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Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
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Supporters of imprisoned Uyghur poet launch social media campaign to denou
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 2 (ANI): Supporters of Wahitjan Osman, a prolific Uyghur poet, have launched a social media campaign to highlight his arbitrary arrest in China's Xinjiang for allegedly incorporating extremist "separatist thoughts" into school textbooks.
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Abuses in Tibet include restricted freedom of religion, belief, arbitrary
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Raising the issue of human rights abuses in Tibet, the Centre for Democracy, Pluralism and Human Rights (CDPHR), in its latest report, has revealed that various individuals and organisations working for the rights of Tibetan people have reported abuses of ri
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US condemns arrest of over 80 Hong Kong protesters for 'participating' in
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): The United States has condemned the Hong Kong government's arbitrary arrest of more than 80 people for allegedly participating in an "unauthorised" pro-democracy demonstration on China's National Day on Thursday.
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India ranks among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 20 (ANI): India is among the 10 worst countries for working people, according to the seventh edition of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Global Rights Index that ranks 144 countries on the degree of respect for workers' rights.
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MQM protests over 'genocide' of Mohajirs
Updated : 8 years ago IST
London [United Kingdom], May 15 (ANI):Protesting against arbitrary arrests, enforced unlawful disappearances, unlawful detention and extra-judicial killings of Mohajirs in Pakistan, the Muttahida Qami Movement (MQM) organised a demonstration outside 10, Downing Street, the British Prime Mini
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Maldives crisis: CJ's lawyers express concerns over arbitrary arrest
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 8 (ANI): The lawyers for Chief Justice of the Maldives Abdulla Saeed have expressed grave concerns over the continued arbitrary detention of the Chief Justice.
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