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UNHRC asks Pakistan to not discourage victims of enforced disappearance fr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 11 (ANI): On World Human Rights Day, a group of UN experts called on Pakistan to halt the approval of an amendment to a bill criminalizing enforced disappearances that would harshly penalise families and other sources for reporting alleged cases.
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Human Rights Day: Activists in Bangladesh raise concerns over human rights
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 11 (ANI): On World Human Rights Day, activists and NGOs in Bangladesh raised serious concerns over the human rights violations in China, Pakistan and other parts of the world.
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UN raises alarm over 'continuing' expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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Tibetans, Uyghurs protest in Paris over China's rights violations
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 11 (ANI): Demonstrators from Tibetans, Uyghurs, and the Vietnamese communities gathered at Paris's Bastille Square for a candlelight vigil to protest against human rights violations and cultural genocide of ethnic groups by the Chinese government.
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Appalled by alarming escalation of rights abuses in Myanmar: UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 11 (ANI): More than 10 months since Myanmar's military seized power, the country's human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights office, OHCHR, has warned.
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US designates 12 officials including 4 Chinese for gross human rights viol
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): The US on Friday (local time) designated 12 officials for their involvement in gross violations of human rights, including four Chinese officials on the occasion of Human Rights Day for arbitrary detention of Uyghurs.
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US designates two heads of Akrestsina detention centre in Belarus: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States designated the two heads of the Akrestsina Detention Center in Belarus over alleged human rights abuses against protesters who opposed the results of the country's presidential election last year, Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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Vienna: Members of Tibetan community protest against human rights violatio
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], December 10 (ANI): On World Human Rights Day, members of the Tibetan community in Vienna on Friday organised a protest march against the Chinese Community Party (CCP) for violating human rights in the country.
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Non-discrimination first condition for absolute respect for human dignity,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that non-discrimination is the first condition for absolute respect for human dignity but despite that, the world is beset with countless prejudices.
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Human Rights Day an opportunity to reflect upon what it means to be human
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that the occasion of Human Rights Day presents all with an opportunity to reflect upon what it means to be a human being and our role in enhancing the basic dignity of humankind.
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Pak rights group condemns arrest of Baloch leader amid Gwadar protest
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 10 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the arrest of senior Pakistani politician and Baloch Muttahida Mahaz (BMM) president Yousuf Masti Khan in Gwadar.
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Manoj Jha moves suspension of business notice in RS over human rights viol
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Friday moved a notice for suspension of business under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss "human rights violation across India".
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