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UN human rights chief to visit China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 20 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will visit China from May 23 to 28, amid reports of human rights abuses in the northwest region.
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UN rights chief Bachelet decries Taliban's decision to dissolve Human Righ
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Taliban's decision to dissolve the Human Rights Commission and expressed concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan.
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Sindh human rights group to protest outside UN office over water crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water shortage in Pakistan leading to a tense standoff between the provinces of Punjab and Sindh, a human rights group, Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has called for protests against the crisis in front of the UN office in New York.
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Human rights crisis in Hong Kong makes Taiwan 'safe haven' for runaways
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): Following the shrinkage of democracy since Beijing clamped the stringent National Security Law in Hong kong, people fighting for their freedom have been escaping in boats to Taiwan to look for a safe haven.
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Rights group condemns killing of Ahmadi man in Pakistan's Punjab
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday condemned the brutal murder of an Ahmadi man in Punjab province who was reportedly stabbed to death by a fanatic.
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Lord Rami Ranger slams Pakistan in British Parliament over religious perse
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 18 (ANI): Lord Rami Ranger raised the issue of persecution of minorities in Pakistan in the British Parliament in view of the recent killing of Sikh traders in Peshawar.
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In a first, Human Rights film festival to be held in Netherlands
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], May 17 (ANI): For the first time ever, a Human Rights Film Festival will be held in The Hague from Thursday providing an oppurtunity to filmmakers and attendees, to shed light on human rights issues across the globe, through the language of films.
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Pakistan: Police registers FIR in Sikh traders' killing in Peshawar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Amid severe backlash over the persecution of the minority community in the country, Pakistan's counter-terror department has registered an FIR into the targeted killing of two Sikh traders in Peshawar.
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Taliban dissolve Human Rights Commission in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 17 (ANI): The Taliban have dissolved the Human Rights Commission amid growing concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan, media reports said.
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US special envoy for Tibetan issues arrives in India
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya arrived in India on Tuesday for a trip that will focus on collaboration on human rights, democratic governance and advancing humanitarian priorities.
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Norwegian investigating Baloch disappearances in Pakistan brutally torture
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): A Norwegian national and Human Rights Activist Ehsan Arjemandi, who went to Pakistan to investigate a large number of enforced disappearances of Baloch people was arbitrarily detained and brutally tortured.
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US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya to visit India, Nepal
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 17 (ANI): Indian-American Uzra Zeya, who is the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, is set to visit India and Nepal from May 17 to 22 to strengthen collaboration on human rights, democratic governance and advancing humanitarian priorities.
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