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EFSAS researcher slams 'inaccurate' UN report on J-K
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jul 4 (ANI): A research analyst at the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has slammed a report by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Jammu and Kashmir as terrorism or its consequences have not been mentioned in the document.
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EFSAS director Junaid Qureshi urges UN to rectify 'serious inaccuracies' i
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 4 (ANI): Director of the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), Junaid Qureshi, on Wednesday, urged the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to rectify the "serious inaccuracies" in its first-ever report on the situation in Jammu and Ka
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'UN report on PoK is highly dubious'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 02 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' report on the situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is "highly dubious" as it has failed to address the deplorable human rights situation in the region despite having all "invaluable insights", a researcher at an
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UN calls for dialogue in Venezuela
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], June 22 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called upon Venezuelan government and the opposition to put aside their deep political differences and commit to a dialogue aimed at ending the month-long political crisis in the South
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UN employee captured in Yemen port city
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], Dec 3(ANI/Sputnik): The Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels have captured an employee of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Sunday in the port city of Al Hudaydah, Yemeni Minister of Information Moammar Eryani has said.
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UNHCHR calls for international experts to join Khashoggi murder probe
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called for international experts to participate in the investigation into the murder of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Khashoggi disappearance: UN High Commissioner asks Saudi Arabia to reveal
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Oct 17 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday urged the governments of Saudi Arabia and Turkey to reveal the details of the disappearance and possible extra-judicial killing of the prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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Baloch activists hold anti-Pakistan protest in Geneva
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 23 (ANI): Exiled Balochistan political activists on Sunday held a protest in front of the Palais Wilson, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, and demanded the UN to intervene and stop the genocide and war crimes committed
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Pakistani Christians demand equal rights, abolition of blasphemy laws
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 23 (ANI): Pakistani Christians living in Europe and the United Kingdom gathered in front of Palais Wilson, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, and demanded justice and equal rights for the minorities in Pakistan.
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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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Pakistani Canadian reveals his role behind anti-India UN Report on Kashmir
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mississauga [Canada], July 10 (ANI): In a sensational revelation, a Pakistani Islamist, based in Canada has admitted that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, was in constant touch with him while preparing the Human Rights report on Kashmir and whi
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Pro-Pak bias visible in OHCHR Kashmir report-EFSAS
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Amsterdam [The Netherlands], June 23 (ANI): A think tank in Europe has raised strong objections to a 49-page Pakistan-centric report on Jammu and Kashmir prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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