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Can We Stop Glacial Melt Before It Triggers a Global Water Crisis?
Updated : 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26: On March 2025 at 11 AM, at Hotel Drake Longchamp in Geneva, the India Water Foundation (IWF), in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Mountain Partnership of the United Nations, convened a High-Level Policy Dialogue on Fostering
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Human rights defenders praise India's progress at UN event in Geneva
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Human rights defenders from various parts of India commended the country's significant progress across multiple sectors at a side event held at the United Nations during the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
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European nations address rights violations in Tibet at UN Human Rights Cou
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The ongoing human rights violations in Tibet have drawn significant international condemnation, with 28 European countries raising serious concerns during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, as reported by Tibet.net.
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UN condemns arrest of Mahrang Baloch amid violent crackdown in Quetta
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, has strongly condemned the recent arrest of Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch and the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters by Pakistani security forces in Quetta.
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China's Metok dam poses severe risks to Tibet's environment, warns UN advo
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Phuntsok Tobgyal, the UN Advocacy Officer at the Office of Tibet in Geneva, raised serious concerns about the environmental and social impacts of China's proposed Metok Dam during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), as reported by Tibet.net.
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Geneva: BNM chief urges Pashtuns to declare struggle for 'freedom', unite
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Naseem Baloch, Chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), appealed for unity among oppressed nations while addressing the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) event at the Geneva Press Club on Friday.
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Baloch activist alleges Pakistani forces opened fire on protesters in Quet
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Mahrang Baloch shared a post on her official X handle about the situation.
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Geneva: Balochistan human rights crisis raised at UNHRC session
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Niaz Baloch, Coordinator of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) Foreign Department and a Central Committee Member, highlighted the alarming human rights situation in Balochistan during the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.
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Geneva: World Sindhi Congress protests over illegal canals on Indus River
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The demonstrators, mainly Sindhi activists, expressed their concerns about the construction of unauthorized canals on the Indus River, which they claim are severely damaging the region's agriculture and ecosystem.
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Former WUC chief calls for action on Uyghur repression at UN Human Rights
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Isa's remarks were delivered alongside the launch of a WUC exhibition aimed at exposing the Chinese government's transnational repression of Uyghurs, which included the forced deportation of Uyghurs from Thailand, forced abortions, the detention of Uyghur intellectuals in camps, and the use
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PTM Switzerland holds protest at UNHRC against atrocities faced by Pashtun
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in Switzerland organised a large protest in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, raising their voices against a series of grave human rights violations and the escalating crisis faced by Pashtuns in Pakistan.
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Paank highlights human rights violations in Balochistan at UN Session
Updated : 1 year ago IST
At the United Nations' 58th Session of Human Rights, Jamal Baloch, the Media Coordinator of Paank, delivered a statement drawing attention to the grave human rights violations occurring in Balochistan. Baloch highlighted the widespread issues of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killing
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