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Rights body says at least 749 civilians killed amid conflict in northern E
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Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said at least 749 civilians have died as a result of acts of violence in the context of the conflict in northern Ethiopia.
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Billboards go up in London highlighting cases of Enforced Disappearances i
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London [UK], March 11 (ANI): Human rights campaigners from the World Baloch Organisation have put up billboards in London to highlight the dire human rights situation in Pakistan's Balochistan.
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US: California's Richmond City Council declares March 10 as Tibetan Uprisi
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California [US], March 11 (ANI): The Mayor of Richmond City of California, Tom Butt on Thursday (local time) declared March 10 as the Tibetan Uprising Day.
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US asks China to allow UN rights chief 'unhindered' access to Xinjiang
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 11 (ANI): The United States has asked China to provide "unhindered and unsupervised" access to all areas of Xinjiang to United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, during her visit in May this year.
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Afghan women portrayed as victims, not passive bystanders: UN rights chief
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 11 (ANI): As the world mark International Women's Day this week, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has underlined the need to empower women in Afghanistan, saying that they are "not passive bystanders" and should contribute to the future of th
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Tibetans stage protest in Austria against Chinese atrocities
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Vienna [Austria], March 11 (ANI): Tibetan diaspora in Austria has protested against China over the human rights violations and atrocities faced by the religious and ethnic minorities including Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hongkongers.
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Reform Sri Lanka's draconian abortion law, says rights group
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New York [US], March 10 (ANI): Raising concerns about the restrictive abortion laws of the country, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the government should move promptly to reform the law and go further to uphold women's equal rights by allowing all-woman access to abortio
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Female Foreign Ministers call on Taliban to lift restrictions on Afghan wo
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 10 (ANI): In a meeting held in Afghanistan, the female Foreign Ministers of at least seventeen countries across the world have expressed deep concerns regarding human rights violations and restrictions against women in Afghanistan, said a media report.
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Anti-China protest march held in Istanbul
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Istanbul [Turkey], March 10 (ANI): On the occasion of International Women's Day, a theme-based protest was held in Istanbul against human rights violations in China.
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Rights body raises concern about human, sex trafficking in Pakistan
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 10 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has released a study that identifies Pakistan as a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking.
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Pakistan: Human Rights Commission study reveals women still subjected to K
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 10 (ANI): Women in tribal areas of Pakistan are still the victim of Karo-Kari and Vani, a new study of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) revealed.
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Human Rights Congress calls on global community to recognize genocide of B
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Washington -[US], March 9 (ANI): Human Rights Congress of Bangladesh minorities on the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8 called on the US and the international community to recognize the genocide of Bangladeshis by Pakistan.
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