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PoJK: Human rights activist decry crackdown on protests and freedoms
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amjad Ayub Mirza, a human rights activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), strongly condemned the recent presidential ordinance, calling it "outrageous."
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Delhi: 3-day capacity building program for Arunachal Human Rights Commissi
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The three-day training programme for the Arunachal Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (APSHRC), organized by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India concluded in New Delhi on Thursday.
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Amnesty International Slams Harsh Sentences for 45 Hong Kong Opposition Le
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amnesty International has condemned the jail sentences handed down to 45 Hong Kong opposition figures convicted of "conspiring to subvert state power" under the city's National Security Law. The sentences, which range up to 10 years, have sparked criticism from the human rights organizati
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Baloch leaders urge EU to address violations of fundamental rights in Balo
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Baloch political activists Mahrang Baloch and Sabiha Baloch on Wednesday held a meeting with a European Union delegation to bring attention to human rights abuses in Balochistan.
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US, UK, Australia, and UN slam Hong Kong's harsh sentencing of pro-democra
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The US, UK, and Australian governments, along with the United Nations, condemned the sentencing of 45 democracy activists and former lawmakers to up to 10 years in prison for "subversion." This came amid increasing demands for tougher sanctions on Hong Kong and the broadening of visa program
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Tibetan Activist Karma Samdrup Released After 15 Years, Faces Political Re
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Karma Samdrup, a prominent Tibetan environmentalist and philanthropist, has been released from prison after serving a 15-year sentence.
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Pakistan: Rights body demands immediate release of abducted individuals in
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Pakistan security forces forcibly abducted Farid Baloch from the Panjgur district in Balochistan during a raid. The Balochistan Post reported that Fareed was forcibly disappeared by the Pakistan security forces in the Khudabadan area of Panjgur.
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Tightening grip on dissent: 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a stark demonstration of the tightening grip on dissent, Hong Kong's High Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to prison terms of up to 10 years under the controversial National Security Law imposed by Beijing.
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Baloch activist highlights enforced disappearances as victim family protes
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Prominent Baloch activist, Sammi Deen Baloch has raised serious concerns over the ongoing issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, specifically highlighting the case of Diljan Baloch, who has been missing for over a week. The 28-year-old resident of Awaran was reportedly detained
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Pakistan security forces abduct another individual amid ongoing enforced d
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Pakistan security forces have abducted an individual from the Panjgur district in Balochistan and took him to an unknown location during a raid.
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Baloch Human Rights Council calls on United Kingdom MP about increase in e
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) delegation met with Seema Malhotra MP, the UK Minister for Migration, Citizenship, and Equalities, to discuss serious human rights violations in Balochistan.
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Pakistan: HRCP demands reversal of Anti-Terrorism Act amendment proposal,
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) concluded its 38th Annual General Meeting with a call for urgent action to address the country's deteriorating human rights situation, emphasising concerns over the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act amendment and threats to democracy. The Commissio
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