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UK's parliamentary group report pulls apart Islamabad's complicity, culpab
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 30 (ANI): The United Kingdom's All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Pakistani Minorities has severely criticized the role of Islamabad in a steadily deteriorating human rights situation of minorities in the country.
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Pakistan: Supreme Court to hear Pashtun leader MNA Ali Wazir's appeal on M
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad, [Pakistan] November 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear Pashtun Movement Leader MNA Ali Wazir's appeal on Monday against the judgement of the Sindh High Court dismissing his bail application in the case related to his "incendiary" speeches, according to the Pakistan
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China forcing migration of Uyghur Muslims from Xinjiang, says report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 28 (ANI): China is forcing the migration of the Uyghurs from their homeland in Xinjiang province to other parts of the country, according to a new report, which details the poor record of human rights conditions of the minority community, which has prompted condemna
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Japan PM Kishida voices concern over human rights issues in China
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 27 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed strong concern over human rights issues in China during his remarks at a virtual meeting of leaders from about 50 Asian and European countries on Friday.
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Jailed Chinese activist's ailing mother fears she will never see son again
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 27 (ANI): The terminally ill mother of jailed Chinese rights activist Huang Qi has appealed to Sichuan authorities to allow one last meeting with her son as she nears the end of her life.
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US among seven nations concerned about right violations by Myanmar army
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 26 (ANI): Seven countries including the United States and the United Kingdom reiterated grave concern over reports of ongoing human rights violations and abuses by the Myanmar Security Forces across the country.
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Iran: Execution of juvenile offender 'deeply alarming and shocking', says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], November 25 (ANI): The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Thursday condemned Iran's execution of a young man who was a minor at the time he was charged with committing a crime.
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US varsities protest Chinese genocide in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [United States], November 25 (ANI): Universities in the US have increased the intensity of their protest against the Chinese authorities as Beijing tries to redeem its image over ongoing genocide in Xinjiang.
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Rights group raises alarm over threat to freedom of expression in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 25 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday expressed concern over attempts to smother freedom of expression and opinion in the country.
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Priyanka Tiberwal writes to NHRC over killings of BJP workers in West Beng
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Priyanka Tibrewal, who is a lawyer for the post-poll violence cases in West Bengal, wrote to National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday over alleged attacks on party workers in the state and demanded their attention
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Rights group urges Pakistan to end 'abhorrent' enforced disappearances
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 24 (ANI): A UK based human rights group has called for Pakistani authorities to end the use of enforced disappearances as a tool of state policy as it released new evidence documenting the effect of illegal abductions on the families of those victims.
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Don't promote Chinese state propaganda, rights group urges IOC
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 24 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) collaboration with Chinese authorities on tennis star Peng Shuai's reappearance undermines its expressed commitment to human rights, including the rights and safety of athletes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tue
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