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India flags humanitarian concerns, air strikes, and trade restrictions at
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
India raised concerns over humanitarian challenges, cross-border violence, and trade restrictions affecting Afghanistan during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) briefing on the situation in the country. Delivering India's statement at the meeting, Permanent Representative Ambassador H
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UN decries "transnational repression" as 40 Uyghurs vanish after forced re
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
UN experts are decrying the disappearance of 40 Uyghur men forcibly returned to China from Thailand a year ago. Held for a decade before deportation, their fate remains unknown. The UN warns this reflects a pattern of transnational repression and urges China to provide information and legal
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Rising Kabul-Islamabad tensions fuel crackdown on Afghan migrants in Pakis
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Tolo News reports that Afghan migrants in Pakistan say harassment and forced removals have increased amid rising tensions between the two countries. Migrants allege police extortion and arbitrary arrests, while rights activists warn that mass deportations violate international law.
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UN report raises alarm over China's transnational human rights violations
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the report, the UN has expressed concern over China's cross-border operations targeting dissidents, human rights defenders, and members of ethnic and religious minorities abroad. These activities reportedly include harassment, surveillance, intimidation, and forced returns, ofte
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Over 1.1 million Afghans forced back from Iran in three months: Herat offi
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Local officials in Herat said deportations of Afghan migrants from Iran have sharply increased, with up to 5,000 returning daily through Islam Qala. Over 1.1 million Afghans have been expelled in three months, and Iran has warned of a second wave, Tolo News reported.
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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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Islamabad High Court halts deportation of 18 Afghan nationals
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Islamabad High Court has halted the deportation of 18 Afghan nationals with expired PoR cards, granting them temporary relief. The order comes amid Pakistan's repatriation plan, set to begin September 1, which has raised concerns from rights groups over forced returns violating internati
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UNHCR urges Pakistan to halt Afghan refugee deportations over rights conce
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UNHCR has urged Pakistan to stop deporting vulnerable Afghan refugees, warning that forced returns, especially of women, children, and the ill, could violate human rights. It called for exemptions and urged a humanitarian approach as deportations are set to begin from September 1, 2025.
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UN urges halt to Afghan deportations from Iran, Pakistan over rights conce
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Over 1.9 million Afghans were deported from Iran and Pakistan in seven months, prompting the UN to urge a halt to forced returns. UN rights chief Volker Turk warned that deportees face serious risks in Afghanistan and stressed that all returns must be voluntary, safe, and legal.
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UN experts urge Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations, warn of rights viola
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
UN human rights experts have urged Pakistan to immediately stop the mass deportation and forced return of Afghan nationals, warning of serious rights violations amid the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. They called on Islamabad to uphold international obligations and protect vulnerabl
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US imposes visa restrictions on officials involved in 'forced return' of U
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The US has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign officials involved in the forced return of Uyghurs and other persecuted groups to China. The policy, implemented under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, will initially apply to Thai officials resp
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48 Uyghurs at risk of forced return after decade in detention: Report
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
UN specialists have urged Thai authorities to prevent the men from being returned to China, where they could be tortured, imprisoned, or worse.
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