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Pashtun Tahafuz Movement appeals to UN for intervention against Pakistan's
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a peaceful grassroots movement advocating for the human rights of the Pashtun ethnic minority in Pakistan, has urged the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to intervene and lift the illegal ban imposed on PTM by the Pakistani government.
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Pakistan faces backlash over rising enforced disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
On October 3, the Baloch National Movement's human rights wing, Paank, revealed that Imran Baloch, a farmer and the sole breadwinner of his family, was forcibly taken by Pakistan's security forces from Gwadar.
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Pakistan: Report highlight loopholes in investigation in blasphemy case of
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The findings of the report highlight significant gaps in the legal processes, inadequate protection of the fundamental rights of the victim, and a lack of decisive action from the authorities against the culprits.
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China's ruling against Tibetan activist highlights Beijing's poor human ri
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Last month, a Chinese court ruled against her, putting justice for her younger brother even further out of reach. The court determined that the Public Security Bureau's (PSB) detention of Gonpo Kyi was lawful under Chinese law.
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European Parliament adopts resolution demanding unconditional release of U
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) also adopted a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Ilham Tohti, the 2019 Sakharov Prize laureate, and Gulshan Abbas, as well as all those arbitrarily detained in China.
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CPEC is path to exploitation, not prosperity for Balochistan, warns BNM le
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
During a side event at the ongoing 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Dr. Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), criticised China's growing influence in Balochistan.
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Asian human rights forum addresses plight of Baloch, Sindhi, and Pashtun p
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Asian Human Rights Forum held a conference in the House of Commons today, focussing on gross human rights violations in Pakistan. The event was hosted by Honourable Carla Lockhart, Member of Parliament for Upper Bann, Northern Ireland, in Committee Room 16.
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Imran Khan registers protest with UN against Shehbaz govt's move to amend
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaaf (PTI) Party founder Imran Khan wrote a letter to the UN against the incumbent government's decision to execute constitutional amendments that aim to threaten judicial independence and human rights in the country
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Balochistan witnessed 41 incidents of enforced disappearances in July: Rep
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
PAANK, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), highlighted the atrocities committed by Pakistan's armed forces in its September report. The report indicated that Balochistan experienced 41 enforced disappearances, three extrajudicial killings, and 25 incidents of extraju
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Baloch activist slams Pakistan over "gross human rights violations", deman
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a harrowing revelation that further underscores Pakistan's systematic oppression of the Baloch people, prominent Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has brought to light a disturbing incident of state-sponsored harassment and human rights abuses.
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HRCP demands inquiry into police violence against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
It demanded an "immediate and impartial inquiry" into the circumstances that allegedly resulted in severe injuries to a PTI supporter Syed Mustafain Kazmi, while in custody.
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Widespread condemnation as Pakistan bans Pashtun Rights Movement
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has strongly condemned Pakistan's recent decision to ban the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a non-violent organisation advocating for human rights in the Pashtun regions.
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