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Delhi High Court judge Justice Prathiba Singh appointed chair of WIPO Advi
Updated : 5 months ago IST
India at the United Nations in Geneva called Justice Singh's appointment a "proud moment for India" as she will lead a group of international judges at WIPO.
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Bangladesh's interim regime faces global criticism over rights violations
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Human rights activists and experts from South Asia and Europe expressed grave concern over widespread violations of human rights in Bangladesh under the interim regime of Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus.
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Calls for accountability over enforced disappearances in Pakistan grow at
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Political activists from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) raised alarm over the scale of human rights violations, describing Pakistan as one of the leading states in the region for enforced disappearances and extrajudicial abuses.
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RRAG highlights racial violence against indigenous people in Bangladesh be
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
RRAG told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that indigenous people in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts face racial violence, killings, and discrimination. It cited army attacks, exclusion from reforms, and removal of "Adivasi" from textbooks, urging effective international action a
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UN event in Geneva marks Gandhi's birth anniversary, calls for non-violenc
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A UN side event in Geneva marked Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, stressing education in non-violence to prevent human rights abuses. Diplomats and civil society leaders urged linking non-violence to justice, dialogue, and peace, highlighting Gandhi's universal legacy and the need to inve
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At UNHRC, activists highlight plight of Sindhis in Pakistan, underscore eq
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At a UNHRC side event in Geneva, activist Divya Advani and Sindhi Adhikar Manch founder Govind Gurbani highlighted declining Sindhi numbers in Pakistan and contrasted it with constitutional rights enjoyed by minorities in India, stressing equal opportunities, reservations, and inclusive repr
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Geneva: Baloch journalist exposes Pakistan's brutality: disappearances, ce
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Baloch journalist Bilal Baloch told ANI at the UNHRC that Pakistan's control in Balochistan is collapsing, with daily attacks on military, enforced disappearances, media blackouts, and protests by families of missing persons. He accused Islamabad of "Punjabi hegemony" and vowed Baloch identi
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India rips Pakistan over its hypocrisy on human rights, calls it " a coun
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Representing India, diplomat Mohammed Hussain said it was "deeply ironic" that a country with one of the worst human rights records was attempting to lecture others.
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Global voices call for urgent action to safeguard women and children in Pa
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The event, organised by International Support for Human Rights in collaboration with Italia Che Cambia, was attended by Anna Maria Cisint, Member of the European Parliament; Erik Selle, Leader of the Christian Conservative Party in Norway; Fabia Cestelli of Italia Che Cambia; as well as sena
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UKPNP raises alarm over humanitarian crisis in PoJK at UNHRC session in Ge
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Nasir Aziz Khan, spokesperson of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), has urged the United Nations and the international community to intervene against Pakistan's growing repression in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
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PoJK, Gilgit-Baltistan activists highlight Pakistan's human rights violati
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Political activists from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan raised concerns over worsening human rights violations in their regions during a side event held on the sidelines of the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Geneva: European lawmakers, experts call to suspend Pakistan's GSP+ over h
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delivering the keynote address, European Parliament Member Barbara Bonte warned that the EU's economic incentives had unintentionally strengthened radical religious education in Pakistan. She argued that education, which should serve as the foundation of any society, has been undermined by t
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