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Nearly 94,000 Afghan families return in three months amid rights concerns
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Nearly 94,000 Afghan families have returned from Iran, Turkey and Pakistan in three months, with most coming from Pakistan. While aid has been provided, returnees report mistreatment, and activists urge sustainable reintegration as daily arrivals continue to rise.
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World Uyghur Congress ramps up global pressure on China over rights abuses
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to WUC, in Washington, US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan package of bills, including the Preventing the Forced Return of Uyghurs Act, designed to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities from forced repatriation to China, where they risk detention, torture, or enforced disapp
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UNHCR raises alarm over Pakistan's forced repatriation of Afghan refugees
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"UNHCR remains particularly concerned about women and girls forced to return to a country where their human rights are at risk, as well as other groups who might be endangered." We call on the authorities to ensure that any return of Afghans to Afghanistan is voluntary, safe and dignified,"
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World Uyghur Congress welcomes US Senate bills targeting China's rights ab
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As stated in the release from WUC, these bills, introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), represent a rare and essential agreement in Congress regarding the pressing need for a firmer U.S. response to China's domestic and int
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Pak: PkMAP stages rally in Quetta against Afghan refugees' repatriation
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) of Pakistan staged a rally in Quetta demanding an end to the forced repatriation of Afghan refugees, urging the government to grant them Pakistani citizenship after more than four decades of residence.
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CFU commends US for visa restrictions on officials involved in deporting U
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has praised US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for imposing visa restrictions on Thai officials involved in the forced repatriation of 40 Uyghurs to China. The CFU urged other nations to take similar action against those enabling human rights violations.
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World Uyghur Congress condemns Thailand's deportation of Uyghur refugees,
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"This unlawful act has placed these individuals in significant jeopardy, as they now face an increased likelihood of persecution, torture, and severe violations of human rights at the hands of the Chinese government," the WUC said in a statement.
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Deportation of undocumented Afghans alters Balochistan's socio-economic la
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The majority of those identified for forced repatriation were Pashtun, many of whom had seamlessly integrated into local Pashtun communities in the province. Their abrupt departure has not only disrupted their lives but also affected the communities that had embraced them.
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Bangladesh halts forced Rohingya repatriation
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 16 (ANI): Muhammad Abdul Kalam, the Commissioner of the Bangladesh Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission, stated that the Rohingya will not be forced to return to Myanmar on Thursday, the same day that the first scheduled repatriation was slated to take place.
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