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243 global groups call for action against China over human rights violatio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 29 (ANI): 243 global groups including non-governmental organisations have called for action against China over human rights concerns as Beijing Winter Olympics is set to begin in the first week of February.
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China's recent threat to athletes over free speech in Beijing Winter Olymp
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 28 (ANI): Beijing's recent threat of punishment over free speech to the athletes participating in Winter Olympics violates fundamental human rights, said Human Rights Watch following Beijing officials remarks that any behaviour or speech that is especially against the
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Afghanistan: Taliban target LGBT Afghans, says report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 27 (ANI): Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Afghanistan have faced grave threats to their safety and lives under the Taliban, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a newly released report.
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Human Rights Watch calls for foreign currency-related sanctions against My
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 25 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Myanmar's military will continue to collect massive revenues from natural gas and other extractive sectors unless new targeted sanctions block foreign currency payments supporting the junta's abusive rule on Tuesday.
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Taliban detain Afghan women activist, her sisters over staging protest in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 21 (ANI): A female human rights activist in Afghanistan, her two sisters and another activist have been taken from their homes on Thursday after recent protests in Kabul, friends and activists say, prompting suspicions they were detained by the Taliban, a media r
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Rights group raises alarm as Beijing's threats to muzzle athletes ahead of
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 21 (ANI): The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the veiled threats issued by Chinese authorities over freedom of speech ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 next month.
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Human Rights Watch airs concern over civil rights abuses in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 16 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch portrays a grim picture of civil rights abuses in Pakistan and the increasing persecution of religious minorities and marginalised groups.
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Taliban denies Human Rights Watch report characterizing human rights situa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 15 (ANI): The Taliban on Friday denied Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that characterized the human rights situation in Afghanistan as a "crisis" and said that the situation has become better compared to the previous years in the country.
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US' diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Uyghur abuses garners Musl
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The decision by the United States to boycott the Beijing Olympics in February 2022 in the wake of the genocide and inhumane treatment of Muslims in China's Xinjiang province is a fair response in all respects because the humiliation, torture, and suffering
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US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction notes 'concern
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 4 (ANI): The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has reacted to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) which said that the Taliban had restricted sports activities and access to medical services for women and girls.
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2021 worst year for Afghan women as Taliban rolled back access to their ri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 22 (ANI): 2021 has been the worst year for the Afghan women as the Taliban after assuming control of Afghanistan have rolled back access to their rights, according to Human Rights Watch.
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Afghanistan: Former military officer detained by Taliban, says his family
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 22 (ANI): Former Afghan military officer Adam Khan Matin's family members have expressed angst over his arbitral detention.
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