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US-based rights body urges global community to act against 'China's ongoin
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The US-based East Turkistan National Movement, a platform dedicated to highlighting the human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in China's Xinjiang, has urged global authorities on International Youth Day to address the plight of millions of Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic youths
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Minorities in Pakistan encounter safety challenges, HRCP working group cal
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Minorities in Pakistan encounter numerous substantial challenges that affect their daily existence, safety, and prospects.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of Kolkata doctor rape, murder case
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took a suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual assault of a second-year PG student of RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.
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Pakistan observes National Minorities Day 2024 on "Jinnah's 11 August Spee
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) observed National Minorities Day on Sunday, and raised voices through a protest rally, on the theme of religious freedom.
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Uyghur advocacy groups laud US expansion of import ban on products linked
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The East Turkistan National Movement, dedicated to highlighting human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, welcomed the US government's decision to ban goods produced with Uyghur forced labour.
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US tightens grip on entities involved in "forced labour" in Xinjiang
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The DHS added five entities belonging to the People's Republic of China (PRC) bringing the new total to 73 entries, the DHS said in an official press release.
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China considers jail for human rights lawyer, arrest of journalist
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Chinese prosecutors are deliberating whether to impose a jail sentence on human rights lawyer Lu Siwei and to arrest citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, as reported by US-based VOA News.
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UN Special Rapporteurs call on China over maintaining 'secrecy' on impriso
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A panel of UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights wrote a letter to the Chinese authorities expressing serious concerns at the conviction and imprisonment of Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas without due process and not even informing her family on her whereabouts.
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Afghan, Pashtun and PoJK leaders meet Pope Francis, discuss human rights v
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a significant move to draw international attention to human rights violations in their regions, a high-level delegation representing Afghans, Pashtuns, and Kashmiris met with Pope Francis in the Vatican City on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Rights group condemns false blasphemy accusation on two Christia
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
HRFP President Naveed Walter expressed his deep concerns over the false accusation of Sonia Masih and Saima Masih and arrests with blasphemy allegations against all other Christians.
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee accuses Pak army of suppressing peaceful protest
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) accused the Pakistani army of suppressing peaceful movements, instead of ending human rights abuses and the Baloch genocide in Balochistan.
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South Korea: Baloch National Movement holds protest against Pak atrocities
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The BNM South Korea chapter called on world leaders and human rights organizations to intervene and help end the prolonged Baloch genocide.
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