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Pakistani Forces detain three men amid ongoing enforced disappearances
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Three more cases of enforced disappearances by the Pakistan armed forces have been reported in Balochistan's Mastung, Musa Khel, and Mand areas on Monday.
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Chinese Human rights lawyer hospitalized after nine-day hunger strike prot
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Chinese Human Rights lawyer Wang Yu has been hospitalized after her condition significantly worsened following a nine-day hunger strike. She began the strike while in detention, protesting an incident on October 23 outside a courthouse in Hebei province, where she had a confrontation with th
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Uyghur leader calls for consumer awareness to avoid unintentional support
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Chairperson of the World Uyghur Congress, Rushan Abbas, has called for ongoing action to ensure that all supply chains are free from complicity in human rights abuses. She emphasised the need to protect American consumers from inadvertently supporting the genocide of the Uyghur people
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UKPNP condemns new restrictions on civil liberties in Pakistan-occupied Ja
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has condemned a recent notification from the government of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir that imposes stringent restrictions on public gatherings and civil liberties.
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Paank urges Pakistan to end enforced disappearances following release of a
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement, Paank, has emphasised that enforced disappearances are a grave violation of human rights. In a post on X, Paank called on Pakistan to end this practice, hold those responsible accountable, and ensure justice for the victims and
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Human Rights Commission calls for enquiry into abduction of PTI lawyer in
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has called for a prompt inquiry into the abduction of PTI lawyer Intezar Hussain Panjutha, who was recovered after being missing for over three weeks. The Commission highlighted potential involvement from security agencies and condemned tactics of i
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World Uyghur Congress calls for an end to persecution of Uyghur activists'
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has issued a call for the Chinese government to stop persecuting the families of Uyghur activists. This appeal comes after news of harsh sentences imposed on family members of WUC leader Dolkun Isa, highlighting the ongoing repression faced by Uyghur commun
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Pakistan: HRCP slams Anti-Terrorism Bill as threat to 'due process'
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the newly proposed Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2024, warning that it grants excessive powers to authorities to detain individuals based on mere suspicion. HRCP argues that the bill, lacking judicial oversight, risks severe viol
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Pak: Baloch activist condemns Mastung blast, forced disappearances of Balo
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Mahrang Baloch, a prominent Baloch human rights activist, expressed her deep concern and outrage over an explosion near a school in Matsung. Mahrang also stated that ten Baloch students were forcibly disappeared from Islamabad.
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Balochistan: Baloch students demand release of Suhail and Faseeh amid enfo
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Baloch Student Action Committee held a protest in Quetta, demanding the release of Suhail Baloch and Faseeh Baloch, students who have been forcibly disappeared for three years. The demonstration highlighted the broader issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, where the community
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Pakistan: Baloch Human rights department condemns extremist violence follo
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department condemned the recent bomb blast in Mastung, Balochistan, which killed eight people, including five schoolchildren. They urged the Pakistani government to cease support for extremist groups amid rising violence in the region.
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Chinese authorities reportedly intensify crackdown on Tibetan monks and re
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Chinese authorities have intensified their crackdown on Tibetan Buddhism, forcibly relocating hundreds of young monks from Kirti Monastery to state-run boarding schools in Ngaba County, Sichuan Province. Students face prison-like conditions and are cut off from their families. The crackdown
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