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PM's Special Advisor Deepak Vohra delivers '7th Prof Sarat Mahanta Memoria
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 2 (ANI/SRV): The seventh edition of the much-awaited 'Professor Sarat Mahanta Memorial Lecture' was held on Sunday in which Special advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ambassador Deepak Vohra spoke on the topic 'Megatrends-Our World at 2025'.
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Rights groups call on China to release Taiwanese man who attended Hong Kon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 1 (ANI): Human rights groups have slammed China over restrictions being imposed on Taiwan businessman Lee Meng-chu after his release from jail.
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Shias hold protests demanding UN intervention in atrocities against them b
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Demanding UN intervention to investigate crimes and discrimination against the Shia minority in Pakistan, a Shia organization on Friday held protests in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow.
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Free media in Afghanistan is 'under attack': UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
.Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30 (ANI): UN Deputy special envoy for Afghanistan criticized the arbitrary detention of journalists and media workers and said that free media in the country is under attack.
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US-based Human Rights Commission expresses concerns over escalating attack
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Expressing concerns over escalating attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, International Commission for Human Rights and Religious Freedom (ICHRRF) in its latest report highlights the historical context of violence on the life and property of Bangladesh's Hi
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Address human rights violations seriously: Hina Jilani to Pak Government
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Amid rising cases of forced disappearances in the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) chairperson Hina Jilani on Friday asked the Shehbaz Sharif's government not to take the issues of human rights violations lightly.
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German Parliament to hold discussion on situation of Uyghurs in China's Xi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 30 (ANI): In a bid to create pressure on China regarding human rights violations of the Uyghur community in the country, the German Parliament will hold a discussion on the situation of Uyghurs on Saturday.
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Congressman Sherman urges Blinken to persuade US broadcaster to reach out
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): Congressman Brad Sherman urged US State Secretary Antony Blinken to direct the US radio broadcaster to start a Sindhi language programming to reach out to the members of the Sindhi community, a minority in Pakistan.
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Activists keep focus on Xinjiang access as UN rights chief preps for China
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 29 (ANI): The planned visit to China by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights should meet minimum standards to be considered credible, several rights groups have said.
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TMC delegation to meet NHRC today over Prayagraj murder case
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): A three-member delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) fact-finding committee is set to meet the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today over the Prayagraj case, where five members of a family were found dead inside their house.
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China asks Sweden to respect 'religious beliefs' of Muslims despite being
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 29 (ANI): China, which is listed among the worst human rights abusers in the world by the Human Rights Watch, has asked Sweden to respect the "religious beliefs" of Muslims and other minority groups, protect their lawful rights and interest, said a media report.
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EU delegation meets Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in New Delhi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): A delegation of the European Union led by Eamon Gilmore EU Special Representative for Human Rights and the Ambassador of the EU Ugo Astuto met with Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday in the national capital.
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