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US has obligation to address genocide in Xinjiang by China, says Nancy Pel
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the Uyghur community amid the ongoing human rights abuse by the Chinese authorities, US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has affirmed her view that the United States has an "obligation to address the genocide".
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Pashtuns protest at UN headquarters against rights violations in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 3 (ANI): Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) Europe branch on Tuesday (local time) organised a protest at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva against gross human rights violations committed by Pakistan Army on innocent Pashtuns.
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Newly-uncovered evidence reveals schemes to uproot minorities in China's X
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the growing international criticism of human rights abuses in China, newly-uncovered evidence revealed state-run schemes to forcibly uproot, assimilate and reduce the population density of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region through c
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Photo exhibition in Geneva highlights persecution of Baloch
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 2 (ANI): A three-day exhibition highlighting the persecution of Baloch people in Pakistan's Balochistan province has been launched in front of Palais Wilson on the sidelines of the ongoing 46th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.
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Pakistan: Rights group calls for release of activist Professor Muhammad Is
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], March 2 (ANI): A civil rights group has demanded that the bail application of Pakistani human rights defender Professor Muhammad Ismail should be accepted by the Peshawar High Court on March 5 and the charges against him and his wife, Uzlifat Ismail, should be dropped im
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Pakistan, in dire economic situation, using humans rights forum for its ma
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 2 (ANI): India at the Human Rights Council on Tuesday said that Pakistan, a country in a dire economic situation, is using human rights forum for its malicious propaganda against India.
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'No locus standi': India at Human Rights Council rejects OIC, Pakistan's s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 2 (ANI): India on Tuesday rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) statements on the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, as it has no locus standi to comment on matters related to the region, while regretting that the OIC continues to allow it
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Uyghur activist wins 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bavaria [Germany], March 2 (ANI): Sayragul Sauytbay, a human rights activist and survivor from China's Xinjiang, has been awarded the 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award, for highlighting the human rights abuses being meted to ethnoreligious minorities in the country's western re
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Myanmar's ousted lawmakers declare military as terrorist organisation
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 1 (ANI): Days after Myanmar's military used snipers to fire on pro-democracy protesters, members of the civilian government, which was overthrown by the military on February 1, has declared the junta as a terrorist organisation on Monday.
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NHRC reiterates its recommendations to Uttar Pradesh govt, calls for compl
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to submit the proof of payment to the victim of a gang rape in Moradabad, which it had sanctioned on the recommendations of the Commission but apparently not released.
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Sanction China for atrocities against Uyghurs: British politicians, academ
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], March 1 (ANI): Amid growing criticism of China for human rights abuses, British politicians and academicians have urged sanctions against the country for its treatment of the Uyghur community.
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Myanmar: India embassy 'deeply saddened' as 18 people killed during protes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], March 1 (ANI): India embassy here said it is deeply saddened by the loss of lives in Yangon and other cities of Myanmar as police fired on protestors on Sunday, and urged all stakeholders to "exercise restraint and resolve issues through dialogue" in a peaceful manner.
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