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China's DNA profiling campaigns attract global opposition: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The report said that one campaign is about the mass scanning of the irises of people in the Qinghai province and the other is about mass blood sampling of Tibetan people for their DNA profiling.
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Chinese tech firms under criticism for spying in Europe:Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chinese Technology companies such as Huawei, ZTE Corps and Hikvision have been heavily criticized by human rights groups for providing surveillance technology not only for authoritarian regimes but also for espionage activities at the behest of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Iran protest: Violent clashes break out between students and security forc
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Iranian students clashed with security forces at universities across Iran on Sunday, according to the country's activist and human rights groups.
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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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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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Human Rights Groups demand resignation of UN rights chief, term her China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): A Human Rights group has demanded the resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet stating that she insulted the Uyghur victims of genocide and failed her duty as High Commissioner.
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Uyghurs, Tibetans protest outside UN compound in Geneva
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): Ahead of Michelle Bachelet's visit, the UN's high commissioner for human rights in China's Xinjiang, about 20 Uyghurs, Tibetans and international human rights groups protested outside the United Nations compound in Geneva.
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Rights groups call on China to release Taiwanese man who attended Hong Kon
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 1 (ANI): Human rights groups have slammed China over restrictions being imposed on Taiwan businessman Lee Meng-chu after his release from jail.
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India has constitutional protections for communities, says Boris Johnson
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): India is a great democracy and has constitutional protections for the communities, said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the concerns of human rights groups.
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