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Xinjiang's Governor Tuniyaz despised as a traitor, puppet of Beijing
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Recently, Tuniyaz cancelled a trip to the United Kingdom and the European Union after an outcry from politicians and Uyghur activists who said welcoming him would tacitly condone China's human rights abuses against Uyghurs.
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Afghan women launch Women's Revolution in Kabul to fight for fundamental h
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to one of the organizers, Donya Safi, the movement aimed to "protect the basic rights of citizens, particularly women, as access to basic rights is a serious requirement for the citizens." We started this campaign to fight the injustice and inequity against women, reported Amu TV,
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Nepal PM blocks his Foreign Minister's Geneva visit for Human Rights Counc
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has blocked the visit of his Foreign Minister Bimala Rai Paudyal to Geneva minutes before her departure for the airport.
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UKPNP chief says Pakistan PM not authorised to allot PoK land to non-state
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Human Rights activist and chairman of United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, has said Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Taking to his Twitter handle, he said Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is not
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Enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan continue
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Thousands of people from all age groups started to disappear in Balochistan. In March 2011, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIOED) was formed to work on the issue. According to figures released by COIOED in July 2022, a total of 8,696 cases of missing persons have been
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Human rights of Indian seafarers remain cause of concern: NHRC
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Dr Dnyaneshwar Manohar Mulay, a member of National Human Rights Commission, NHRC today said that without proactive cooperation from different stakeholders, the human rights of Indian Seafarers will remain an area of concern.
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Army generals proposed to bring TTP back to Pakistan: Minister
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan Human Rights Minister Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Sunday countered PTI leader Shireen Mazari's claim that ex-army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa wanted to "resettle" the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members in the country, saying ex-army generals were in favour of bringing TTP
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Rajasthan: Police name eight more in Bharatpur abduction case
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"Efforts are on by the Rajasthan Police in collaboration with the Haryana Police to arrest all of them," Rajasthan Director General of Police Umesh Mishra said on Monday.
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Building like-minded coalition crucial to counter the assertive approach o
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A new report from the Danish Institute for International Studies states that despite the diversity of their individual strategies, all G-7 countries are committed to the rule of law and have taken the lead in Western coalition-building efforts in the Indo-Pacific since 2021, as reported by V
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Pak human rights group raise concern over gender-based violence in Sindh
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday expressed concern over the state of law and order in upper districts of Sindh, mentioning the high incidence of gender-based violence, the slow pace of rehabilitation of flood-affected communities and safety issues for journalists.<
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Pakistan giving blind eye toward atrocities on minorities: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A month back, Pakistan raised objections against the Bill that was meant to protect the rights of minorities in Pakistan. Pakistan's Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony raised several objections to the Bill that was drafted by the Federal Ministry of Human Rights.
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UNESCO accused of failing to acknowledge Beijing's actions towards Uyghurs
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
These actions by Beijing include "destroying built heritage and desacralizing religious traditions, criminalizing grassroots cultural practices while using their staged representations to promote China's chosen political narratives."
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