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Rights activist says no value of Sindhi life in Pakistan, pleads for justi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Sindhi-American activist Fatima Gul on Tuesday highlighted the plight of Sindhi people in Pakistan and said there is no value of minority communities in the country as anyone can violate their rights, especially women.
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At UN, Baloch activist raises concern about rights violation in Pakistan
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Munir Mengal, a Baloch political and human rights activist on Tuesday raised concerns about the violation of the ongoing rights against minority communities in Pakistan.
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Taliban Foreign Minister meets UN special envoy, discusses human rights is
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons and discussed human rights, humanitarian assistance, development projects, the banking sector, economic growth, and other issues.
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Afghanistan: Taliban threaten revenge killings of former govt officials, a
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New York [US], March 23 (ANI): Taliban authorities in Afghanistan's Helmand province have threatened to retaliate against activists and former government officials in response to recent killings of Taliban commanders, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.
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Uyghur woman in Xinjiang sentenced to 20-yr imprisonment for speaking to T
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Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): A Uyghur woman has been sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for speaking to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to China's Xinjiang region in 2012, said a media report citing the woman's husband.
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Human Rights body holds conference on atrocities, human rights violations
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), a Netherland based international NGO organized a press conference focusing on the atrocities and human rights violations in Pakistan and China.
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Baloch human rights group hosts seminar to address Pakistan's atrocities i
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) hosted a seminar titled, "The Baloch Lives Matter" during the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to highlight atrocities by Pakistan in Balochistan.
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Taliban's education ministry asks women personnel to wear hijab
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 22 (ANI): Taliban's Ministry of Education has asked its women personnel to wear Hijab to their offices, while asking the men to refrain from shaving their beards, media reports said.
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Prominent Tibetan writer released after 13 years in China prison
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Lhasa [Tibet], March 22 (ANI): Prominent Tibetan writer and co-founder and editor of the first-ever Tibetan literary website 'Chomei' (Butter Lamp) Kunchok Tsephel has reportedly been released by Chinese authorities after a harrowing 13 years in prison.
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Human rights in Myanmar face 'profound crisis'
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New York [US], March 22 (ANI): Amidst a "profound crisis" facing access to basic human rights in Myanmar, the UN's top rights official on Monday said that hundreds of localized armed resistance groups have now formed across the country, triggering "widespread violence in areas that were prev
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US Under Secretary Zeya holds talks with Pak leadership on Afghanistan, Uk
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 22 (ANI): US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya on Monday held talks with Pakistan leadership on several issues including relocation of Afghan refugees and the Ukraine crisis.
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US imposes travel bans on Chinese officials for repression of ethnic, reli
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Washington [US], March 22 (ANI): The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials for their involvement in the repression of ethnic and religious minority groups inside and outside the border of China.
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