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Human rights body urges Pakistan govt to address sense of deprivation in G
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government to address the "constitutional, political and economic deprivation" of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), media reported on Thursday.
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Rights groups call for sacking of Bachelet after sham China visit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): As many as 230 human rights advocacy groups have called for the immediate resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after she "whitewashed" the Chinese government's human rights atrocities during her recent visit to China.
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Human rights situation depleting with every rising sun in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Pakistan's human rights records have seemingly touched a new low with several media reports and global bodies reflecting the dire situation for women, minorities, children, and media persons.
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Myanmar: Junta vows to enforce death sentences
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 8 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta announced on June 3, that it would execute four people whose appeals were rejected following grossly unjust closed-door trials, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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Violations of women's rights in Taliban led Afghanistan growing: HRW raise
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): The list of Taliban violations of the rights of women and girls is long and growing, said Heather Barr, Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch (HRW), as she raised growing concerns about the violation of the rights in the country.
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Afghanistan: Sacking of three female lecturers draws flak
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 6 (ANI): Three female lecturers of Badakhshan University have been fired after they did not show up at their jobs for over 10 months, a media report said.
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India slams Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's tweet on minority rights
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): India on Monday slammed Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over a tweet on "minority rights" and said that Pakistan itself is a "serial violator of minority rights".
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Political rivals target ISI's new role to screen government officials, ind
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 5 (ANI): Political rivals found a common ground to target the country's premier intelligence agency - ISI after it was authorized to screen government officials ahead of promotions or postings, individual leaders from the country's three main political parties -- i
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Tiananmen massacre survivor recalls 'Tank Man' of 1989 crackdown
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Marking the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, a survivor of the historic event recalled the courage of the famous Tank Man who stood firm in front of an army, the image of which led to becoming one of the symbols of 20th century.
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UK to link Pakistan aid with human rights
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI): UK bilateral aid spending in Pakistan has dramatically decreased since 2016, said a British Foreign Office report that linked the dwindling British assistance with human rights issues.
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Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan 'nowhere' near over: Human rights activ
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): Associate women's rights director and former senior Afghanistan researcher at Human Rights Watch, Heather Barr, has said that the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is nowhere near over.
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China trying to erase history, threaten human rights: Blinken on 33rd anni
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Commemorating the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre where the Chinese government carried out mass killings of pro-democracy demonstrators, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said that despite attempts to eradicate history, the US continues to promot
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