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Europe concerned over China's hidden agenda behind One Belt, One Road
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 18 (ANI): A group of panellists from Europe have expressed concern over China's 'One Belt One Road Initiative' (OBOR), calling out the hidden agendas to capture European markets.
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India raises concern over CPEC project at UN
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 15 (ANI): India on Friday raised concern over China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council here and underlined that the 'China-Pakistan Economic Corridor' (CPEC) project ignores New Delhi's core concerns on sovereignty an
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Baloch activists demand suspension of Pak's membership from UNHRC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 13 (ANI): Highlighting the human rights violations by the Pakistan security forces, Baloch activists have demanded the suspension of Islamabad's membership from the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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UNHRC Special Rapporteur's report links inflammatory remarks by BJP leader
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): E. Tendayi Achiume, the Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, in her report on 'Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia', has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India has been linked to
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Posters outside UN highlight issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 11 (ANI): Banners have been put up in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to highlight the grim issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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IHRC concerned over enforced disappearances in Pak
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 30 (ANI): The International Human Rights Council, Hong Kong (IHRC-HK) has expressed concern over enforced disappearance in Pakistan and called upon the state institutions to play an active role in the recovery of all the missing persons.
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UNHRC neglects grave human rights violation in Gilgit-Baltistan: BNF
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 19 (ANI): Chairman of the Balawaristan National Front (BNF) Abdul Hamid Khan has claimed that the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) totally neglected the grave human rights violation in Gilgit-Baltistan being committed by Pakistani forces.
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UNHRC assessment on Kashmir baseless: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Union Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday dubbed the recent assessment report by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Kashmir as baseless.
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PoK activist made intervention during 38th Session of UNHRC
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Human Rights Activist Jamil Maqsood made an intervention during the on-going 38th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), saying, there is a situation regarding PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) that require
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Geneva: Pashtuns protest against Pak Army
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland] June 25 (ANI) : Members of the Pashtun community with origins in Pakistan and Afghanistan held protests against Pakistani Army in front of the office of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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US exits UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], June 20 (ANI): US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has announced that the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council, alleging the 47-member council of "political bias."
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UNHRC asked to save, protect Pakistani Christians
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States]/ Geneva [Switzerland], May 22 (ANI): A legal submission has been made to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to save and protect Pakistani Christians from persecution.
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