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India abstains on UN resolution to probe Iran's 'human rights violations'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, United Nations Human Right Council said, "At its 35th special session, the @UN Human Rights Council decided to create a new fact-finding mission to investigate "alleged #HumanRightsViolations in the Islamic Republic of #Iran related to the protests that began on 16 Septemb
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UN committee calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Acting under its early warning and urgent action procedure, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) also called on China to immediately release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in the XUAR, whether in so-called Vocational Education and Trainin
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UN rights body launches Iran human rights probe
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Council, meeting in a special session in response to the crisis that was sparked by the death in September in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, heard Turk criticise "the fortress mentality of those who wield power" in Iran.
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While Xi tries to reassert China's global influence, world leaders continu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While China's President Xi Jinping was trying to reassert China's global influence at the G20 Summit in Indonesia, he got an earful of from western heads over Taiwan and human rights violations.
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Iran is in a "full-fledged human rights crisis," says UN rights chief Turk
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Thursday said that a "full-fledged" crisis is underway in Iran amid a crackdown on protesters.
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We must transform justice systems to meet the challenges of today, tomorro
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The meeting is being hosted by the Government of Mauritius from November 22 to 25 in Port Louis under the theme of 'Strengthening international cooperation through the rule of law and the protection of human rights.'
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Canadian pension plans investing in firms complicit in Xinjiang abuses
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Multiple Canadian pension plans have invested in firms complicit in Xinjiang abuses, alleges a report by UK-based human rights organization Hong Kong Watch and expert in forced labour, Prof Laura Murphy at Sheffield Hallam University.
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China asserts dominance and intensifies surveillance in Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Citing reports from Human Rights Watch and the Citizen Lab in September this year the Tibet Rights Collective also claimed that CCP has been involved in an extensive collection of DNA samples. These samples are gathered from locals and children attending kindergarten.
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Chinese tech firms under criticism for spying in Europe:Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chinese Technology companies such as Huawei, ZTE Corps and Hikvision have been heavily criticized by human rights groups for providing surveillance technology not only for authoritarian regimes but also for espionage activities at the behest of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Pak activists raise concern over custodial torture in blasphemy cases
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Joseph Jansen, chairperson of the rights group "Voice for Justice" said that the existing blasphemy laws did not guarantee a fair trial and religious freedom, and the accuser enjoyed impunity despite presenting false evidence and false testimony, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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Committed to giving voice to 'oppressed' Afghan women: EU Parliament presi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Roberta Metsola said during the prevailing Taliban regime, women have deprived them of basic human rights,
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Balochistan National Party leader Mengal raise concern over gross violatio
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The head of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) and former Chief Minister of Balochistan Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal raised concern over the gross violation of human rights in the province.
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