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European Parliament adopts resolution demanding unconditional release of U
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) also adopted a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Ilham Tohti, the 2019 Sakharov Prize laureate, and Gulshan Abbas, as well as all those arbitrarily detained in China.
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CPEC is path to exploitation, not prosperity for Balochistan, warns BNM le
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
During a side event at the ongoing 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Dr. Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), criticised China's growing influence in Balochistan.
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Asian human rights forum addresses plight of Baloch, Sindhi, and Pashtun p
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Asian Human Rights Forum held a conference in the House of Commons today, focussing on gross human rights violations in Pakistan. The event was hosted by Honourable Carla Lockhart, Member of Parliament for Upper Bann, Northern Ireland, in Committee Room 16.
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Imran Khan registers protest with UN against Shehbaz govt's move to amend
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan's former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaaf (PTI) Party founder Imran Khan wrote a letter to the UN against the incumbent government's decision to execute constitutional amendments that aim to threaten judicial independence and human rights in the country
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Balochistan witnessed 41 incidents of enforced disappearances in July: Rep
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
PAANK, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), highlighted the atrocities committed by Pakistan's armed forces in its September report. The report indicated that Balochistan experienced 41 enforced disappearances, three extrajudicial killings, and 25 incidents of extraju
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Baloch activist slams Pakistan over "gross human rights violations", deman
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In a harrowing revelation that further underscores Pakistan's systematic oppression of the Baloch people, prominent Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has brought to light a disturbing incident of state-sponsored harassment and human rights abuses.
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HRCP demands inquiry into police violence against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
It demanded an "immediate and impartial inquiry" into the circumstances that allegedly resulted in severe injuries to a PTI supporter Syed Mustafain Kazmi, while in custody.
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Widespread condemnation as Pakistan bans Pashtun Rights Movement
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has strongly condemned Pakistan's recent decision to ban the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a non-violent organisation advocating for human rights in the Pashtun regions.
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Amnesty International awards 'Prisoners of Conscience' to three human righ
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The title was given to human rights lawyers Chow Hang-tung and Ding Jiaxi. The third recipient of this title is Jimmy Lai, an individual involved in free media advocacy.
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Sindhi activist calls for UN intervention to address racial discrimination
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
He urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to appoint a special envoy to investigate the situation in Sindh, stating that this could potentially save millions of Sindhis from the pervasive racial discrimination they face in Pakistan.
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Geneva: Activists at UN highlight rampant human rights abuses in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Human rights activists condemned Pakistan on Thursday for a range of severe human rights violations, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, and torture aimed at silencing dissent.
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Baloch activist Sammul Baloch appeals to world leaders for action against
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
During the ongoing 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Sammul Baloch, representing the Baloch National Movement (BNM), condemned Pakistan for its severe human rights violations in Balochistan. Her speech detailed the ongoing repression and called for international attentio
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