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"Cost of multipolarity is too high": Finnish President Alexander Stubb cal
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Finnish President Alexander Stubb warned of a "detachment" of the United States from the global West, noting it increasingly acts without consultation. Citing conflicts in West Asia, Ukraine, and Sudan, he called for a "new covenant" because the current cost of uncoordinated multipolarity is
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New Pakistan law sparks fears of systemic human rights abuses in Balochist
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The new law grants Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies sweeping authority to detain individuals, primarily targeting Baloch citizens, for up to 90 days without charge, based solely on suspicion.
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan decries new law as violation of intern
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
HRCP Secretary-General Harris Khalique emphasised that the law not only violates Articles 8 and 16 of Pakistan's Constitution but also breaches the country's international obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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"Country's legal system aligns with international law": Pakistan Foreign O
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In response to international concerns over military trials for civilians, the Foreign Office (FO) emphasised that Pakistan's legal system is consistent with international human rights law, including provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This comes af
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Amnesty International highlights human rights violations in Pakistan ahead
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
This review falls under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Pakistan is a signatory, according to the rights organization's statement
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India successfully concludes 4th periodic review by Human Rights Committee
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
India successfully concluded its 4th periodic review by the Human Rights Committee under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in Geneva on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
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China changes village names as part of cultural destruction of Uyghur comm
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
These names are being replaced with names reflecting the Chinese Communist Party ideology.
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Biden orders US flags to be flown at half-staff to honour victims of Nashv
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Biden's decision comes after six people, including three children were killed in a school shooting in Nashville.
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Nashville school shooting: 3 students killed; shooter dead
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department tweeted, "An active shooter event has taken place at Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church, on Burton Hiils Dr. The shooter was engaged by MNPD and is dead. Student reunification with parents is at Woodmont Baptist Church, 2100 Woodmont
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NSDL unveils blockchain platform for Debenture Covenant Monitoring
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): The National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), which has 89 per cent market share in value of demat assets in India, on Saturday unveiled Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) or blockchain platform for Debenture Covenant Monitoring.
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Kazakhstan ratifies international protocol to abolish death penalty
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which entails a formal commitment to abolish the death penalty, his press service said
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Eminent global lawyers reiterate protection in International law against f
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium]/New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): At a time when votes from the US elections are still being counted, a group of 160 eminent global public lawyers have got together to reinforce the primacy of international law in safeguarding sovereign electoral processes f
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