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European experts corner Pakistan for sponsoring terror
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 19 (ANI): European academics and experts on Wednesday targeted Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism while highlighting the factual and analytical errors in the report on Jammu and Kashmir by the United Nations' (UN) Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCH
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Pakistan violating UN resolutions on J-K, say Kashmiri activists at UNHRC
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 19 (ANI): Kashmiri activists have strongly criticised Pakistan for violating the United Nations resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir by plundering natural resources and carrying out human rights violations in the erstwhile princely state.
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`UN must act tough against Pak to protect rights of Baloch people`
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19 (ANI): Human rights activists from Balochistan have asked the United Nations to act tough against Pakistan to protect the rights and lives of the Baloch people.
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Protect rights of Sindhi people, says activist to UN
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 19 (ANI): A Sindhi political activist has asked the United Nations Human Rights Office to take notice of rampant violations of human rights perpetrated by Pakistani state agencies against Sindhi people.
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India slams Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in J-K
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 18 (ANI): At the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council here on Tuesday, India criticised Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and raised the issue of human rights violations in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Read More
Manipur lynching: 5 arrested, cop suspended
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Sep 18 (ANI): Five people have been arrested and a police official has been suspended in connection with Manipur mob lynching case. Eight other prime accused are still on the run.
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Europe concerned over China's hidden agenda behind One Belt, One Road
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 18 (ANI): A group of panellists from Europe have expressed concern over China's 'One Belt One Road Initiative' (OBOR), calling out the hidden agendas to capture European markets.
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'UN report on Kashmir has no mention of Pak-sponsored terrorism'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 16 (ANI): Terrorism is the most deplorable violation of human rights and yet surprisingly, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), in its recent report on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, failed to even mention the menace once, said Yoana Barakova, a
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam: World Sindhi Congress seek UNHRC intervention
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 15 (ANI): The World Environment and Resources Council (WERC) on Friday urged the United Nation Human Right Council (UNHRC) to look into the grave human rights violations of Sindhi people resulting from the of construction of a mega Diamer-Bhasha Dam by Pakistan.
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India raises concern over CPEC project at UN
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 15 (ANI): India on Friday raised concern over China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council here and underlined that the 'China-Pakistan Economic Corridor' (CPEC) project ignores New Delhi's core concerns on sovereignty an
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Criticising government costing broadcasters in Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Male [Maldives] September 14 (ANI): With Maldives inching closer to polls, airing content criticising the incumbent government helmed by President Yameen Abdul Gayoom is costing the broadcasters of the nation, says South Asia director of Human Rights Watch, Meenakshi Ganguly.
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Baloch leader urges UN to address human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 14 (ANI): The Chairman of the Baloch Students Organization (BSO) Sohrab Baloch urged the newly appointed United Nations (UN) High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet to address the human rights violations taking place in Balochistan.
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