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"This is going to be a major headache for China", says expert after UN dro
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Just minutes before her four-year term ended, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in her long-awaited report on Wednesday outlined China's crimes against humanity due to its "arbitrary and discriminatory detention" of Uyghurs and other
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Rights groups demand action against China after release of UN report on Xi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], September 1 (ANI): A group of 60 Uyghur organizations from 20 countries are calling for an immediate response to put an end to atrocities against Uyghurs, following the release of a report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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EU welcomes UN report on China's human rights abuse
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 1 (ANI): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell welcomed on Thursday a UN report on what it said was a "rigorous review" of evidence suggesting systemic abuse of Muslim minorities in China.
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China slams UN report on Xinjiang and calls it 'farce'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 1 (ANI): China on Thursday slammed the UN human rights office over a report that found Beijing's crackdown on ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and called the finding a "farce".
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Serious human rights violations in Xinjiang by China: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI): A report published by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday stated that China has committed "serious human rights violations" against the Uyghur and "other predominantly Muslim communities" in Xinjiang Uyghur
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India calls on Pakistan to stop discriminatory approach towards minorities
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): India on Thursday called on Pakistan to stop its discriminatory approach toward minorities, including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians after a Sikh girl was forcibly abducted and converted to Islam on the evening of August 20.
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Chinese firms face public outrage in Kenya over discriminatory behaviour
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 12 (ANI): Several Chinese firms have been facing severe backlash in Kenya over corrupt practices and discrimination against the Kenyans especially when their government is seeking closer ties with China.
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Brussels drags Hungarian PM Orban to European Court of Justice over LGBT r
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 16 (ANI): The European Union dragged Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over a restrictive law on LGBT issues and media freedom.
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New Chinese admission guidelines target Tibetan education system
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], June 1 (ANI): The new Chinese circular regarding the admission guidelines for prospective students to universities in Tibet is discriminatory in nature as it targets the Tibetan education system.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's response on plea challenging provisions of Surroga
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a petition challenging provisions of the Surrogacy Act and the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Act on the ground that the laws are discriminatory against a single man desirous of being a fat
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Plea in Delhi HC challenging provisions of Surrogacy Act, Assisted Reprodu
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): A petition has been moved in the Delhi High court challenging provisions of the Surrogacy Act and the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act on the ground that the laws are discriminatory against a single man desirous of being a father through surrogacy and a m
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At UNSC, India underscores importance of biological weapons convention
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): As the Russia-Ukraine crisis continues to prolong, India on Friday said that it attaches high importance to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) as a key global and non-discriminatory disarmament Convention.
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