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UN decries "transnational repression" as 40 Uyghurs vanish after forced re
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
UN experts are decrying the disappearance of 40 Uyghur men forcibly returned to China from Thailand a year ago. Held for a decade before deportation, their fate remains unknown. The UN warns this reflects a pattern of transnational repression and urges China to provide information and legal
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Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement accuses Pakistan of enforced disappearances, cal
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) UK chapter has strongly accused Pakistan of violating international human rights obligations, alleging that the country's military continues to suppress Pashtun human rights defenders through enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention, as cited by PT
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UN condemns arbitrary detention of additional staff by Houthis
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said these detentions have rendered the delivery of United Nations humanitarian assistance in areas under Houthi control unsustainable. He noted that this directly affects millions of people in need and restricts t
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"Unusual and regrettable": Foreign Affairs experts react to "arbitrary det
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Foreign Affairs experts reacted to the "arbitrary detention" of an Indian national, Prema Wangjom Thongdok, at Shanghai International Airport, calling it unusual and unfortunate at a time when India-China ties are coming back on track.
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India condemns "arbitrary detention" of citizen in China, reaffirms Arunac
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India on Tuesday strongly rejected China's remarks regarding the status of Arunachal Pradesh and expressed serious concern over what it described as the "arbitrary detention" of an Indian national, Prema Wangjom Thongdok, at Shanghai International Airport.
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Baloch activist accuses Pakistani military of genocide-scale repression in
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Baloch leader Mehran Marri has delivered a scathing indictment of Pakistan's human rights record in Balochistan, alleging widespread enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and arbitrary detentions that he describes as "genocide at full escalation."
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Levies officer among two reportedly detained by security forces in Balochi
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Two men, including a Levies officer, were arrested in Balochistan's Kolwah and Kharan districts, with their whereabouts unknown. Separately, attackers abducted 18 labourers and set fire to vehicles in Khuzdar. The province faces a severe human rights crisis, with enforced disappearances and
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UNHRC's Volker Turk raises alarm on global human rights crisis as Tibet fa
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At the UNHRC, High Commissioner Volker Turk warned that human rights face global threats, citing conflicts, shrinking freedoms, and discrimination. Despite some progress, Tibetans endure repression, cultural assimilation, and arbitrary detentions. He urged urgent international action to prot
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China's transnational crackdown intensifies as Falun Gong faces hostility
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Since then, countless practitioners have endured arbitrary detention, torture, forced labour, and accusations of forced organ harvesting. Feng stated that this campaign represents one of the most far-reaching and brutal repressions of a faith group in modern history.
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US issues 'D risk indicator' alert, warns citizens against travel to Afgha
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The advisory explained that Washington uses a special "D risk indicator" in its travel alerts to highlight countries where US citizens face a high danger of wrongful or arbitrary detention. Afghanistan, the report said, tops this list due to the severity of threats on the ground.
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Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar approaches Calcutta High Court, seeks judi
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a significant legal development, Union Minister of State for Education and DoNER Sukanta Majumdar has filed a writ petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging repeated illegal and arbitrary detentions by the state authorities.
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Paank condemns enforced disappearances by Pakistani military in Balochista
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Paank, the Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, strongly denounced the recent incidents of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detentions carried out by the Pakistani military in the Awaran district of Balochistan.
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