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Bangladesh witnessed diminishing democratic space in 2015: EU
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Sept. 21 (ANI): The European Union in its annual human rights report said that Bangladesh witnessed a diminishing democraticspace and steady deterioration in civil and political rights in 2015.
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Situation in Balochistan war like, people very frustrated with Pakistan: B
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 20 (ANI): Baloch Republican Party chief Brahamdagh Bugti said Tuesday that presently there is a war like situation in Balochistan, as there is a heavy presence of military forces in the region and human rights violations are rampant.
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Abdul Nawaz Bugti calls on UN to take notice of custodial killings by Paki
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 20 (ANI): Highlighting the issue of enforced disappearances and custodial killings by Pakistani Security Forces in Balochistan, Representative of the Baloch Republican Party at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Abdul Nawaz Bugti said that the worseni
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CPEC is a fully militarized project: Paulo Casaca
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 20 (ANI): Maintaining that human rights violations in Balochistan are at its worst, Paulo Casaca, a former member of the European Parliament, said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a fully militarised project.
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor 'illegal': Baloch leader Marri
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 19 (ANI): Maintaining that Balochistan is an occupied territory by Pakistan, Mehran Marri, Baloch Representative at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), on Monday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an "illegal" project.
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India corners Pakistan at UN Human Rights Council session
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 19 (ANI): Stating that the fundamental reason for disturbances in Kashmir is cross-border terrorism promoted by Pakistan which is so ruthless that it doesn't shy away from using civilians and even children by putting them in harm's way, India on Monday u
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UKPNP protests against Pak atrocities in Geneva, seeks UN intervention
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 19 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Pakistan over the atrocities on the people in Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the religious minorities in the country, United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) chief Shaukat Ali on Monday said that his party has appealed
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Uri terror attack: Pak sponsored terrorism exists in Kashmir, asserts Asia
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 18 (ANI): Asian Human Rights Commission researcher Baseer Naveed condemned the Uri terrorist attack on Sunday that killed 17 Indian Army soldiers and said there is no denying the fact that Pakistan sponsored terrorism exists in Kashmir, even though Islamabad may
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Geneva: Uyghurs, Tibetans protest against human rights violations by China
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 16 (ANI): The members of the Uyghur and Tibetan communities in Europe staged a protest on Friday in front of the United Nations headquarters here, to highlight the ongoing human rights violations against the Uyghurs and the Tibetans in China.
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Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to highlight Kashmir issue at UNGAC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 16 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is set to raise the issue of 'human right violations' in Jammu and Kashmir in the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York later this month.
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India urges NAM to set up 'Working group' on terrorism
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Margarita Island [Venezuela], Sept. 16 (ANI): Asserting that "terrorism is the biggest enemy of human rights and it threatens the contemporary architecture of world stability, based on respect for sovereignty," India has urged the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to set up a 'Workin
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Human Rights Watch asks Pak to cease driving Afghan refugees away
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept. 15 (ANI): Maintaining that Pakistan should extend legal residency status to Afghan refugees till the end of December next year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on its authorities to cease "coercive measures and other abuses" that are driving t
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