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UN human rights chief to begin China visit today
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 23 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will begin her China visit from Monday amid reports of human rights abuses in the northwest region that has invited criticism from right organizations from around the world.
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US: Bangladesh human rights body demands actions against perpetrators of 1
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): The members of the Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) staged a protest outside the White House on Sunday demanding actions against the perpetrators of the 1971 genocide and asked for the extradition of five globally designated terrorists li
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Islamabad HC orders release of former minister, directs govt to hold judic
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [pakistan], May 22 (ANI): Islamabad High Court on Saturday ordered the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Pakistan federal minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari and instructed the government to conduct a judicial inquiry into her arrest.
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Arrested former Pakistan Minister to be produced before Islamabad high cou
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court on Saturday ordered Pakistan's Ministry of Interior to produce Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's(PTI) leader and former Pakistan Human Rights minister, Shireen Mazari before the court tonight after she was arrested from outside her reside
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Former Pakistan minister arrested over property case
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): The Islamabad police and anti-corruption unit of Punjab Police arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's(PTI) leader and former Pakistan federal minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari from outside her house on Saturday after she was booked under a property
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Imran Khan owes apology not just to Maryam but to all women: Pak rights gr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Saturday came down heavily on former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan after he made a sexist comment against Pakistan Muslim League-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz during his Multan rally which led to outr
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Global lawmakers warn of 'sham' Xinjiang probe ahead of UN visit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): A group of global parliamentarians has warned that the Chinese government is likely to use its restrictive COVID-19 measures to prevent the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet from making a meaningful investigation into the alleged human r
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Taliban leadership has zero credibility for Women's rights: Human Rights W
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI): Associate women's rights director and former senior Afghanistan researcher at Human Rights Watch, Heather Barr, highlighted Taliban's vicious remarks against Afghan women, calling out the organization's growing atrocities, in a tweet on Friday.
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UN: Rights chief Bachelet's credibility at stake as China visit nears
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 21 (ANI): Ahead of the much-anticipated visit of the UN Rights chief to China, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the upcoming visit, which includes a trip to Xinjiang, should highlight the need for justice for victims of violations and accountability for those responsible.
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Human Rights film festival held in the Netherlands
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], May 20 (ANI): A Human Rights film festival was held in The Hague in the Netherlands on May 19 providing an oppurtunity for filmmakers and attendees, to shed light on human rights issues across the globe, through the language of films.
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NHRC issues notice to MP Govt on reports of attack on Dalit groom for ridi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India has taken a suo motu cognizance of a media report that a group of people attacked a groom belonging to a Scheduled Caste family while he was riding a horse during his own wedding procession in Rajgarh district of
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance over murder of inmate of Juvenile Home in J
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken a suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 20-year-old inmate who was killed by fellow inmates in Jaipur's Transport Nagar Juvenile Home in Rajasthan on May 17, 2022, said a press release.
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