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Central Asian nations foreign ministers to skip Pak's OIC meet pushing for
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): As the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is scrambling for global recognition, its adherent supporter Pakistan has tasked itself with convincing the international community into accepting the interim government of the group despite reports of continued hu
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Can't say if Human Right violation is taking place due to AFSPA, NHRC Chai
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 18 (ANI): Can't say if any human rights violation is taking place because of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), said National Human Rights Commission chairperson Justice Arun Mishra.
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UN rights office urges Vietnam to release jailed activists
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Authorities in Vietnam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
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Morocco's extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to China could lead to serio
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): Four UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Morocco to reverse its decision to extradite an Uyghur Muslim to China as his return would place him under threat of serious human rights violations.
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US blacklists Chinese biotech firms over rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): The United States on Thursday blacklisted over 30 Chinese biotechnology companies and organisations which it said are involved in using technologies for military applications and human rights abuses.
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Chinese envoy urges Japan to not join US-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 17 (ANI): Chinese ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday urged Japan not to join the US-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights issues.
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Venezuela violated jurist's rights, says UN Human Rights Committee
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): Venezuela violated a jurist's right to be tried by an independent tribunal and his right to the presumption of innocence, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday.
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Foreign influencers used to whitewash China's rights abuses in Xinjiang, s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 16 (ANI): Foreign social media influencers are being used by the Chinese Communist Party as part of its "global propaganda push" to whitewash its human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, states an Australia based think tank.
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No plans to attend Beijing Winter Olympics, says Japanese PM Kishida
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Tokyo [Japan], December 16 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he has no plans to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics pointing out that he is considering multiple options over the US-led diplomatic boycott of the games, reported Kyodo News.
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NHRC to hold 'Public Open Hearing' of human rights cases in Guwahati from
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New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will hold a two-day 'Camp Sitting and Public Open Hearing' in Guwahati from Thursday to hear the complaints related to the human rights violations from the five Northeastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh,
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UN experts condemn conviction of Pakistani activist Idris Khattak, call fo
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New York [US], December 16 (ANI): As many as UN independent experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of Pakistani minority civil society activist Idris Khattak.
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UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests
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New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which several people were killed or injured, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday.
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