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UNHRC win a reflection of India's position in comity of nations: Akbaruddi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): After India was elected to the United Nations' top human rights body on Friday, India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin said that the achievement is a reflection of India's position in the comity of nation.
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India wins seat to UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): India on Friday was elected to the United Nations' top human rights body after getting 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category.
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Bangladesh PM earns praise for sheltering Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct 4 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has earned praises for hosting over 1.1 million forcibly displaced Rohingya Muslims, whereas Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been facing criticism for not protecting the rights of its citizens.
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Minorities in Pak face persecution, discrimination: Activists
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 27 (ANI): Activists from the Christian minority in Pakistan say they are being persecuted, discriminated and forced to leave the country.
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Activists highlight worsening human rights situation, inequity in Balochis
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 26 (ANI): Baloch political activists have accused Islamabad of violating human rights, inequality and rise of religious fundamentalists in Balochistan, which is responsible for the destruction of cultural identity of the Baloch people.
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Trump emphasizes sovereignty, addresses key issues at UN
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 25 (ANI): United States (US) President Donald Trump on Tuesday stressed the US' commitment to sovereignty, maintaining that the US will always favour "independence and cooperation over global governments."
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Kashmiris protest at UNHRC, demand Pakistan to dismantle terror infrastruc
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 21 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) held a massive protest in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) office here against gross human rights violations and exploitation of water resources by Pakistan in the region.<
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Sindhis hold protest against Human Rights violations by Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 20 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress held a protest in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) accusing Pakistan of violating human rights in the Sindh province.
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Construction of dam on Indus River illegal, says Sindhi activists
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 20 (ANI): Sindhi political activists have strongly opposed the construction of Kalabagh Dam on the Indus River, calling it as `illegal, unethical and immoral attempt` by Pakistan to deny life to the Sindhi people.
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Pashtuns stage anti-Pakistan protest outside UNHRC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 19 (ANI): Members of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement held an anti-Pakistan protest in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva to seek justice against the atrocities committed by the Pakistan Army and other security agencies.
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European experts corner Pakistan for sponsoring terror
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 19 (ANI): European academics and experts on Wednesday targeted Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism while highlighting the factual and analytical errors in the report on Jammu and Kashmir by the United Nations' (UN) Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCH
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India slams Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in J-K
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 18 (ANI): At the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council here on Tuesday, India criticised Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and raised the issue of human rights violations in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Read More
