindhi people.
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West Bengal: BJP Yuva Morcha workers detained by police
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), Sep 17 (ANI): Activists of the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha on Monday were detained by police after they staged a protest against the attack on state BJP president Dilip Ghosh's vehicle in East Midnapore district earlier in the day.
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Bhima Koregaon: SC extends house arrest of 5 activists
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday extended the house arrest of five activists held in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence till September 19, which is also the next date of hearing.
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Dabholkar murder: Kalaskar sent to judicial custody
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 17 (ANI): Sharad Kalaskar, an accused in arms hauls case, was on Monday remanded to judicial custody till September 29 for probing his alleged role in activist Narendra Dabholkar murder in 2013.
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Kerala nun rape: Activist on hunger strike hospitalized
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): Activist Stephen Mathew, who has been on a hunger strike for the past nine days demanding the arrest of rape-accused Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, was hospitalised after his health deteriorated earlier in the day.
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Pak: Protest over arrests of Gilgit-Baltistan activists
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Sept 16 (ANI): Hundreds of protestors took to the streets of Lahore on Saturday to oppose the arrest of activists Asif Naji and Shabbir Mayar from Gilgit-Baltistan.
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