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Issue of enforced disappearances lingers in Pakistan despite efforts by ci
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Despite efforts by civil society to raise awareness about enforced disappearances, the issue lingers in Pakistan as the State uses it with impunity.
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India calls for need to develop legal framework for fighting terrorism at
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 11 (ANI): India has been at the forefront of supporting UN efforts to promote the cause of victims of terrorism, said India's Permanent Representative at United Nations Ruchira Kamboj calling for a need to develop a legal framework for fighting terrorism at the inter
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Rights group calls for UN resolution on Afghan human rights
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): Amnesty International on Saturday called for a UN resolution on Afghan human rights following reports of violations by the Taliban.
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Targeting China, EU seeks to ban products made with forced labour
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 10 (ANI): In a move to target China, concerned about human rights violations in the province of Xinjiang, the 27-member country European Union (EU) seeks to ban products made with forced labour.
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Amid the Taliban's international isolation, China to transport goods to Af
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): While the world condemns the Taliban for its human rights violations and has not given any international recognition to its regime, China will be transporting goods to Afghanistan.
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Concrete action needed to eradicate enforced disappearances: Pak rights bo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised concerns over the enforced disappearances in the country and said that expressions of solidarity can be no substitute for concrete action towards safely recovering victims.
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Chinese debt trap diplomacy behind Sri Lankan's bankruptcy: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 10 (ANI): The debt trap policy of China has affected the Sri Lankan economy as Colombo was declared bankrupt due to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative projects in the south Asian country, according to experts.
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Islamabad High Court judge lambasts Pak govt apathy over missing persons c
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Friday criticized the Pakistan government's apathy over missing persons cases and said that the government should resign if subordinate institutions are not under control.
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Week-long hunger strike in front of UN to protest Pakistan's 'genocidal at
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): Protesting the human rights violations and genocidal atrocities against Sindhis committed by the Pakistani state, its security agencies and the successive governments, a week-long Sindh Hunger Strike was announced in front of the UN offices during the
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Human rights groups call on UN to establish dedicated accountability mecha
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 9 (ANI): Human rights groups called on the United Nations for stronger accountability in Afghanistan.
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UNFPA-TechGig launch a nationwide hackathon - Crack the Code to Prevent an
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI/TechGig): Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world. It knows no social, economic or national boundaries. Worldwide, an estimated 1 in 3 have women experienced physical or sexual abuse in her lifetime[1].
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Volker Turk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed on Thursday Volker Turk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General Assembly.
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