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Pro-Tibetans to hold march in Taipei to show solidarity with Tibetans, oth
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The march held annually in early March since 2004, was originally intended to commemorate those who died during a Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that began on March 10, 1959.
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US blacklists 37 Chinese, Pakistani firms
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 37 entities to its blacklist for allegedly contributing to Russia's military and defence industrial base, supporting China's military modernisation, and facilitating or engaging in human rights abuses in Myanmar and
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Pro-Tibet rally to be held in Taiwan on March 5
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Pro-Tibet and human rights groups are going to hold a march in Taiwan's Taipei on Sunday to show their solidarity with Tibetans and other minority groups facing oppression in China, the Taipei Times reported.
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Belarusian court sentences Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski to 1
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Bialiatski was detained in August 2011 and sentenced in November to 4.5 years in a maximum security penal colony for tax evasion.
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Blinken discusses democracy, human rights, food security with Argentine FM
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"Good conversation with Argentine Foreign Minister@SantiagoCafiero at the G20 this afternoon. We spoke about the importance of protecting democracy, human rights, food security, and our shared commitment to a secure and prosperous hemisphere," tweeted Blinken.
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Religious minorities in Pakistan face problems in obtaining national ID ca
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The findings of the study were discussed at the Access to Justice Conference organised by the Legal Aid Society, in collaboration with the National Commission of Human Rights.
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Several countries at UN express concerns over restrictions on Afghan women
Updated : 3 years ago IST
President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, Hala Mazyad Al-Tuwaijri, at the UN Human Rights Council, said Saudi Arabia calls on Kabul to rescind its decisions so women can "fully enjoy their rights without discrimination".
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World must display zero tolerance to terrorism: Jaishankar to UNHCR
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In a video message to the High-level segment of the 52nd Human Rights Council, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said " India resolutely believes that the World must display zero tolerance " toward terrorism.
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China once again comes under UN scrutiny over human rights violations in T
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The Chinese state has made intense efforts to subjugate Tibet and its people. The latest in this series is the propaganda being aired on state television through programmes aimed at showing that Buddhism is an "ancient Chinese religion" with Chinese characteristics.
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Wang Yi's Italy visit yields little good than it could: Report
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Wang Yi, a Chinese diplomat and politician, met with Antonio Tajani, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Rome on February 16, 2023.
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Chinese govt runs schools for Tibetan children to brainwash them into majo
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A press statement Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN) released on 6 February in Geneva has come out with a shocking revelation that the Chinese government is running a chain of residential schools where about a million Tibetan children are forcibly lodged in order to wipe out the
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UN rights chief Volker Turk condemns Russia's "senseless" war in Ukraine
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has condemned Russia's "senseless" invasion of Ukraine and stressed that the UN body needs to forge a new worldwide consensus on human rights, broadening its base of support, according to the statement released by UN's OHCHR.
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