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BHRC to hold vigil for activist Karima Baloch in Toronto
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], December 26 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) of Canada will hold a vigil here on Saturday in the memory of rights activist Karmina Baloch, who was found dead early this week in suspicious circumstances.
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Killing of Pakistani dissidents dangerous trend, UNHRC needs to wake up, s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 26 (ANI): The killing of Pakistani dissidents abroad is a dangerous trend that needs to be stopped and multilateral agencies such as the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) also need to wake up to the
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Human Rights Watch director demands probe into death of activist Karima Ba
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 26 (ANI): Condemning the killing of Baloch leader Banuk Karima Baloch in Canada, Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch on Friday emphasised the need for a thorough investigation into the death of the slain activist.
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Menace of child marriage continues unabated in Pakistan, says columnist Su
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 25 (ANI): The menace of forced child marriage continues unabated in Pakistan and the repeated incidents have shown that the issue is deep-rooted in the country, said columnist Sulman Ali.
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Human rights group call for independent inquiry into death of Karima Baloc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 24 (ANI): Human rights group based in Hong Kong has asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to initiate an independent inquiry into the abduction and mysterious death of 37-year-old Banuk Karima Baloch.
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South Asian human rights body slams Pak over forced conversion of Hindu gi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI): In light of a 17-year old Hindu girl who died by suicide in October this year after she was allegedly raped last year, in Pakistan's Tharparkar district, a body of South Asian human rights groups has slammed Islamabad for unchecked forced conversion o
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Demolition of Kangana's office: Human rights commission summons BMC commis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission on Wednesday summoned Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner I S Chahal to appear before it on January 20 in connection with a complaint regarding the demolition of actor Kangana Ranaut's property.
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NHRC issues notice to Centre, states, UTs on fluorosis cases across India
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre, states, and Union Territories over fluorosis cases across the country.
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Karima Baloch's mysterious death is not suicide or accident: Hakeem Baloch
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 23 (ANI): A Baloch leader has demanded a thorough investigation into the mysterious death of Banuk Karima Baloch, a political and human rights activist in Canada as she was receiving life threats and abusive messages on her social media accounts.
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US issues additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials over rights ab
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): The United States has issued additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses, US State Secretary Michael Pompeo announced on Monday adding that China's authoritarian rulers impose draconian restrictions on the Chinese
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It is high time for US and EU to get tough with Trump's "favorite dictator
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 21 (ANI): The President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the ruler of the most populous Arab country, in his seven-year iron rule has been violating almost all human rights of the relevant Universal Declaration, but so far has been treated scandalously gently by the
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NHRC seeks report on witch-hunting from Odisha CS, DGP
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Expressing serious displeasure over the lackadaisical attitude of the Chief Secretary and DGP of Odisha, in prevention of sorcery and witch-hunting and in payment of compensation to the victims of such social evil, the National Human Rights Commission (N
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