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Afghan territory shouldn't be used to attack any country or shelter terror
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 31 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday (local time) said that Afghan territory should not be used to threaten, attack any country or to shelter, finance or train terrorists.
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Afghanistan: UN committees urge Taliban to honour promises to protect wome
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 (ANI): Two UN Committees on Monday (local time) called on the Taliban to honour their pledge to protect Afghan women and girls, and to respect their human rights.
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NHRC seeks ATR from Odisha, Chhatisgarh Chief Secretaries on Hirakud Displ
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday has sought updated action taken reports from the Chief Secretary of Odisha and Chhatisgarh on the issue of large scale displacement and subsequent failure of both the Governments in rehabilitation and r
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Think tank flags concerns over China's use of DNA profiling against Uyghur
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 30 (ANI): Amid the mounting accusation of large-scale human rights violations and persecution of Uyghurs by China, fresh reports have emerged where the Chinese authorities are said to be racially profiling minority group to build a large DNA database.
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Civil Society in Pakistan express concerns over increasing attacks on wome
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 30 (ANI): The Board of Trustees of Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) expressed concerns over increasing attacks on women in the country.
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New Taliban is same old Taliban, Afghanistan sees widespread brutalities:
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 28 (ANI): Less than a couple of weeks since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, the state of affairs in the war-ravaged country, is vastly different from what the outfit had pledged with respect to human rights.
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NHRC seeks action against guilty officials on death of Bollywood cook who
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the District Magistrate of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to conduct an enquiry with respect to how an alive person was declared dead in the revenue records and necessary action be taken against the guilty o
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Kidnapping of girls across Pakistan increasing: Report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): The kidnapping of girls across Pakistan is rapidly increasing and most of them are either forced into prostitution or sold to gulf nations, Pak vernacular media reported.
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Over 700 complaints of human rights violations received during 2019-20: Si
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Referring to the annual report for the period 2019-20, the Chairperson of Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) retired Justice Majida Rizvi on Thursday said that 728 complaints of human rights violations were received in 2019-20.
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EU asks member states to offer safe legal pathways out of Afghanistan for
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): EU member states should come up with safe legal pathways for people who are particularly at risk, such as female judges and human rights activists, to travel from militant-controlled Afghanistan to Europe, Eric Mamer, the chief spokesman for the E
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Rescue at-risk Afghans, evacuation needs more time: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 25 (ANI): As the US is about to conclude large-scale airlift operations from Afghanistan, thousands of Afghans fearing persecution are waiting outside Kabul airport, hoping to be evacuated from the war-ravaged country.
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Afghan nationals continue protest outside UNHRC office in Delhi, demand re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans protested outside United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) office here on Wednesday, demanding refugee cards.
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