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Europe concerned over China's hidden agenda behind One Belt, One Road
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 18 (ANI): A group of panellists from Europe have expressed concern over China's 'One Belt One Road Initiative' (OBOR), calling out the hidden agendas to capture European markets.
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World Sindhi Congress highlights enforced disappearances in Pak at UN meet
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 16 (ANI): A delegation of the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held a detailed meeting with the United Nations Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) in Geneva and flagged the issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Sindh province.
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'UN report on Kashmir has no mention of Pak-sponsored terrorism'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 16 (ANI): Terrorism is the most deplorable violation of human rights and yet surprisingly, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), in its recent report on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, failed to even mention the menace once, said Yoana Barakova, a
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam: World Sindhi Congress seek UNHRC intervention
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 15 (ANI): The World Environment and Resources Council (WERC) on Friday urged the United Nation Human Right Council (UNHRC) to look into the grave human rights violations of Sindhi people resulting from the of construction of a mega Diamer-Bhasha Dam by Pakistan.
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India raises concern over CPEC project at UN
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 15 (ANI): India on Friday raised concern over China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council here and underlined that the 'China-Pakistan Economic Corridor' (CPEC) project ignores New Delhi's core concerns on sovereignty an
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Baloch leader urges UN to address human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 14 (ANI): The Chairman of the Baloch Students Organization (BSO) Sohrab Baloch urged the newly appointed United Nations (UN) High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet to address the human rights violations taking place in Balochistan.
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Baloch activists demand suspension of Pak's membership from UNHRC
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 13 (ANI): Highlighting the human rights violations by the Pakistan security forces, Baloch activists have demanded the suspension of Islamabad's membership from the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Persecution of Pashtuns in Pakistan highlighted in Geneva
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 13 (ANI): The European Organization for Pakistani Minorities has displayed a photo exhibition in front of United Nations office in Geneva on Pashtun Long March which took place after the killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud, a 27-year-old shopkeeper, of Pashtun origi
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Baloch activists slam Pakistan for human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 13 (ANI): The human rights situation in Balochistan is witnessing an unprecedented decline as the state agencies of Pakistan are on a rampage, alleged the Baloch political activists and human rights activists while interacting with media at Geneva Press Club.
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Myanmar Govt permits UN to probe Rohingya abuse
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 13 (ANI): The Myanmar Government granted permission to the United Nations inspection teams to assess dozens villages and townships in the country's Rakhine State, that were home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims last year.
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Posters outside UN highlight issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 11 (ANI): Banners have been put up in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to highlight the grim issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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UNAIDS welcomes SC decision on IPC 377, urges other countries to follow In
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 06 (ANI): The UNAIDS (United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of India to annul key provisions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. The world agency expressed hope that this decision sets the trend and is
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