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UN representative calls for repeal of anti blasphemy laws in 11 countries
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The representative also called for the release of all religious prisoners of conscience, including Christian mother Shagufta Kiran in Pakistan.
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BNM Netherlands chapter releases six-month report, highlights diplomatic o
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
As cited in BNM's post, an important meeting was convened to present the report, presided over by Chapter President Muheem Abdul Rahim Baloch.
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Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan calls for just global order, strong acti
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
The organisation thanked the High Commissioner for the Annual Report and stated that a just and democratic international order is not merely an aspiration but the cornerstone of durable peace and the full realisation of human rights. It emphasised that such an order requires equality among n
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STP flags transnational repression at United Nations Human Rights Council
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
The discussion featured key representatives from communities impacted by state-driven cross-border repression, including Sarah from STP Germany, Zumrita Akrin of the Uyghur Congress, Lebin Ding representing the Felang Goan Chinese community, and Thinley Chukki, Representative of His Holiness
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported death of a boy after falling in
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the reported death of a boy after falling into an uncovered drain in Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, a release said.
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Baloch Voice for Justice alleges suppression of BYC families' press meet,
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
As mentioned by Baloch Voice for Justice on X, families of detained leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee attempted to hold a press briefing at the Quetta Press Club to challenge the continued detention of their relatives and a recent High Court ruling that denied bail after what they des
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UN decries "transnational repression" as 40 Uyghurs vanish after forced re
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
UN experts are decrying the disappearance of 40 Uyghur men forcibly returned to China from Thailand a year ago. Held for a decade before deportation, their fate remains unknown. The UN warns this reflects a pattern of transnational repression and urges China to provide information and legal
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"Impressed by vibrancy of Indian civil society," says UNHRC Commissioner
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Turk noted that civil society plays a key role in upholding India's democratic traditions and protecting the rights of minorities, and emphasised that civic space must be vigorously defended so they can work without hindrance.
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Rights commission raises alarm over forced evictions in Pakistan's Umerkot
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over the forced eviction of long-settled families in the Umerkot district, calling it a grave violation of human rights and a sign of systemic policing failures.
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"No one is arguing that US believes Iran is America...": Former Pentagon o
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin on Saturday drew a comparison between the Israel-Iran conflict and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, stating that the biggest difference is that the United States is not trying to conquer Iran, as Russia did with Ukraine.
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"Iran principal source of instability, terror throughout Middle East...sho
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday said that his country's position on the developments in the Middle East remains clear and Iran is the "principal source of instability and terror" throughout the region.
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Raid on ancestral home of JSFM UK Coordinator Muhammad Usama Soomro in Kar
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
According to details shared by the family, the incident occurred at approximately 11:30 PM when an estimated 10 to 15 masked and heavily armed personnel reportedly entered the house without presenting a legal warrant. The individuals were believed to be linked to Pakistani intelligence agenc
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