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Chinese, Canadian foreign ministers discuss Ukraine, Xinjiang over phone c
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada]/Beijing [China], April 6 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held a phone call with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly during which they discussed several issues including the ongoing war in Ukraine and human rights issues in Xinjiang.
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UN rights office concerned over Sri Lanka's deepening economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 6 (ANI): The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed concern over the deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka and urged the government to defuse tensions peacefully.
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Rights watchdog slams Imran Khan's move to dissolve Pakistani Parliament
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): Slamming Imran Khan over his "move to dissolve the Parliament rather than face a no-confidence," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday that the action "effectively deprives Pakistani citizens of their right to choose their government".
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Blasphemy laws taking its toll on Pakistanis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): The mixing of state and religion in Pakistan has provided a dangerous cocktail for Pakistan's population and the blasphemy laws are taking their toll on the people of Pakistan, reported a Canada-based thinktank, International Forum for Rights and Security
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Objective of Criminal Procedure Bill to improve conviction rate, protect h
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill has been brought with the sole objective to improve the conviction rate in the country, protect the human rights of crores of law-abiding citizens and send a st
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US gives ultimatum to Taliban, says no possibility to soften or ease sanct
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI) Rina Amiri, US special envoy for human rights and Afghan women and girls on Monday gave an ultimatum to the Taliban to make a final decision about educating girls as soon as possible.
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UN says no request received yet from US to remove Russia from Human Rights
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has received no request from the US to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council, Paulina Kubiak, spokeswoman for the General Assembly president, said on Monday.
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Political instability in Pakistan is endemic, says Director of Research at
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 4 (ANI): In an online conversation on the future of Pakistan, Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), said that political instability in Pakistan is endemic.
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Amit Shah slams opposition in LS, says need to worry about human rights of
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Allaying concerns of opposition parties in Lok Sabha over human rights violations due to possible misuse of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said they "worry about the rights of rapists and looters" and
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Taliban has begun to show its true colours: European think tank
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 4 (ANI): Amid the continuing concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan, a European think tank said that the Taliban has in recent weeks "begun to show its true colours."
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Pakistan media, rights groups condemn dissolving of National Assembly
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 4 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) condemned the rejection of the resolution for vote of no-confidence against Imran Khan, during the session of the National Assembly on Sunday.
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Pak Minister terms US denials to oust Imran Khan pack of lies
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Saturday said that the United States attempted to topple the Pakistani government by sending threatening words and is now making false denial.
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