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Human rights groups call on UN to establish dedicated accountability mecha
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 9 (ANI): Human rights groups called on the United Nations for stronger accountability in Afghanistan.
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Uyghur rights groups urge UN member states to appoint credible, impartial
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], July 28 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress along with other human rights groups urged the UN member states to give the position of the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to someone who will be a credible, impartial and courageous champion of human rights around the world.
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Blinken condemns Myanmar junta's execution of 4 activists
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 25 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday condemned the Myanmar military regime's execution of four pro-democracy activists and elected leaders.
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UN experts appeal for strong response in wake of executions by Myanmar jun
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 25 (ANI): The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, and the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, on Monday condemned the Myanmar junta's execution of four individuals,
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US condemns Myanmar military's execution of pro-democracy leaders, elected
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], July 25 (ANI): The United States have condemned the Myanmar military's execution of four pro-democracy leaders and elected officials for exercising their fundamental freedoms.
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Rights group decry Myanmar military's execution of four prisoners
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 25 (ANI): A New York-based human rights group has condemned the Myanmar military regime's execution of pro-democracy leaders and elected officials.
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Pak rights group calls for probe against anti-graft body chief in harassme
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): A prominent human rights group in Pakistan has called for a probe into the allegations of harassment against former National Accountability Bureau (NAB) head retired Justice Javed Iqbal.
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Uzbek govt rejects reports of illegal use of force at 'peaceful rally' in
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 7 (ANI): The Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry has rejected media reports and claims by human rights groups which stated that illegal use of force was employed for the dispersal of a "peaceful rally" in the city of Nukus in Karakalpakstan.
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Pakistan: Rights groups condemn forced disappearance of Karachi-based soci
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Human rights groups have condemned the forced disappearance of Karachi-based social media activist, Arsalan Khan, who went missing from the city's Clifton area, the latest in the series of abductions.
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Civil society calls for urgent measures to protect Uyghurs at risk of refo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 17 (ANI): A group of 22 refugee and human rights groups and 50 Uyghur organizations are calling on governments and international organizations to take urgent steps to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples at imminent risk of refoulement, a pro-Uyghur announced on Fr
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Rights groups call for sacking of Bachelet after sham China visit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): As many as 230 human rights advocacy groups have called for the immediate resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after she "whitewashed" the Chinese government's human rights atrocities during her recent visit to China.
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Looks like UN is in bed with communist China: Rights group on Bachelet's C
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Pro Uyghur groups are calling for the resignation of the UN rights chief, stating that she failed to denounce the repression of Uyghurs, during her six-days trip to China.
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