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IMF should work with Pak govt to strengthen social protection: Human Right
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to HRW, the IMF should work with the Pakistan government by broadening protection systems and minimising reform measures that risk further harm to the most vulnerable people.
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Human rights watchdog demand accountability for Pakistan's violations
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Amnesty International has strongly urged all UN Member States to engage in effective and meaningful discussions with Pakistan, including following up on their past recommendations and offering concrete recommendations to improve respect for human rights in the country.
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Taliban announces indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021 and imposed policies severely restricting basic rights--particularly those of women and girls, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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China should respect people's right to peaceful protest: Human Rights Watc
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Over the weekend, thousands of people in Shanghai, China's biggest city and financial center, began publicly protesting the government's strict Covid-19 measures and denouncing the Chinese Communist Party's authoritarian rule.
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Taliban calls out UN Security council to permanently end all travel bans
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier in September, Human Rights Watch urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) not to extend the existing government officials' travel exemption as a result of the closure of girls' schools in Afghanistan and the Taliban's atrocities against women and girls in the war-torn nation.
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China asserts dominance and intensifies surveillance in Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Citing reports from Human Rights Watch and the Citizen Lab in September this year the Tibet Rights Collective also claimed that CCP has been involved in an extensive collection of DNA samples. These samples are gathered from locals and children attending kindergarten.
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Pak activists raise concern over custodial torture in blasphemy cases
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Joseph Jansen, chairperson of the rights group "Voice for Justice" said that the existing blasphemy laws did not guarantee a fair trial and religious freedom, and the accuser enjoyed impunity despite presenting false evidence and false testimony, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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Turkey pushing back Afghans at Iran's border: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Turkey is routinely pushing tens of thousands of Afghans at its land border with Iran or deporting them directly to Afghanistan with little or no examination of their claims for international protection.
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10 people, including children killed in anti-hijab protest in Iran
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
At least 10 people, including children were killed on Friday crackdown against anti-hijab protest in Iran by Iranian security forces in the southeast of the country, reported CNN citing a human rights watchdog.
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New HRW report details Taliban abuse faced by Afghan women protesters
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch released a new report on the mistreatment of Afghan women. Taliban has wrongfully detained a number of women with their families for protesting against them.
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Women protesters in Afghan detail Taliban abuse: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 20 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday released a new report detailing the mistreatment of Afghan women, who were wrongfully detained with their families for protesting Taliban abuses.
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Right groups disturbed over involuntary mass DNA collection throughout Tib
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 16 (ANI): The Chinese government has stooped to the lowest level possible when it comes to the repression of the Tibetan people but this forced DNA sample collection without consent to strengthen their own surveillance capabilities proves that they can go even lower
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