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India at UNHRC debate on Ukraine crisis, calls for immediate cessation of
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 3 (ANI): India at the 49th United Nations Human Rights Council Session urged for an immediate cessation of violence and an end to hostilities while calling for respect and protection of human rights of people in Ukraine amid the military operation.
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India at UNHRC underlines inclusive democracy, independent judiciary, prot
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 2 (ANI): India during the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday underlined its commitment to inclusive democracy, an independent judiciary, promotion and protection of human rights and resolute against terrorism.
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Blinken condemns Russia for killing civilians in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) condemned Russia for killing civilians in Ukraine.
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Blinken to deliver remarks at UN Human Rights Council over Russia-Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said that he will deliver remarks at the UN Human Rights Council over Russia's aggression in Ukraine, a State Department statement said on Monday.
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov cancels trip to UN in Geneva amid EU airsp
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 28 (ANI): Amid the EU airspace ban, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday has cancelled his visit to Geneva for the session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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UN Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate on Ukraine crisis on March 3
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 28 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday (local time) said it will hold emergency debates on the ongoing situation in Ukraine in Geneva on March 3, according to a media report.
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'34 Baloch civilians abducted by Pakistan security forces in 10 days'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], February 12 (ANI): Many Balochistan civilians including students and social activists are becoming targets of enforced abduction by Pakistani security forces, reported Human Rights Council of Balochistan, Hakkpaan, a non-profit and non-partisan human rights group base
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UN rights chief describes 'disastrous' human rights situation across occup
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 8 (ANI): The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday that the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has become "disastrous", with severe infringements affecting some four million people.
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UNHRC calls for humanitarian aid for 3.5 million Afghans to avoid starvati
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 4 (ANI): UN Human Rights Council has appealed to increase humanitarian support to 3.5 million people including 700,000 from 2021 alone who were displaced due to the conflict in Afghanistan, the United Nations body said in a statement.
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Ahamdis' persecution intensifying since Imran Khan govt came to power: Ahm
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 17 (ANI): Highlighting the state-sponsored persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat wrote to the President of the UN Human Rights Council, informing that Imran Khan-led government have banned over 20 websites affiliated with the Ahmadiyya Mus
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US returns to UN Human Rights Council, Blinken says United States will adv
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday welcomed the return of the United States at the UN Human Rights Council, after leaving it in 2018 under then-President Trump.
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India re-elected to UNHRC for 6th term with overwhelming majority
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI): India on Thursday was re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a sixth term (2022-24) with an overwhelming majority as it vowed to promote and protect human rights through "Samman, Samvad and Sahyog".
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