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UNHRC votes to probe Israel-Palestine clashes
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 19 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council in a session voted to begin a probe in the recent deadly Israel-Palestine clashes in Gaza.
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Bangladesh praised for Rohingya aid during UNHRC review
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): The 30th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday saw representatives of 107 member states taking the floor to praise Bangladesh for the way it has dealt with the Rohingya refugee crisis in terms of supplying aid.
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Conference on human rights in Sindh, Balochistan held in UN
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 20 (ANI): A conference on the human rights situation in Sindh and Balochistan was held on Tuesday in the United Nations on the sidelines of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Enforced disappearances have increased in Sindh: WSC Chairperson
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 19 (ANI): Enforced disappearances have greatly risen in Sindh, along with the forced conversion of Sindhi Hindu girls, said the chairperson of the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) Dr. Rubina Sheikh on Monday.
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Conference on state-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan held in Geneva
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 17 (ANI): A conference on state-sponsored terrorism and political mainstreaming of terrorist groups in Pakistan was held at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here on Friday.
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UKPNP activists highlight human rights violations in PoK
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] March 15 (ANI): Activists of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has highlighted gross human rights violations committed by Pakistan in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Baloch activists raise voice against atrocities by Pak at UNHRC
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] March 15 (ANI): The members of the Baloch Republican Party (BPR) have raised the issue of human rights violations carried out by Pakistan in Balochistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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WSC raises issue of human rights violation of Sindhi people in UN
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 15 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) on Wednesday raised the issue of human rights violations against the people of Sindh Province by Pakistan establishment at the 37th Session of United Nations Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) general debate in Geneva.
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Short films, posters on persecution of Christians in Pak showcased in Gene
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland] Mar 14 (ANI): Short films depicting the persecution of the Christian minority in Pakistan was showcased during the 37th session of United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Islamic radicalization in Pakistan poses threat to world, say experts
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 14 (ANI): Pakistan continues to remain an epicenter of Islamic radicalization, said a group of international experts while speaking on a side event titled "Growing Extremism in South Asia; Repercussions for the West" held during the 37th session of UN Human Right
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Women activists highlight persecution of Christians in Pak at UN
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 13 (ANI): Christian women activists on Monday raised the issue of persecution of minority community by the hands of Islamic fundamentalists and the misuse of blasphemy law in Pakistan during the 37th session of human rights council session in Geneva.
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'Failed state' Pakistan openly supporting cross-border terrorism, Hafiz Sa
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar.10 (ANI): India's Permanent Mission at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland, has squarely accused Pakistan of openly supporting cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and allowing United Nations-designated terrorists like Hafiz
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