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Pakistan's gender gap index hits rock bottom, second worst globally
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Women's rights activists have issued impassioned pleas for both state and societal commitment to address gender disparities effectively. They emphasise the need to redefine the roles prescribed to women by Pakistani society and the government.
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UN side event spotlights China's rising Islamophobia targeting Uyghurs, Ka
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Human rights activists, diplomats, and other intellectuals highlighted the growing Islamophobia in China targeting Uyghur Muslims and Kazakhs during a side event at the UN Human Rights Council's 56th session in Geneva.
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PoJK activist highlights major security lapse behind Rawalakot prison brea
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan, an activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) highlighted the major security lapses behind the recent Rawalakot prison break incident in which 20 criminals had escaped.
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Uyghur activist condemns China's human rights abuses and economic exploita
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A renowned Uyghur human rights activist has lambasted China for its poor human rights record and its international policies of economic exploitation, especially in Africa.
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Kerala climate activist, Kallur Balan devotes his life to environmental co
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Kerala climate activist, Kallur Balan, popularly known as 'green man', for planting and nurturing lakhs of trees along the roadsides has taken up another mission of providing food and water to wild animals and birds.
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Pinarayi Vijayan giving political patronage to SFI "criminals": Kerala LoP
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Thursday accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of giving political patronage to Students' Federation of India activists for their violence on the campuses.
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Tripura BJYM burns Rahul Gandhi's effigy over his remarks on Hindu communi
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Activists of Tripura Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Tuesday burnt the effigy of Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha in protest against his alleged "anti-Hindu" statement during the parliament session.
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"Let's not forget": Taiwanese activist condemns China, urges audience to r
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Taiwanese singer and activist Panai Kusui took a bold stance against China during her acceptance speech at the Golden Melody Awards ceremony, urging the audience to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Focus Taiwan reported.
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Baloch rights group intensifies advocacy efforts in Geneva against violati
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The leaders and activists of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) are holding meetings with diplomats, international organisations, and academics in Geneva to intensify advocacy for the Baloch cause on the international stage against rights violations by Pakistan.
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UN-led Doha talks with Taliban excludes women, Afghan rights activist says
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
"We're going to continue learning. We're going to continue going to schools. We're going to continue doing what we believe is best for Afghanistan. When the time is right, I'm pretty sure that the country will accept their daughters."
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"Cannot even express how each day passes for me, my family": Sammi Deen Ba
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist from Balochistan, organised a major press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Friday. The conference intended to raise a united voice against the ongoing issue of enforced disappearances in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
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Activist criticize PoJK budget amid financial strain, development concerns
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Amjad Ayub Mirza, an activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), expressed serious concerns regarding the budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 presented by the PoJK government.
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