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Congress reconstitutes law, human rights and RTI department, appoints Sing
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress party on Saturday reconstituted its Law, Human Rights and RTI department and appointed party leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi as its chairman.
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One year since Jaranwala attack, Pak minority Christians await justice
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The report released by the human rights watchdog commemorating the completion of one year of Pakistan's Jaranwala incident highlights that over 90 per cent of the suspects are still at large and trials have not started, leaving the Christian community in fear.
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In letter to UN Secy General, Baloch rights group laments Pakistan's impos
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) and Centre for Gender Justice and Women Empowerment (CGJWE), in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has highlighted the systematic imposition of religious extremism on the Baloch community by Pakistan.
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Report highlights systematic repression, human rights violations of Uyghur
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A recent report by Yale University has highlighted the precarious living conditions of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) under Chinese repression.
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Solidarity campaign in Switzerland calls for justice and protection of Tib
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a continued display of solidarity with the Tibetan people, a group of exiled Tibetan families residing in Switzerland has been tirelessly advocating for the rights and freedoms of Tibetans living under Chinese rule.
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Balochistan witnessed 35 incidents of enforced disappearances in July: Rep
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The report claimed that Balochistan during August witnessed, 35 enforced disappearances, three extrajudicial killings and 13 incidents of extrajudicial torture.
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Nepal's lower house endorses bill aiming to complete transitional justice
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Nepal's House of Representatives endorsed the enforced disappearances, Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (third amendment) Act 2024 on Wednesday. The recently amended bill comes after an agreement in between the major parties to list intentional and arbitrary killings as seriou
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Germany: Human Rights bodies join hands to voice support for Uyghur minori
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Demonstrating a strong stance against China's transnational repression against Uyghur minorities, 11 human rights organisations jointly formed a coalition to voice support in Germany, a statement by the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) reported on Tuesday.
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Pakistan: Human Rights group Paank condemns targeted killing of Baloch off
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Paank, the Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement, denounced the targeted killing of Panjgur District Commissioner, Zakir Baloch.
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Locals organise protests in North Waziristan against targeted killings and
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan thousands of KPK residents gathered on streets to protest against the targeted killings and human rights abuses in their region by Pakistan armed forces the Express Tribune reported.
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Uyghurs right organisation calls out china for cultural destruction: Over
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM), a US-based organisation committed to raising awareness about human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region, called on the International Community, human rights authorities and human rights activists to support them in the fight
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Prominent Uyghur activist denounces China's tourism campaign as cover-up f
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Amid international scrutiny for human rights violations, China is now attempting to present Xinjiang as a tourist hotspot, a strategy orchestrated and funded by the Xi Jinping administration, wrote Foreign Affairs & Security Minister of the East Turkistan Government in Exile on X.
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