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Pakistan rarely took steps to identify, punish officials committing human
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan has been witnessing some significant human rights issues including, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention among many others. However, their government rarely took credible steps to identify and punish officials who may have committed these abuses,
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UK announces new sanctions against Israeli settlers over 'human rights abu
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The United Kingdom on Monday announced new sanctions on the four extremist Israeli settlers, who committed alleged human rights abuses against Palestinian communities in the West Bank, UK foreign secretary said in an official statement.
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China organising 'media tours' to change narrative about human rights abus
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Aiming to change the narrative about the Xinjiang region where China is accused of committing grave human rights abuses, Beijing is organising so-called media tours with friendly countries to somehow propagate a different version of the region, a report by Al Jazeera stated.
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Detained Chinese dissidents' wives continue advocacy from abroad
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Despite the Chinese government's efforts to cut down on public attention on human rights cases in the country, the wives of dissidents who were arrested in April have been advocating for their husbands globally to raise awareness about human rights abuses in China.
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Tibetan Diaspora in Vienna stages symbolic protest, condemns China's human
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Members of the Tibetan Diaspora in Vienna staged a symbolic protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Austria, condemning China for ongoing human rights abuses against Tibetans in Tibet.
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China has "not occupied" a single inch of foreign land, claims Xi Jinping
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Xi's remarks came following his meeting with US President Joe Biden at a high-stakes US-China Summit, which concluded amid looming concerns of 'Taiwan Independence'. Biden also raised concerns over China's human rights abuses, including in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong.
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Tibet urges Australia for taking rigorous action against human rights abus
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Tibet's exiled political leader Penpa Tsering said that it is unfair for Australia to punish nations such as Iran and Russia for human rights abuses while letting China off the hook because it is Australia's biggest trading partner, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
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Bangladesh to respond to US Congressmen on letter alleging human rights ab
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangladesh Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shahariar Alam said there is a significant gap in the information and they will respond to issues raised in the letter
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US: Republican Senators propose bill to impose new sanctions on Taliban fo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per the bill, President Joe Biden must impose sanctions on the Taliban for their involvement in terrorism, drug trafficking, and violations of women's rights, Fox News reported.
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Dissident voices emerge from China
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Xinjiang, a region dominated by Uyghur Muslims, is experiencing serious human rights abuses where locals are ill-treated, women are violated and activists are picked up and jailed.
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US Senator Marco Rubio reintroduces Uyghur Policy Act
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
US Senator Marco Rubio reintroduced the Uyghur Policy Act. This bipartisan bill would increase US support for the Uyghur diaspora in the United States and other countries, as well as advocate for improving the conditions of Uyghurs in China who suffer human rights abuses at the hands of t
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Uyghur activist asks China to enforce UN recommendations to curb human rig
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Zumretay Arkin of the World Uyghur Congress in her intervention during the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council said, "It is with increasing concern that we monitor the situation in the Uyghur Autonomous Region."
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