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Rights body reports rising enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement has published a report that recorded around 98 enforced disappearances and 12 extrajudicial killings in November month by the Pakistan security forces.
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Pakistan: Turbat families give authorities two-day ultimatum over enforced
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Families in Turbat, Balochistan, have given authorities a two-day ultimatum to recover six individuals subjected to enforced disappearances in the Aapsar area. At a press conference, relatives shared harrowing accounts of their loved ones' detentions by Pakistani forces and urged authorities
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Parliament: Congress' Vijay Vasant moves adjournment motion to discuss fis
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Congress MP Vijay Vasanth on Monday morning moved an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the detention of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka authorities.
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Rights Body raises alarm over detention of political activists in PoGB
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised serious concerns over the detention of political activists in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Canada targets Chinese officials with sanctions over human rights abuses
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Canadian government's decision came in response to ongoing reports of systemic repression and abuses in China, including arbitrary detention, forced labour, and violence against ethnic and religious minorities. Specifically, the sanctions addressed the Chinese government's treatment of U
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Enforced disappearances reported in Balochistan's Kech, two missing men re
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Four men were forcibly disappeared during a Pakistani forces' raid in Kech, Balochistan, on Saturday. Witnesses reported violence during the detentions. Separately, two coal miners previously missing from Quetta since August have been released. The ongoing issue of forced disappearances in B
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Indian Coast Guard detains 4 foreigners off Tamil Nadu coast
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Four foreigners have been detained from a boat, approximately 46 nautical miles off the Tamil Nadu coast, defence officials said on Sunday.
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Tibetan monk faces family tragedy, health struggles after release from Chi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Tibetan Buddhist monk Rachung Gendun, imprisoned for sending donations to the Dalai Lama, has been released after serving three and a half years in Chinese detention. Reports indicate he is in poor health and receiving treatment at a hospital in Chengdu. During his incarceration, Gendun endu
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Pakistan: Human rights group condemns extrajudicial detention of youth in
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement, has condemned the extrajudicial detention and forced disappearance of Zakariya, a young man from Gwadar, by Pakistani security forces. The organisation called for his immediate release and demanded an investigation into the gro
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"The officers are doing their work": Telangana Congress President Maheshku
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Telangana Congress President Bomma Maheshkumar Goud on Thursday justified the detention of BRS leader Harish Rao by the state police, saying that the officers were doing their work.
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Uyghur leader calls out China's genocide at UN forum amid disruption
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
During his address, Chinese representatives attempted to disrupt the session by falsely accusing the WUC of being a "separatist organization" and demanded that Qurban be silenced. Despite these attempts to intimidate him, Qurban remained steadfast, continuing his speech and highlighting t
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Pakistan forces launch crackdown in Balochistan, over 50 forcibly disappea
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan forces have launched a series of raids across Balochistan, resulting in the forced disappearance of over 50 individuals. The operations have been carried out in Turbat, Dera Bugti, Sui, Barkhan, and Kalat, with dozens of detentions reported.
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