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International Council of Jurists to move UN over Sheikh Hasina's death sen
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) will approach the UN Human Rights Committee seeking urgent intervention to protect former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's right to life and fair trial, amid widespread global concern over the death sentence issued against her by Banglad
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Uyghur activist Rahima Mahmut urges UK to investigate forced labour in sup
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Speaking before the UK Parliament's Human Rights Committee, Mahmut emphasized the mounting evidence linking forced labour in China to various industries, particularly in the production of cotton.
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Baloch Human Rights Committee holds rally, gathering to honour martyrs of
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Leading Baloch Human rights group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) organised a rally and held a gathering in Manguchar area on Thursday to honour the martyrs of Balochistan.
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UN Human Rights Committee urges major reforms in Pakistan's legal system
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The UN Human Rights Committee has called for sweeping reforms in Pakistan's legal system, including ending civilian trials in military courts, revising privacy laws, and safeguarding freedom of expression. The recommendations, presented during Pakistan's ICCPR review, also address issues suc
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UN Human Rights Committee calls on Pakistan to reform Military Court Syst
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The UN Human Rights Committee has called on Pakistan to reform its military court system, eliminate the death penalty in civilian cases, and safeguard judicial independence. Emphasising the need for privacy protections and freedom of expression, the Committee recommended broad legal reforms
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UN Human Rights Committee criticises Pakistan's human rights record, urges
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Committee expressed alarm over a disturbing rise in discrimination, hate speech, and hate crimes targeting religious minorities in Pakistan, including Christians, Ahmadis, Hindus, and Sikhs.
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UN Human Rights Committee raises concerns over human rights violations in
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Their inquiries focus on issues arising from recent protests, anti-terrorism policies, accountability laws, widespread enforced disappearances, the right to life amid climate change, death penalty practices, and violations of women's rights
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Amnesty International highlights human rights violations in Pakistan ahead
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
This review falls under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Pakistan is a signatory, according to the rights organization's statement
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India successfully concludes 4th periodic review by Human Rights Committee
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
India successfully concluded its 4th periodic review by the Human Rights Committee under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in Geneva on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
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China's repatriation of North Korean defectors, a way of supporting Pyongy
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Human rights experts have resisted China's latest claims that North Koreans fleeing into China are not political refugees but only illegal migrants seeking economic opportunities, emphasising that it is a way of supporting Pyongyang's authoritarian system, which is similar to China does, as
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UN experts ask Hong Kong authorities to repeal national security law
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], July 27 (ANI): United Nations-backed human rights experts on Wednesday called on authorities in Hong Kong to repeal a national security law as it slammed China's tightening grip on the semi-autonomous region.
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Global parliamentarians condemn arrest of journalists, trade unionists in
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, April 7 (ANI): The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) has condemned the arrest of six individuals on a charge of sedition against the Hong Kong administration.
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