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90 pc of Afghan human rights defenders live in fear, experience violence:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months 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, 7 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, 7 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, 8 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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Activists raise issue of minority rights in Pakistan during protest outsid
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): Political activists and human rights defenders participated in a protest in front of the United Nations office in Geneva on Wednesday to raise the issue of persecution of minorities in Pakistan.
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Stop harassment by wrongful prosecution of Chakma's Activists: Complaint
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): The Chakma Development Foundation of India (CDFI) has filed a complaint seeking the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) allegedly against false prosecution of the Chakma human rights defenders/community rights.
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Community-based human rights defenders felicitated on Human Rights Day
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI/Heylin Spark): On the eve of Human Rights Day, ActionAid Association felicitated community-based human rights defenders from across the country.
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Taliban continue crack down on Human Rights defenders
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 12 (ANI): Despite the Taliban promise to provide 'general amnesty' to all including Human Rights defenders, social activists, journalists, employees of the former Afghan government and also the ones who worked for American led NATO establishments, reports coming
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UN expresses concern over killing of rights activists in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the reports of killing of human rights defenders in the country.
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'Climate of fear' prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan: UN E
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): Human rights defenders in Afghanistan have reported that they are now enduring a "climate of fear", threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the country, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday.
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UK: Balochs, Sindhis pay tribute to Balochistan nationalist Sardar Attaull
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [England] September 21 (ANI): Human rights defenders from Baloch, Sindhis and other communities living in the UK paid tribute to Sardar Attaullah Mengal who was one of the prominent faces of Baloch national struggle after Pakistan annexed the region in 1948.
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US must plan evacuation of Afghan journalists: RSF
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 23 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on US President Joe Biden to draw a special plan for evacuating endangered Afghan journalists and human rights defenders.
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