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Pakistan Army at the heart of Baloch rights abuse, say activists at UNHRC
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 10 (ANI): Pakistan's armed forces and intelligence agencies are at the heart of the continuing human rights violations in that country's Balochistan Province, claimed three senior Baloch activists in separate addresses at the 37th session of the United Nations Hum
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Pakistan's human rights violations brought into light at UN
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 10 (ANI): Speaking at the 37th United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session, Dušan Vejinovic, a Senior Research Analyst at the European Foundation for South-Asian Studies brought into focus the numerous human rights violations by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmi
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India highlights human rights violations by Pak at UN
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] March 8 (ANI): India on Thursday highlighted human rights violations by Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Baloch Republican Party holds anti-Pakistan protest in Geneva
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 7 (ANI): The Baloch Republican Party (BRP), Switzerland has organised a protest rally against state-sponsored atrocities in Balochistan during the ongoing 37th session of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Rohingya crisis can incite religious conflict in South Asia: UN
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb 6 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday said the possible "acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing" by the Myanmar army against the Rohingyas could incite a religious conflict in the South Asian region.
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Bangladesh calls for UNHRC meeting to discuss Rohingya issue
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 04 (ANI): Bangladesh has called for a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to discuss the human rights issue of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
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London taxis highlight 'Free Balochistan' campaign
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 4 (ANI): London taxis with the words ' Free Balochistan ' written on both sides were seen plying outside Buckingham Palace in what can be called as a new push by overseas Baloch groups to attract global attention to their cause for independence from Pakistan.
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Pakistan wins UNHRC seat
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.] Oct 17 (ANI): Pakistan on Monday won a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by more than two thirds vote when the General Assembly elected 15 countries to serve on the 47-member body.
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MDMK staged protest over Sinhalese objection to Vaiko's speech
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 27(ANI): Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) party member on Wednesday staged protest outside Sri Lankan High Commissioner over Sinhalese objection to MDMK general secretary Vaiko's speech at a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meet.
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After India, Afghanistan slams Pakistan over decades-long terrorism
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A], September 26 (ANI): Afghan foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani said that Afghanistan has been suffering due to the terrorism and extremism exported by neighbouring Pakistan across the border for decades.
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Kashmiri activist raises Pakistan's conspiracy of injecting communalism in
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] Sept. 23 (ANI): Intervening the debate at the ongoing 36th session of Human Rights Council, Junaid Qureshi, Director European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) based in Amsterdam, on Friday raised the issue of well-hatched conspiracy by Pakistan of injecting com
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Activists flags off issue of Pakistan atrocities on Kashmiris in Geneva
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] Sept. 23 (ANI): Junaid Qureshi, Director European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) based in Amsterdam, on Friday raised the concern of the Pakistani atrocities on Kashmiris and asked that for how long the international community will allow Islamabad to get Kas
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