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China's war on freedom escalates: Global alarm over widening human rights
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has released its latest weekly brief, painting a grim picture of escalating repression under President Xi Jinping's rule, highlighting the Chinese Communist Party's tightening control over civil liberties, religious freedom, and dissent across the country and bey
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Generations lost: Qalandrani family highlights Balochistan's enforced disa
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Human rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch condemned the detention of Mir Yousaf Qalandrani, highlighting decades of enforced disappearances in Balochistan. Families suffer prolonged uncertainty, protests continue, and justice remains elusive, with the Qalandrani case reflecting the generationa
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Pak: Families plead for justice as enforced disappearances continue in Bal
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A series of alarming reports of enforced disappearances has emerged from Balochistan, with five individuals allegedly abducted from various districts in recent weeks. Families of the victims have raised urgent appeals for their safe recovery, calling attention to the ongoing human rights cr
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UNHRC's Volker Turk raises alarm on global human rights crisis as Tibet fa
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At the UNHRC, High Commissioner Volker Turk warned that human rights face global threats, citing conflicts, shrinking freedoms, and discrimination. Despite some progress, Tibetans endure repression, cultural assimilation, and arbitrary detentions. He urged urgent international action to prot
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Pakistan under fire as protests against enforced disappearances continue a
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Protests led by Baloch families and activists continue across Pakistan's major cities, demanding justice for enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings. Despite peaceful demonstrations, the government shows indifference, fueling anger and highlighting the ongoing human rights crisis
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HRCP sounds alarm over deepening human rights crisis in Balochistan
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Following a week-long visit to Turbat and Quetta, the HRCP team, which included chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt, former senator Farhatullah Babar, and senior human rights advocates such as Nasreen Azhar and I A Rehman, recorded disturbing trends of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executio
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Surge in Afghan migrant deportations sparks warnings of humanitarian crisi
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Over 714,000 Afghan migrants returned from Iran in 2025, 70% forcibly deported, raising alarm among the UN and rights groups. Tolo News reports growing fears of a humanitarian crisis, especially as families and women are increasingly affected. Calls continue to halt forced deportations immed
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Paank condemns extrajudicial killings of four Baloch men, calls out Pakist
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a post shared by Paank on X, these killings, part of Pakistan's ongoing "kill-and-dump" policy in Balochistan, are a stark reminder of the deepening human rights crisis in Balochistan.
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Paank slams Balochistan Anti-Terror Bill, cites surge in rights abuses
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Paank categorically denounces the Balochistan Assembly's passage of the Anti-Terrorism (Balochistan Amendment) Bill 2025, which exacerbates the region's human rights crisis.
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Gilgit-Baltistan turmoil deepens amid Land Law backlash
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan faces a worsening political and human rights crisis, with activists accusing Pakistan of oppression and land seizures. Crackdowns on leaders and protests, especially led by women, have intensified. Locals fear the government will use force to suppress growing resistance agai
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Paank slams Pakistan over extrajudicial killings in Balochistan; bodies of
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Paank condemned the extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Balochistan, urging Pakistan to stop these human rights abuses and deliver justice to victims' families. International groups have also called for investigations into these ongoing violations causing great suffering.
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Eight Baloch men forcibly disappeared overnight in Mastung, Panjgur, and K
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
At least eight men were forcibly disappeared in late-night raids across Mastung, Panjgur, and Kech districts in Balochistan. Families and rights groups fear rising abductions and trauma. Human rights organisations have condemned the actions and called for international intervention to stop t
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