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'Coronavirus being used by Pakistan as cover for increased human rights ab
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels, [Belgium] May 18 (ANI): The coronavirus crisis, sweeping the world has been used by Pakistan as a cover for increased human rights abuses in many forms, says the EU Chronicle.
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Aurat March: Women in Pakistan protest against violence, rape, honour kill
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 08 (ANI): So, they are marching. They are marching in Lahore and in many other Pakistani cities despite being threatened, abused and harassed on social media and otherwise. They are marching in Lahore holding placards with the picture of the late Asma Jehangir, an icon and
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Rugby star Bill Williams tweets in support of China's Uighur minority
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): New Zealand's rugby star Sonny Bill Williams has spoken out on the alleged human rights abuses by China against the ethnic Uighur minority group in the country's Xinjiang region.
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Voice of Karachi hails U.S. decision to blacklist Pak police officer Rao A
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The US-based advocacy group, the Voice of Karachi (VoK) has welcomed the US Treasury Department's decision to blacklist Pakistan's "encounter specialist" Rao Anwar for his involvement in human rights abuses and has termed the decision a historic step in s
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US blacklists Pak cop Rao Anwar for corruption, serious human rights abuse
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The United States has blacklisted former Karachi police officer Rao Anwar for "serious human rights abuses" during his term as Senior Superintendent Police for allegedly killing dozens of innocent people including Waziristan native Naqeebullah Mehsud in "
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US expresses concern over human rights abuses, discrimination over faith i
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): The United States said on Tuesday that it remains deeply concerned over restrictions imposed on the civil society, media, and other groups expressing opposition to Pakistan government's policies and noted that the citizens in the country continue to face
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US: Plane circles Statue of Liberty with message urging UN to help end rig
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept 27 (ANI): A plane towing a banner with the message "U.N must help end human rights abuses in Balochistan" circled the Statue of Liberty in New York, hours before Pakistan's Prime minister Imran Khan's address to the United Nations General Assembly.
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Billboard at Times Square calls attention to human rights abuses in Baloch
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept 25 (ANI): A billboard urging the United Nations to help end human rights abuses in Balochistan was spotted at the iconic Times Square in New York, at a time when world leaders gathered in the city for the ongoing UNGA session.
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While Pak rants up rhetoric against India, world community should note it
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Sep 12 (ANI): At a time when Pakistan has been ranting up false narrative on Kashmir to divert international attention over its so-called "Indian aggression" in the region, the world community should not overlook the role that the former had played in initiating the crisis a
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General accused of war crimes appointed as Lanka's Army chief
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 20 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena has named a general accused of grave human rights abuses in Sri Lanka's long-running civil war as the country's new army chief, an appointment sharply criticised as "deeply troubling" by the United Nations.
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Baloch people urge US President to help end human rights abuses by Pakista
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 25 (ANI): The World Baloch Organisation (WBO) has launched an advertisement campaign in the United States to urge President Donald Trump to help end human rights abuses by Pakistani authorities in Balochistan.
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Pakistan turning blind eye to human rights abuses in Xinjiang
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 21 (ANI): While the United Nations has said that at least one million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims have been detained in China, experts believe that neighbouring Pakistan has turned a blind eye to the human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
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