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Malala Yousafzai strongly condemns violence against Baloch protesters
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Malala Yousafzai has expressed support for Baloch people protesting against enforced disappearances and "strongly condemned" violent responses against peaceful protesters.
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Amnesty International condemns Pakistan's crackdown on Baloch protests
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amid escalating tensions in Balochistan, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, Babu Ram Pant, issued a scathing condemnation of Pakistan's authorities' response to the Baloch Raji Machi protests.
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Baloch Human Rights Council calls for global action against crackdown on B
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In their letter, BHRC condemned the international community's inaction in response to the severe repression faced by participants in a peaceful protest organized by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee.
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"Pakistan wants to scare us with gun but....": Baloch activist vows to con
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Mahrang Baloch made the remarks while addressing the participants of the Baloch National Gathering.
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Amnesty International laments China for imprisonment and torture of Uyghur
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
An international human rights watchdog called upon the Chinese authorities on Tuesday for the illegal imprisonment and further torture of Ilham Tohti, a renowned Uyghur activist and intellectual, who advocated for understanding and dialogue between Uyghurs and Han Chinese people, Amnesty In
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Amnesty International condemns Pakistan's atrocities in Bannu
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amnesty International condemned atrocities done by Pakistani defence forces in Bannu, Pakistan, especially stressing the recent open fire incident in Bannu.
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Human rights organisations voice concern over situation in Xinjiang, call
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International Service for Human Rights, and the World Uyghur Congress said that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, should provide a public update of measures taken by the Chinese government and his office to addr
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Amnesty International urges Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Amnesty International stressed that the Taliban's policies violate international laws.
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Pakistan: Campaign launched for safe return of missing Baloch journalist
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Several human rights activists and Baloch leaders announced the launch of a social media campaign to inquire about the whereabouts of Rashid Hussain Brohi, a Baloch journalist and human rights activist missing since 2018.
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Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to 11 years in prison
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The sentence, handed down in a "secret hearing" by Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court on January 9, 2024, was only revealed weeks later, following a United Nations inquiry, according to Amnesty International and the London-based Saudi rights group ALQST.
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Human rights situation in Xinjiang remains grave: Amnesty International re
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In its yearly report, Amnesty International stated that people who participated in events to commemorate the victims of an apartment block fire in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and other protests against stringent COVID-19 policies known as the A4 protests or White Paper Revolution due to protes
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Amnesty International report highlights severe human rights abuses in Chin
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In its report titled ''The State of the World's Human Rights, April 2024' released on Tuesday, international human rights advocacy organisation Amnesty International highlighted the human rights abuses in China.
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