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Pakistan no more a safe place for religious minorities, says Activist
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 21 (ANI): A Pakistani human rights activist based in London has said that Pakistan was no more a safe place for religious minorities to live.
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India committed to ensure water, sanitation to all: India at UNHRC
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19 (ANI): India is committed to ensuring access to water and sanitation in all spheres of life beyond the household, particularly in public spaces, which is an essential element of the human rights to water and sanitation, said Vimarsh Aryan, First Secretary,
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Developing countries should invest $1.2 trillion to guarantee basic social
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 18 (ANI): Developing countries should invest about 1.2 trillion dollars -- on average 3.8 per cent of their GDP -- to guarantee at least basic income security and access to essential health care for all in 2020 alone, according to a new policy brief by the Internati
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Proposed French environment tax will destroy jobs, fail to decarbonise avi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 18 (ANI): The proposed new environmental taxes in France will fail to decarbonise the aviation sector and eliminate 150,000 French aviation jobs, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Friday.
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People in PoK desperate for freedom from Pakistan govt: Activist
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 18 (ANI): Highlighting the atrocities comitted by Pakistan in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Amjad Ayub Mirza, an activist from PoK, told the United Nations that people in the region are "desperate" for freedom from Pakistan government and want to join the u
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AEHRF slams use of derogatory epithets publicly leading to hatred, xenopho
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 16 (ANI): Asian Eurasian Human Rights Forum (AEHRF), a Delhi based NGO with ECOSOC status has criticized "unwarranted" use of derogatory epithets publicly leading to "greasing of machines of hatred and xenophobia".
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On Kashmir remarks at UN rights council, India takes on Pakistan, OIC and
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 15 (ANI): India on Tuesday came down heavily on Pakistan, Turkey and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council for their remarks on India's internal affairs.
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Am concerned about Uyghurs Muslims in China, says UN High Commissioner for
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 14 (ANI): The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, in her inaugural statement at the 45th session of the Human Rights Council on Monday, raised concerns over rights violations in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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Daily record of 307,900 coronavirus cases confirmed globally: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 14 (ANI): The number of coronavirus cases confirmed across the world in the past 24 hours stands at a record high of nearly 308,000, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Romantic partners influence each other's goals in long term, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 12 (ANI): Romantic partners over the long term are more likely to influence each other's goals, according to a recent study. This means that what one partner in a two-person relationship wishes to avoid or achieve, so too does the other partner.
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UNHCR shocked by series of fires at Greece's Moria Refugee Camp
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is shocked to learn of the series of devastating blazes at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, Shabia Mantoo, a representative for the agency, said at a press briefing in the Swiss city of Gen
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Romantic partners influence each other's goals, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 9 (ANI): Over the long term, romantic partners influence each other's goals -- that is, what one partner in a two-person relationship wishes to avoid or achieve, so too does the other partner, according to a new study.
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