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As Taliban violence spikes, Afghanistan's rights situation deteriorates
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): The evolving human rights situation in Afghanistan is indeed in a dire situation as reports indicate that the Taliban has re-imposed its radical version of the Shariat in the war-torn country, a European-based think tank said.
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Afghanistan: Forced displacement of people reaches record high of one mill
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 6 (ANI): A Human rights watchdog on Wednesday informed that nearly one million people have been displaced countrywide within the past three months in Afghanistan.
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Rights group expresses concern over women's rights in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 5 (ANI): Justice for women's rights offenders in Afghanistan remains elusive and the law that aims to provide legal protection to women is becoming ineffectual as the Taliban makes more territorial gains across the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
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Advancing Taliban execute detainees in multiple provinces as fighting rage
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 4 (ANI): An independent human rights organisation has said that Taliban forces advancing in Ghazni, Kandahar, and other Afghan provinces have summarily executed detained soldiers, police, and civilians with alleged ties to the Afghan government.
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Human Rights Watchdogs blame Taliban for misery in Spin-Boldak
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 31 (ANI): Several Human Rights watchdogs have blamed the Taliban for the death of dozens of civilians in Kandahar's Spin-Boldak district.
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Myanmar junta escalating media crackdown, alleges rights group
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 28 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta should stop prosecuting journalists and end its assault on independent media, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday.
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Afghanistan calls on international community, human rights agencies, ICC t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): Afghanistan on Sunday called on the international community, human rights agencies, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to cooperate with the Afghan government in preventing the Taliban's organised atrocities and help in the prosecution of the perpe
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Chinese pro-democracy students facing harassment, threats in Australian un
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 30 (ANI): A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has revealed that many Chinese pro-democracy students are facing harassment, surveillance and threats in Australian universities and said that there is a lack of oversight and accountability mechanisms to ensure their aca
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Uyghurs in Xinjiang given long prison sentences
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): Chinese government figures show a steep rise in the number of people given lengthy prison sentences in Xinjiang from 2014, when Beijing's crackdown on the region's Muslim-majority Uyghurs ramped up.
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UAE detains, deports Pakistanis based on Shia background: Human Rights Wat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], June 24 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its report on Tuesday pointed out that United Arab Emirates (UAE) has detained and deported Pakistanis based on their Shia background.
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Amnesty International tells leaders to support Nepal in fight against COVI
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 14 (ANI): Amnesty International on Monday has called on international community to increase aid supply as well as vaccines to Nepal as it continues to battle COVID-19 pandemic's second wave.
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Families of activists who flee China's Xinjiang pay a heavy price, says ri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI): Members of the Uyghur diaspora, belonging to China's Xinjiang region, who speak publicly about the arbitrary detention of their family members or criticize human rights violations, face vague charges of terrorism by Chinese authorities, according to the Human Ri
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