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US reconsidering UN council membership, urges body to end Israel 'obs
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar. 2 (ANI): President Donald Trump's administration has confirmed it is reviewing the United States' participation in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), warning Wednesday that it wants the body to reform its agenda and end its "obsession with Is
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Pakistan must vacate illegally occupied Kashmir: India at UN
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Geneva [Switzerland] Mar., 1 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistan is a state that regards the use of terrorism as a legitimate instrument of statecraft and provides sanctuary to UN-designated terrorists, India in its reply to Islamabad's statement at the United Nation Human Rights Council (UN
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Trump must pressure UN to drop war crime charges against Lanka, says Presi
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov.27 (ANI); Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has asked U.S. president elect Donald Trump to put pressure on the UN Human Rights Council to drop war crimes allegations against his country's troops.
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India urges UNHRC to tell Pak to introspect on terrorist attacks on its ne
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Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 26 (ANI): India on Monday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to urge Pakistan to engage in honest introspection and focus its energies on acting against perpetrators of terrorist attacks on its neighbours from its own territory.
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Plight of Mohajirs in Pak raised at UNHRC
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Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 26 (ANI): The International Institute for Mohajirs on the sidelines of the 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, highlighted the plight of Mohajirs in Pakistan and how the Pakistani government continues to ostracize the community in th
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Pakistan breeding ground of terrorists, promoting 'state terrorism�
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 22 (ANI): Speaking at a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) seminar on 'Stop Subjugation of people for strategic designs, say no to colonisation and CPEC', Khan of Kalat H.H. Khan Suleman Khan Ahmedzai on Thursday said Pakistan is a breeding grou
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Plight of minorities in Pakistan discussed at UNHCR
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Geneva [Switzerland], Sept.22 (ANI): The European Organisation for Pakistani Minorities last week organised a side event titled "Plight of Pakistani Minorities" at the 33rd session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Abdul Nawaz Bugti calls on UN to take notice of custodial killings by Paki
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 20 (ANI): Highlighting the issue of enforced disappearances and custodial killings by Pakistani Security Forces in Balochistan, Representative of the Baloch Republican Party at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Abdul Nawaz Bugti said that the worseni
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor 'illegal': Baloch leader Marri
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Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 19 (ANI): Maintaining that Balochistan is an occupied territory by Pakistan, Mehran Marri, Baloch Representative at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), on Monday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an "illegal" project.
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India corners Pakistan at UN Human Rights Council session
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Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 19 (ANI): Stating that the fundamental reason for disturbances in Kashmir is cross-border terrorism promoted by Pakistan which is so ruthless that it doesn't shy away from using civilians and even children by putting them in harm's way, India on Monday u
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India raises the issue of Human Rights violations by Pak in Balochistan at
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept.14 (ANI): While reiterating that Pakistan continues to be in illegal occupation of a large part of territory in Jammu and Kashmir, India taking a jibe at Islamabad on Wednesday raised the issue of Human Rights violations in Balochistan by the country at the UN duri
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Pakistani forces now abducting women, children in Dera Bugti: Baloch activ
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Undisclosed location, Sept. 10 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistani forces have started fresh waves of military operations across Balochistan, Baloch Republican Party representative at the United Nations Human rights council Abdul Nawaz Bugti has stated that in different parts of Dera Bugti, peop
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