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World Drug Report 2017: 29.5 million people globally suffer from drug use
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Vienna[Austria]/New York[U.S.A.]/Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): In 2015 about a quarter of a billion people used drugs. Of these, around 29.5 million people - or 0.6 per cent of the global adult population - were engaged in problematic use and suffered from drug use disorders, includin
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Baloch activist demands UN intervention to stop Pak atrocities in Balochis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): Baloch Republican Party activist Abdul Nawaz Bugti on Wednesday called on the United Nations Economic and Social Commission to raise concerns about the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects that have been causing 'political instability
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Hafiz Saeed threatening Baloch people under Pak's patronage: Munir Me
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 20 (ANI): Exiled Baloch leader Munir Mengal has alleged that Hafiz Saeed, head of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, has been threatening the local people in Balochistan under the patronage of Pakistan.
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Pakistan's crackdown on Mohajirs brought up at UN
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 20 (ANI): In what can be termed as another exposure of Pakistan's atrocities and human rights violation on international fora, its crackdown on the Mohajir community was recently brought up at the United Nations.
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Pakistan has made Balochistan 'hell on Earth': Baloch activist M
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): Baloch activist Munir Mengal has said that Pakistan has made Balochistan a "hell on Earth".
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PoK leaders slam Pakistan for human rights violations
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): The leaders of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have slammed Pakistan for human rights violations in the region during the ongoing 35th session of Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Baloch hold demonstrations against CPEC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): The Baloch Republican Party (BRP) held demonstrations outside the United Nations office in Geneva during the ongoing 35th session of Human Rights Council to highlight Baloch genocide and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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Baloch leader slams Pakistan for killing civilians in Balochistan at UN
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): Member of the Baloch Republican Party (BRP) human rights wing Hakeem Wadhela Baloch has criticised Pakistan for continuously violating United Nations resolutions against torture, enforced disappearances in Balochistan, resolutions for protection of civili
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World Sindhi Congress stage anti-Pakistan protest outside UN in Geneva
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): Members of the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held anti-Pakistan protests in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva against Islamabad's use of brute force against the Sindhi community.
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India slams Pakistan for raking up J-K at UNHRC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 15 (ANI): India has slammed Pakistan for raking up Jammu and Kashmir at United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva for propagandist purposes while Islamabad conveniently forgets its own obligation under these resolutions to first vacate the illegal occupation o
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Pakistan using covert activities to de-stabilize Kashmir: India at UNHRC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva[Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Accusing Pakistan of pursuing political objectives in Kashmir, India told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that Islamabad's continued support to terrorist groups is part of its security and foreign policy to de-stabilize Kashmir.
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Geneva: Balochs protest against Pak atrocities in front of iconic 'Br
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): The Baloch Voice Association demonstrated in front of the iconic Broken Chair, which stands across the street from the Palace of Nations here, during the 35th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council even as it highlighted the atrocities of the
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