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Bharat Lal gets one year extension as Secretary General of NHRC
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Monday approved the one-year extension in the tenure of veteran bureaucrat Bharat Lal as the Secretary General of the National Human Rights Commission.
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Pakistan's Defence Minister admits minorities being targeted in name of re
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
During a session of Pakistan's national assembly, Khawaja Asif, the country's defence minister, acknowledged that minorities are facing targeted violence in the name of religion.
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Uyghur-American politician calls out China's alleged trade in 'Halal Organ
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The situation regarding the treatment of Uyghurs in China is deeply concerning and has raised serious allegations of human rights abuses, including forced organ harvesting.
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Pakistani human rights organisation demands immediate action to prevent mo
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Asad Iqbal Butt in a statement released on Saturday demanded that the federal government of Pakistan must take considerable and immediate action to prevent future mob killing or lynching incidents.
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Pakistani journalist voices safety concerns amid threats
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Arzoo Kazmi, a prominent journalist based in Pakistan, took to social media to voice serious concerns about her safety within her homeland.
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Baloch activist's death sparks outcry, Pak Army blamed for alleged increas
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Paank, the Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, condemned activist Naveed Baloch's extrajudicial killing in a post on social media platform X.
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East Turkistan Government in-Exile condemns China's village name changes a
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The ETGE condemned these actions as part of China's broader strategy to erase the rich heritage of East Turkistan and emphasised the urgent need for global intervention to halt what it described as a genocidal campaign.
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Pakistan: Human Rights body expresses concerns on killing of media profess
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Khalil Jibran, the former president of the Landi Kotal Press Club who used to work for a news outlet titled Khyber News, was gunned down by unidentified persons early this week. The media professional was also a volunteer for the HRCP.
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Pakistan: Rights Group condemns lynching of blasphemy accused in Swat
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) vehemently condemned the mob lynching incident in Swat, Pakistan and criticised the law enforcement agencies.
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Human rights organisations voice concern over situation in Xinjiang, call
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International Service for Human Rights, and the World Uyghur Congress said that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, should provide a public update of measures taken by the Chinese government and his office to addr
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Haryana: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance on reported deaths of workers whil
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
After the death of two brothers in Haryana's Sonipat after inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning a septic tank, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the case and issued notices to Haryana's Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police.
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World Uyghur Congress exposes harassment of refuge-seeking Uyghurs abroad
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The WUC urged international human rights organisations and host countries to abide by their obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention and uphold the principle of non-refoulement by immediately ceasing any extradition of Uyghur refugees and asylum seekers to China
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