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US failing to meet obligations under international law to prevent gun viol
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): The United States is failing in its obligation under international law to prevent gun violence and to protect its citizens' right to life, says Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard.
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Friends of Karima Baloch hold protest outside Toronto Police Headquarters
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], December 25 (ANI): The "Friends of Karima Baloch" staged a protest outside the Toronto police headquarters on Friday and demanded justice for Karima Baloch.
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Rights bodies urge Pak authorities to probe violence against Ahmadiyyas
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 26 (ANI): Pakistani authorities should urgently and impartially investigate a surge in violent attacks on members of the Ahmadiyya religious community, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said on Thursday. The a
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Security agencies uncover plot to instigate caste riots, defame UP govt ov
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow [India], October 5 (ANI): Security agencies have uncovered a plot to instigate riots along caste lines and defame Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh by using the Hathras incident.
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Foreign NGOs must adhere to Indian laws with respect to foreign funding: M
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): India on Thursday said that the foreign NGOs must adhere to Indian laws with respect to foreign funding just like they would do so in the United States, the UK and countries of the European Union.
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Amnesty International statements unfortunate, exaggerated but it's free to
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Hours after Amnesty International claimed it halted India operations citing government 'witch-hunt', the central government on Tuesday said that the stand taken and statements made by the international NGO are unfortunate, exaggerated and far from the t
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Amnesty International working on commercial lines, earning huge profit: BJ
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Rejecting Amnesty International's claims of "witch-hunt" by the Indian government, Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday alleged that it is working on commercial lines, earning a huge profit adding that acting in bad faith will not be permitted to any India
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Imran Khan fails again in convincing world of 'freedom of press' in Pak
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], September 05 (ANI): Imran Khan does it again. In an interview to the Arab network-- Al Jazeera, the Pakistani prime minister goes back to one of his favourite topics: Freedom of press. Repeating once again the same (most probably written) speech with the same words and the same
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Australia-China spat exposes dragon's hidden hands
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 30 (ANI): A Chinese court's ruling of sentencing an Australian citizen to death in connection with alleged drug trafficking charges on June 13 has exposed the deep-rooted flaws in China's party-dominated judicial system, which runs contrary to the rule of law.
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Daughter of missing Pashtun activist lambasts Pakistan for silencing dissi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): Talia Khattak, daughter of a prominent human rights defender Idris Khattak, has lambasted Pakistan for silencing dissidents.
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Pak senator chides Imran Khan govt for ignoring Balochistan during coronav
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): Highlighting the discrimination faced against Baloch people at the hands of Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government, Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Senator Mohammad Usman Khan Kakar has said the authorities have not provided a single ventilator to
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Arif Wazir's killing a part of Pakistan's brutality on Pashtun Tahaffuz Mo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Even in Ramzan, the Muslim month of fasting and seeking forgiveness, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan continues its crackdown on its Pashtun population, killing Arif Wazir- the leader of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM).
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