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Pak: MQM leader appeals for UN intervention over party activist's disappea
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Altaf Hussain, MQM leader, has appealed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intervene in the case of Muhammad Kamran, a party activist abducted in Karachi. Hussain highlighted ongoing human rights violations against MQM members and the Mohajir community, urging global accountabili
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"State repression at peak": Rights body slams Pakistan for human rights vi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Leading Pakistan Human Rights body, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) brought to focus the cases of enforced disappearances recorded during the month of December at the hands of the military.
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BYC and its supporters staged protest against extrajudicial killings and v
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), along with families of victims and supporters, held widespread protests across Balochistan, demanding justice for Zareef Umar and Naveed Hamid, both allegedly killed by Pakistani security forces. Demonstrators marched in Turbat and staged sit-ins, present
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China targets Taiwan's youth with subsidised tours to Xinjiang amid human
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
China is reportedly offering heavily subsidised tours to Xinjiang for Taiwanese citizens aged 16-40, aiming to shift focus from the region's human rights abuses. The initiative, organised by the Xinjiang Provincial Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, has raised concerns among critics, who accu
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UK House of Lords members express concern over China's human rights violat
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
During the session, a group of prominent MPs, led by Lord David Alton and including Lord Martin Callanan, Baroness Smith, Lord Bishop, and Baroness Bannett, voiced serious concerns about China's ongoing human rights abuses in these regions.
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Canada targets Chinese officials with sanctions over human rights abuses
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Canadian government's decision came in response to ongoing reports of systemic repression and abuses in China, including arbitrary detention, forced labour, and violence against ethnic and religious minorities. Specifically, the sanctions addressed the Chinese government's treatment of U
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US Secy Blinken condemns Taliban's "discriminatory edicts," expresses "res
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday condemned human rights violations in Afghanistan and criticised the Taliban's policies against Afghan women and girls.
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Protest held outside Chinese embassy in Vienna on Human Rights Day
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Organized by theTibetan Community Organisation in Vienna, the demonstration brought attention to the ongoing human rights violations carried out by the Chinese government against these marginalized communities.
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EU raises concerns over human rights violations in China on International
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The EU urged China to uphold the fundamental rights of all individuals, including ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities
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Activists rally in London to condemn Pakistan's repression of Sindhi, Balo
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Organized by the Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement on Tuesday, the demonstration was titled "Protest Against Pakistan's Occupation and Human Rights Violations in Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Seraikistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir."
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Pakistan security forces abduct four oil traders in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan security forces have reportedly abducted four oil traders in Balochistan's Panjgur district. The individuals were taken from Paroom tehsil, with families and local activists condemning the abductions as "inhumane." The incident highlights ongoing issues of enforced disappearances
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Mahato urges Nobel panel to reassess Yunus' legacy, address violence
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, MP from Purulia, has written to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, urging them to reconsider the legacy of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus amidst allegations of atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh under his leadership. Mahato detailed mass killings, religious persecutio
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