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Female government employees in Afghanistan demand freedom to work
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI): Saying that they face an uncertain fate, the female government employees in Afghanistan have demanded from the Taliban regime to be allowed to continue working in their respective departments, a media report said.
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Pakistan: Sit-in protest against killing of Sikh shopkeepers in Peshawar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Many people from the Sikh community in Pakistan staged a sit-in on the Grand Trunk Road outside the historic Qilla Bala Hisar to protest against the murder of two Sikh men, who were gunned down in the city of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Uyghurs, Tibetans protest outside UN compound in Geneva
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): Ahead of Michelle Bachelet's visit, the UN's high commissioner for human rights in China's Xinjiang, about 20 Uyghurs, Tibetans and international human rights groups protested outside the United Nations compound in Geneva.
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India registers protest over 'brutal killing' of Sikh traders in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): India on Sunday called upon Pakistan to take strict action against those responsible for brutal killing of Sikh traders in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan PM condemns killing of Sikh shopkeepers in Peshawar, orders inqui
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday "strongly condemned" the killing of two Sikh shopkeepers in the city of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while also ordering a high-level inquiry into the incident.
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Rights group condemns murder of two Sikh men in Peshawar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday condemned the murder of two Sikh men, who were gunned down in the city of Peshawar in Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Women from Pakistan's tribal areas denied basic human rights
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): Women from the tribal areas of Pakistan, formerly governed under the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) agency, face a life deprived of basic education and healthcare, and bound by socio-cultural taboos, a media report said.
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Activists raise issue of people's rights being suppressed in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): Highlighting the suppression of people's rights in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan, a number of activists from different groups called for drawing the attention of the international community and pressurising the P
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Ahead of UN visit, Beijing warns Uyghurs not to talk about 're-education'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): Ahead of the UN team's much-anticipated visit to Xinjiang, the Chinese government has issued a new directive that forbids Uyghurs from discussing the network of internment camps.
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Activist writes to international rights organizations to act against enfor
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], May 13 (ANI): Calling for immediate action regarding the enforced disappearances of women and children in Balochistan over the past many years, a Baloch activist, has written a letter to more than 23 international human rights organizations.
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Court takes cognizance of NIA chargesheet against Ex IPS Negi, others in L
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): A Special NIA Court on Friday took cognizance of a charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Ex IPS officer Arvind Digvijay Negi and human rights activist Khurram Parvez and others arrested in connection with a case of leaking s
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Anti-China sentiments developing in neighbouring countries
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): Ever since Beijing started implementing its expansionist policies and crushing the voices of dissidents, the feeling of resistance is fast developing in its neighbouring countries and occupied territories.
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