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India calls for need to develop legal framework for fighting terrorism at
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 11 (ANI): India has been at the forefront of supporting UN efforts to promote the cause of victims of terrorism, said India's Permanent Representative at United Nations Ruchira Kamboj calling for a need to develop a legal framework for fighting terrorism at the inter
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EU welcomes UN report on China's human rights abuse
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 1 (ANI): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell welcomed on Thursday a UN report on what it said was a "rigorous review" of evidence suggesting systemic abuse of Muslim minorities in China.
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UN rights chief to publish Xinjiang report today despite China's protest
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 31 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is set to release the long-awaited report on rights abuses in China's Xinjiang province on Wednesday, media reports said.
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China using bots on social media to influence opinions about Xinjiang's hu
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 26 (ANI): Chinese officials and state media outlets are using social media to promote false information and influence public opinion in order to deflect attention from the human rights violations in Xinjiang.
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Michelle Bachelet signals delay in report on human rights abuses in China'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 26 (ANI): UN rights human chief Michelle Bachelet has signalled that she might not release a long-awaited report on human rights abuses in China's far western region of Xinjiang before she leaves office next week, as she had promised.
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London-based activist raises concern over atrocities in PoK, says 'every p
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], August 25 (ANI): London-based rights activist Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri raised concern over the rights of the poeple of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and said that every political party needs reform.
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London-based activist decries atrocities in PoK, slams Pak security agenci
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], August 14 (ANI): London-based rights activist Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri once again raised his voice against the Pakistan security agencies which continue to commit rights abuses in the region and deprive the local people of basic rights.
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Afghan women raise concern over Taliban's new rule to limit entry in "ladi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Ever since the Taliban took over control of Afghanistan, large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls has been ongoing in the country, which has apparently witnessed a downfall trend. Local women have expres
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Taliban broke multiple pledges on human rights since taking over Afghanist
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 11 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday said the Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women's rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago.
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Allegations that Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with millions in cash may b
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): The allegations that former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and his senior advisors fled aboard with millions in cash are unlikely to be true, according to a new report by the US government's oversight authority on Afghanistan.
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Taliban urges US to recognize Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 7 (ANI): Taliban on Saturday urged the US to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
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China uses intimidation tactics against Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): Mere rumours of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan way ahead of her actually landing in the island nation triggered a plethora of harsh rhetoric and threats from the Chinese side.
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