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US remains concerned with China's repression of Tibetan community: Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 15 (ANI): The United States remains concerned with the People's Republic of China's repression of the Tibetan community and severe restrictions on Tibetans' religious freedom and cultural traditions within China, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday
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Election of countries like China, Pakistan will damage credibility of UNHR
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Glasglow [Scotland], October 14 (ANI): Slamming countries including Pakistan and China, Amjad Ayub Mirza, an activist from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has said "world's worst human rights abusers" have been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Nepal re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu (Nepal) [India], October 14 (ANI): Nepal has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in the elections held at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
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US slams UN for electing authoritarian regimes like China at UNHRC
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): The United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, on Tuesday, slammed the United Nations for electing "authoritarian regimes" like China, Russia and Cuba into the UN Human Rights Council adding that the US' decision to withdraw from the council has be
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Cremating Hathras victim's body at night 'infringement' of her human right
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 13 (ANI): The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has said that the decision of cremating the Hathras victim's body in the night is an "infringement" of her human rights.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar asks Mamata Banerjee to withdraw case against Balvinder S
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 13 (ANI): Asserting that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee needs to send human rights and Rule of Law friendly signals, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday asked her to withdraw the case against Balvinder Singh, whose turban was allegedly remo
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Civilian death toll from hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh rises to 31
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Artak Beglaryan, the human rights ombudsman of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, said on Monday that at least 31 civilians had died since the hostilities broke out in the disputed region last month.
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Taiwan leader thanks 'friends in India' for National Day wishes
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 11 (ANI): Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday thanked 'friends in India' for their wishes on Taiwan National Day, and said that Taipei and New Delhi together can take pride in safeguarding shared values like freedom and human rights.
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Another Hindu Temple vandalised in Pakistan
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London [UK], October 11 (ANI): Condemning the recent vandalism of Hindu Temple in Pakistan's Sindh region, London-based Pakistani human rights activist and spokeswoman for Justice for Minorities in Pakistan Anila Gulzar said that only 20 temples out of 428 are left.
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Famous Baloch singer shot dead in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], October 10 (ANI): In another incident of lawlessness in Pakistan, unidentified gunmen shot dead a popular local singer and father of a human rights activist in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said.
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NHRC seeks detailed report in four-year-old case of minor's sexual assault
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): Expressing serious displeasure over "the extremely lethargic" attitude of Odisha administration to deal with sexual assault case of a minor girl in June 2016, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed Superintendent of Police Balasore to su
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China along with its allies turn blind eye on persecution of Islam in East
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): The persecution of Islam in East Turkestan by China is unparalleled. The demolition of thousands of mosques and the prohibition of religious symbols go hand-in-hand with the establishment of concentration camps and human-rights violations qualify as genocide
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