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Rights body urges Pakistan to uphold constitutional rights, highlights ris
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The commission highlighted several critical issues, including the increasing pressure on rights like freedom of expression and peaceful assembly over the past year. It stressed the need for immediate attention to economic and climate justice, the cessation of enforced disappearances, and
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Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi condemns attacks in Bangladesh
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
On Human Rights Day, Satyarthi said that an attack on Human rights is an attack on the conscience.
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Pakistan: HRFP highlights minority rights violations on Human Rights Day
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The special event carries the theme of the United Nations: "Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now." It emphasizes that the time to secure human rights is not tomorrow or someday in the future but right now. Civil society representatives, lawyers, religious leaders, political leaders, women leade
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Students for Free Tibet observe World Human Rights Day, urge China to rele
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Tibetan activists have urged general public to stand for the cause of Tibet and sign an online petition or post cards for the release of five Tibetan political prisoners.
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Rights group highlights persecution of Baloch residents, laments lack of g
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
BYC stated that while the world commemorates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and champions slogans of equality and justice, the Baloch nation continues to be denied its most fundamental right--the right to life.
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Acting Chairperson of NHRC extend greetings on eve of Human Rights Day
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
As per a release from the NHRC, Vijaya Bharathi Sayani said that this significant day, observed every year on 10th December since 1950, commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations in 1948.
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Germany: Uyghur activists mark 'Genocide Recognition Day', remember victim
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Several Uyghur organisations and activists commemorated the 'Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day' on December 9 in Munich, Germany. The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) emphasised the importance of remembering the victims of the Uyghur genocide.
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UAE achieves unique human rights milestones: UAHR
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Union Association for Human Rights (UAHR) highlights the UAE's significant progress in human rights, emphasizing key areas such as health, education, and social protection. In alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UAE has enacted numerous laws and policies to enhan
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Enforced disappearances reported in Balochistan's Kech, two missing men re
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Four men were forcibly disappeared during a Pakistani forces' raid in Kech, Balochistan, on Saturday. Witnesses reported violence during the detentions. Separately, two coal miners previously missing from Quetta since August have been released. The ongoing issue of forced disappearances in B
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President Droupadi Murmu to be Chief Guest on Human Rights Day celebration
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
President Droupadi Murmu will be the Chief Guest on Human Rights Day celebrated at Vigyan Bhavan here on December 10.
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Syrian government forces withdraw as rebels advance towards Damascus
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Syrian government forces withdrew from a number of Damascus suburbs where opposition protests broke out on Saturday, according to war monitoring organisations, the New York Times reported.
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HRCP report reveals widespread gender-based violence in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Human rights activists on Friday urged male lawmakers to actively back and implement legislative proposals put forward by their female counterparts to protect the rights of women and marginalised groups.
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