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Human rights get compromised in the face of corruption, says Dhankar
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): On the occasion of Foundation Day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the capital on Wednesday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar appreciated NHRC for being guardian of the human rights of underprivileged and vulnerable sections of society.
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UN rights body abandons Uyghurs, votes not to discuss China's abuse: Repor
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 12 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) rejected the bid by the US and European countries to debate rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China.
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UN rights body raises alarm over sentencing of minors in Hong Kong
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 12 (ANI): The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday raised alarm over the sentencing of another five people, including four minors, under the National Security Law in Hong Kong.
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Chinese policies causing rift in China-Europe relations
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI): A multitude of economic and political factors which includes the ongoing geopolitical tensions amid the war in Ukraine, China's anti-business 'Zero Covid' policy, human rights violations, and the Taiwan Strait Conflict have deteriorated the relations betwee
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China continues to wage repression campaign against Tibetan community: US
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): China continues to wage a campaign of repression against the Tibetan community, according to a top US diplomat, who believes that Beijing plans to install a Dalai Lama of its own choosing.
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Baloch National Movement protests in Berlin against Pakistan Army over enf
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 9 (ANI): Baloch National Movement Germany has organised a protest in Germany against the enforced disappearances of Baloch people by the Pakistan Army including the recently abducted Faheem Baloch.
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Dalai Lama hails Nobel Prize committee for promoting freedom, democracy
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 8 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama congratulated the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize and said that by recognizing these awardees, the committee had shone a light on the importance of civil societies in promoting the funda
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Abstention at UNHRC in line with India's practice of not voting on country
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Justifying India's stand on abstaining from voting in UNHRC on atrocities of Uyghurs by China, India in its first comment said that the human rights of people in Xinjiang should be respected and the abstention of the vote at UNHRC is in line with India'
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'Intrinsic to our foreign policy, India prefers another approach to issue"
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): After India abstained on Thursday from voting on a UN Human Rights Council resolution on holding a debate on the human rights situation in China's Xinjiang, experts called this 'intrinsic' to foreign policy and that New Delhi would prefer another approach
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Ales Bialiatski, Russia's Memorial, Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties w
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], October 7 (ANI): The Royal Swedish Academy on Friday jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties.
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Pakistan indulges in double speak at UNHRC resolution over China's Uyghur
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI): While Pakistan claims to speak for the rights of Muslims, the country at a UNHRC resolution on Thursday "appreciated" China's "efforts" to protect the minority communities in Xinjiang. This region has been widely known for Beijing's grave human rights v
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India abstains from voting in UNHRC over holding debate on rights situatio
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI): India on Thursday abstained from voting on a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on holding a debate on the human rights situation in China's Xinjiang.
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