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Activists in Washington to stage march against enforced disappearances of
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Human rights defenders will hold a peace march on January 24 in Washington, DC, to support Sindhi and Baloch activists protesting in Pakistan against the "enforced disappearances" of their loved ones.
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UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor voices concern over reports of police ha
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
She said that "spurial criminal complaints" against the peaceful protesters should be dropped.
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National Human Rights Commission concludes two-day camp sitting in Guwahat
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Justice Mishra, inaugurating the camp sitting, said, "The Commission has a wide-ranging mandate for the promotion and protection of human rights in diverse areas and the Commission's camp sitting in the concerned States is a unique concept aimed at reaching out to the doorsteps of the victim
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Taliban must immediately release women human rights defenders, say UN expe
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A month after their arrest, Neda Parwan and Zholia Parsi and their family members have yet to be charged with a crime or brought before a court. They have not been granted access to legal representation.
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UN Special Rapporteur urges release of Chinese human rights defender Guo F
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Guo Feixiong is unjustly imprisoned, and he is in a critical state of health," said Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. "UN human rights experts have sent 10 urgent letters to authorities about his situation since 2006. He must be released immediat
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Human rights body condemns harassment of religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Naveed Walter, the President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan said that the population of minorities in Pakistan has come down to 3 per cent from 23 per cent since its independence in 1947.
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Baloch community in Germany welcomes Prime Minister of Government of Baloc
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
President of Baloch Voice Association NGO based in Paris, France, Munir Mengal on Monday tweeted: "Honoured to receive Respected Prof. Naela Quadri Prime Miniter Exile Govt. of Balochistan, Waja Siddique AZAD Baloch, and Sister Dorrain Baloch Human Rights Defender at Cologne Airport Germany.
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Baloch Human Rights Council urges UN to hold Pakistan accountable for crim
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In the seminar, speakers gave detailed presentations of the human rights situation in Balochistan and Sindh, particularly the cases of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of socio-political and human rights defenders.
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90 pc of Afghan human rights defenders live in fear, experience violence:
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A 2022 May to June survey of 663 Afghan human rights defenders has revealed the severe conditions they are subjected to under the Taliban regime.
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Taiwanese NGOs raise concern over China's cross-border repression
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On International Human Rights Day in 2022, Taiwanese civic groups called on the Taiwan government to raise concerns over China's cross-border repression, reported money.udn.com.
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World Jewish Congress joins Indian govt to mourn victims of 26/11 Mumbai t
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In order to raise concerns regarding terrorism and honour the memory of people who were killed in the deadly incident, the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has joined the Indian government to mourn the lives of 166 innocent victims who were killed in deadly Mumbai terrorist attacks on 26 Novem
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Afghanistan: Rights group calls for release of jailed women rights defende
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On November 4, the Taliban detained women human rights defenders Zarifa Yaqoobi and her colleagues during a press conference announcing the formation of the "Afghan Women Movement for Equality" in the capital city of Kabul.
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