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China condemned for human rights abuses against Tibetans
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has reported that the Chinese government is perpetuating human rights abuses against Tibetans, simply because of their religious beliefs or cultural identity.
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Pakistani forces detain several young Baloch women in Khuzdar during peace
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The detentions, conducted by Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, have sparked outrage among activists and rights groups, who accuse the Pakistani state of escalating its repression of Baloch dissent.
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BJP took no "tangible, meaningful" step to retrieve Katchatheevu island: M
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over the recent detentions of fishermen from the state by Sri Lankan authorities and urged him to work for a "lasting solution" to the long-standing issue.
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Human rights activist exposes Chinese oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang at
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In his intervention Fujiki outlined China's efforts to erase the unique Uyghur identity and culture, citing mass detentions in "vocational training centers" that serve as de facto internment camps.
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Over 100 detained across Russia for honouring Navalny amid funeral
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Novosibirsk witnessed the highest detentions with 16 individuals taken into custody. Moscow, where Navalny was interred, saw at least 10 detentions, while Yekaterinburg and the Voronezh region had 10 and 14 detentions, respectively.
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Afghanistan: United Nations Special Rapporteur endorses calls to cease gir
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the UN experts' statement, detained women and girls were taken to police stations, where they received only one meal per day and endured physical torture.
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Afghanistan: UN experts express concerns over arbitrary detention of women
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a recent report, United Nations experts voiced concerns about the Taliban's "arbitrary" arrest of women and children in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Concerns grow over detentions of women, civil society activis
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amnesty International has strongly condemned the continued detention of women's rights activists in Afghanistan, emphasizing that restrictions against girls and women can escalate into "sexual harassment and crimes against humanity", Khaama Press reported.
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Afghanistan: UNAMA calls for halt on arbitrary detentions of journalists
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA) has called on the Taliban to stop arbitrarily detaining journalists in Afghanistan, according to Khaama Press.
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EU calls for immediate release of detained women in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The European Union (EU) has called for the immediate release of women detained in Afghanistan for defending their and others’ rights and said arbitrary detentions undermine the caretaker government’s domestic legitimacy, Khaama Press reported.
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Amnesty International slams Pakistan for cases of enforced disappearances
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amnesty International slammed Pakistan over the multiple cases of enforced disappearance, and secret and arbitrary detentions and called out the authorities to take action and work towards ending this practice.
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Islamabad High Court orders release of Imran Khan's party members Afridi,
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad High Court, on Wednesday, ordered the release of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shehryar Afridi and Shandana Gulzar as it heard their pleas against their prolonged detentions under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) ordinance.
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