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Political activist Abid Ali Raja calls Kashmir Solidarity Day a 'Fraud', f
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Speaking to a local digital media outlet, Raja said the Kashmir Solidarity Day holds no historical or political significance for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. "This is a complete fraud. It is a joke with the people of PoJK, with the issues of PoJK," he said.
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China's "super embassy" plan in London triggers security fears and politic
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The British government is nearing approval of a contentious proposal by China to establish what would be its largest diplomatic mission in Europe, raising alarms over security, sovereignty and civil liberties. The planned complex, often described as a "super embassy," is to be built at Royal
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Police crackdown on women protesters exposes deepening rights crisis in Ba
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The arrest of women protesters in Balochistan's Manjhoo Shori area has sparked strong condemnation from the Balochistan Bar Council, raising renewed concerns over the treatment of citizens exercising their constitutional rights. The incident has intensified criticism of law enforcement pract
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Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar National Human Rights Award 2025 Announced at Interna
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22: The Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar National Human Rights Award-2025 was announced and conferred at the International Human Rights Convention-2025 held in the national capital, bringing together eminent jurists, policymakers, academicians and human rights advocates from
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US Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of Trump's move to end birthr
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
US Supreme Court agreed to examine the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, reopening a debate widely considered settled since the late 19th century
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UP Govt declares Nov 25 public holiday to mark Guru Tegh Bahadur's 350th M
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Guru Tegh Bahadur, remembered as "Hind di Chadar," sacrificed his life in 1675 to uphold the right to freedom of belief. His martyrdom holds a significant place in India's socio-religious history, symbolising the protection of pluralism and the safeguarding of civil liberties. The state g
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Tunisian opposition leaders join hunger strike to back jailed politician
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Several Tunisian opposition leaders, including Jawhar Ben Mbarek, have begun a hunger strike to protest his detention since February 2023. His health is deteriorating, drawing concern from family and human rights groups, amid growing criticism of Tunisia's shrinking civil liberties under Pre
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China's war on freedom escalates: Global alarm over widening human rights
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has released its latest weekly brief, painting a grim picture of escalating repression under President Xi Jinping's rule, highlighting the Chinese Communist Party's tightening control over civil liberties, religious freedom, and dissent across the country and bey
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Forum in Geneva exposes alarming human rights abuses in Pakistan, Banglade
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A seminar held during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva highlighted the deteriorating human rights conditions in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Organised by the Forum on Inter-Cultural & Inter-Religious Dialogue (FICIR) in collaboration with the Asian-Eur
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Pakistan: Sit-in by families of Baloch missing persons continues in Islama
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A sit-in by families of Balochistan's missing persons in Islamabad entered its 31st day, with demonstrators accusing police of harassment and force. Despite restrictions, they held a seminar condemning enforced disappearances, extrajudicial detentions, and human rights abuses, calling for de
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Education, livelihoods, and press freedom hit as Balochistan internet ban
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Internet in Balochistan has been suspended until August 31 to curb armed groups' communication, disrupting education, businesses, and media. The move faces criticism from students, entrepreneurs, journalists, and human rights groups, who call it a violation of civil liberties and harmful to
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HRCP sounds alarm over deepening human rights crisis in Balochistan
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Following a week-long visit to Turbat and Quetta, the HRCP team, which included chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt, former senator Farhatullah Babar, and senior human rights advocates such as Nasreen Azhar and I A Rehman, recorded disturbing trends of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executio
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