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Political and economic turmoil has had serious impact on human rights: HRC
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The report notes that political victimisation continued throughout the year, with colonial-era sedition laws being weaponised to stifle dissent.
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Uyghur asylum seekers keep dying in Thailand's detention centres
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mattohti is the fifth Uyghur asylum seeker to die in Thai detention over the past nine years. In 2018, a 27-year-old man died of cancer at a Thai immigration detention facility after being detained there for four years. Another two Uyghur children died in 2014, according to media reports, in
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US bans Sri Lankan Governor's entry for 'violation of human rights'
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"The United States is designating Wasantha Karannagoda, Governor of North Western Province in Sri Lanka, pursuant to Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023, due to his involvement in a gross violation of human rights duri
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US would not have normal relationship with Taliban without respect for hum
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Amiri tweeted, "I have received messages expressing concern regarding recognition of the Taliban. We remain clear. There will be no normalization of relations with the Taliban without respect for the rights of all Afghan, especially women."
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At least 9000 Afghan refugees deported by Turkey since January 2023
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Turkey deported at least 9,000 refugees from Afghanistan back to the war-torn country since the beginning of 2023, Khaama Press quoted Human Rights Watch in Turkey as saying.
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"Forced to run from pillar to post to get justice": Wrestlers in petition
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"The attitude of the police was shockingly rude towards the complainants and this is a grave injustice and a clear violation of their basic human rights", stated the wrestlers in the petition.
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Pakistan: Protests held across Balochistan, Islamabad on Eid
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Demonstrators from diverse backgrounds called for the safe recovery of missing persons and an end to the long-standing issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, a tactic human rights organizations accuse the Pakistani state of using to suppress dissent.
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Stood up for what was right, wished for free Balochistan, Kurdistan and Ir
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A great friend of India, Tarek Fatah passed away in Toronto at the age of 73. He authored several books and was a lifelong and vocal advocate for Baloch human rights. He was a fierce critic of the cross-border terrorism perpetrated by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan: 6-year-old Hindu girl sexually assaulted
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Human rights organizations and activists in Pakistan have called for attention on social media to the case of a 6-year-old Hindu girl nicknamed Ritu (real name omitted for privacy reasons), which was abducted and sexually abused by two 23-year-old Muslim men while she was playing outdoors in
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G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar to combat Pak's negative nar
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Despite opposition from Pakistan and China, India has decided to go ahead with the G20 meeting in Srinagar. It will refute Pakistan's false allegations of human rights violations in the Kashmir Valley.
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US Senator Marco Rubio reintroduces Uyghur Policy Act
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
US Senator Marco Rubio reintroduced the Uyghur Policy Act. This bipartisan bill would increase US support for the Uyghur diaspora in the United States and other countries, as well as advocate for improving the conditions of Uyghurs in China who suffer human rights abuses at the hands of t
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Despite multiple attempts by human rights activists, forced organ harvesti
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
More than a generation has passed since China started persecuting the nearly 100 million Falun Gong practitioners. The shortage of transplant donors has led to the search for a new minority to oppress, namely the Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang province.
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