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UNHRC asked to save, protect Pakistani Christians
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States]/ Geneva [Switzerland], May 22 (ANI): A legal submission has been made to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to save and protect Pakistani Christians from persecution.
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China's war against Islam
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], May 22 (ANI): There has been a sharp uptick in government-backed persecution of Christianity and other religions in China, but none are currently suffering as much as the Muslim population in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Some 11 million Uighurs reside i
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UNHRC votes to probe Israel-Palestine clashes
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 19 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council in a session voted to begin a probe in the recent deadly Israel-Palestine clashes in Gaza.
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Changing Gilgit-Baltistan status controversial: Expert
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): The Government of Pakistan's reported move to give constitutional status to the region of Gilgit-Baltistan without delcaring it as the country's fifth province, is at best controversial, a well known advocate of peace and human rights has said.
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Bangladesh praised for Rohingya aid during UNHRC review
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): The 30th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday saw representatives of 107 member states taking the floor to praise Bangladesh for the way it has dealt with the Rohingya refugee crisis in terms of supplying aid.
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Pashtuns blame Pakistan Army for rights abuse
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): A massive crowd gathered in Karachi city to demand an end to human rights violations by Pakistan's military in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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Hindu trader, his son shot dead in Balochistan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hub [Balochistan], May 13 (ANI): A Hindu businessman and his son were recently shot dead during a robbery bid in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
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NHRC issues notice to UP Govt. over 2 minor girls sent to jail
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government, after media reports stated that two minor girls in Muzaffarnagar were sent to the jail in Khatauli instead of a juvenile home, in connection with a case of alleged co
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Pak-based Hindu man humiliated by Police
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Pakistan-based Human Rights Activist and Blogger Kapil Dev, in a tweet claimed that Shikarpur Police in Pakistan shaved off head, moustache and eyebrows of a Hindu trader Chunilal for lending money on interest to his customers.
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NHRC issues notice to TN Govt, CBSE over NEET issue
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo-motu cognizance of a media report alleging hardships to the students, who had to travel outside their state to write their National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test organized by the Central Board of Secondary E
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Over 1000 detained at anti-Putin protests in Russia
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 5 (ANI): More than 1000 demonstrators protesting against President Vladimir Putin, including Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, were detained by the police in Russia on Saturday.
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Pakistan sends ailing Indian prisoner back home
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan repatriated an ailing 20-year-old Indian prisoner Jitendra Arjunwar on humanitarian grounds on Thursday.
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