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Taliban has begun to show its true colours: European think tank
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 4 (ANI): Amid the continuing concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan, a European think tank said that the Taliban has in recent weeks "begun to show its true colours."
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Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka government imposed a nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday, April 3, according to an internet observatory.
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Sri Lanka: Emergency should not become pretext for rights violations, says
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): A London based rights watchdog on Saturday warned the Sri Lankan government that the declaration of emergency in the island nation, in the name of public security, should not become a pretext for human rights violations.
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9 million people are at risk of famine in Afghanistan: UN Chief
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], April 1 (ANI): Highlighting the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday (local time) said that nine million people are at risk of famine in the troubled country.
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Beijing threatens reciprocal sanctions after US unveils visa curbs on Chin
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): China has threatened the United States with retaliatory sanctions after Washington announced visa restrictions on officials over human rights violations in the country.
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Rights activist says no value of Sindhi life in Pakistan, pleads for justi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Sindhi-American activist Fatima Gul on Tuesday highlighted the plight of Sindhi people in Pakistan and said there is no value of minority communities in the country as anyone can violate their rights, especially women.
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Human Rights body holds conference on atrocities, human rights violations
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), a Netherland based international NGO organized a press conference focusing on the atrocities and human rights violations in Pakistan and China.
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Baloch human rights group hosts seminar to address Pakistan's atrocities i
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) hosted a seminar titled, "The Baloch Lives Matter" during the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to highlight atrocities by Pakistan in Balochistan.
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Prominent Tibetan writer released after 13 years in China prison
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], March 22 (ANI): Prominent Tibetan writer and co-founder and editor of the first-ever Tibetan literary website 'Chomei' (Butter Lamp) Kunchok Tsephel has reportedly been released by Chinese authorities after a harrowing 13 years in prison.
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Pakistan: Demanding right to life seen as act of dissent
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): Highlighting the human rights violations in the country, a Pakistan activist said that demanding the most basic right, the right to life, has become an act of dissent in the country.
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Zelenskyy warns of World War III, if talks with Russia fails
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 21 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that if "negotiations" with Russian President Vladimir Putin fail then "that would mean that this is a third World War."
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Baloch activists seek UN intervention to stop human rights violations in B
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 17 (ANI): The Baloch political and human rights activists have demanded immediate intervention by the United Nations to stop gross human rights violations in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
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