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IPC along with multiple international organisations launch 'Wethe15' ahead
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bonn [Germany], August 19 (ANI): The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) along with multiple leading international organisations have united to launch 'WeThe15' on Thursday ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent
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NHRC core group expresses 'serious concerns' over slow pace of reforms in
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India on Wednesday organised the first meeting of Core Group on Criminal Justice System that expressed "serious concerns over the slow pace of reforms in the criminal justice system to ensure speedy justice".
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UNHRC to hold special session on Afghanistan next week, backed by prominen
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold a special session on Tuesday, August 24, to address the "serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan".
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UN Human Rights Council to discuss Afghanistan issue on August 24
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Afghanistan on August 24, to address the "serious human rights concerns" following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn country.
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Afghanistan faces 'cultural disaster' after fall of Kabul: UN expert
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): Afghanistan faces a "cultural disaster", following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur on Tuesday urged countries to provide urgent assistance to human rights defenders.
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US must sanction Pakistan for human rights abuses in Sindh, says Sindhi Fo
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Demanding a referendum from the UN, Sindhi people and their supporters gathered in Washington DC on August 14.
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UNSC calls for 'immediate cessation' of all hostilities, establishment of
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 17 (ANI): Expressing deep concerns over reported serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses in Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for an immediate cessation of all hostilities and the establishment of
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Articles on human rights should create awareness, ignite minds for further
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Justice AK Mishra has emphasized that articles on human rights should create awareness and ignite minds for further study, research and writings.
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UN chief Guterres urges Taliban to exercise utmost restraint to protect li
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 16 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the Taliban to exercise utmost restraint to protect lives and to uphold human rights especially for women and girls. He also urged countries to accept refugees from Afghanistan and refrain fr
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Sindhis, Balochs protest Human Rights violations in Pakistan, terms August
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK] August 16 (ANI): As Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on August 14, people from Sindh and Baloch communities held an anti-Pakistan protest in London to condemn the Human Rights violations by Pakistan.
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Afghan govt raises concerns over brutal Taliban offensive at Troika meetin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): The Afghanistan government has raised grave concerns over the Taliban's brutal attacks on cities, which have led to war crimes and blatant human rights violations and humanitarian catastrophe in the country, Afghan foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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Afghanistan: Taliban continues sporadic killings of civilians, violating h
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): The Taliban has been continuing its mayhem in Afghanistan after the US drawdown, killing civilians, regardless of human rights violations.
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