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Baloch Human Rights Council calls for global action against crackdown on B
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In their letter, BHRC condemned the international community's inaction in response to the severe repression faced by participants in a peaceful protest organized by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee.
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Human Rights group Paank condemns Gwadar crackdown, calls for global actio
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Eyewitnesses report that the security forces employed excessive force, targeting the protesters deliberately. This act is seen as a severe violation of the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, fundamental human rights that are protected under international law.
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Pakistan: Sectarian violence claims 35 lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, human
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
After sectarian violence claimed 35 lives in Pakistan's northwest district of Kurram in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concerns over the recent deadly tribal conflict and called on to peacefully resolve the conflict through negotiations.
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Cricket Association for the Blind in India pushes for inclusion of cricket
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) Mahantesh G. Kivadasannavar has requested Sara Minkara, the Special Advisor on International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, to advocate for the inclusion of blind cricket in the Para
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Uyghur rights organisation appreciates US Senate Appropriations Committee
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has appreciated the unanimous endorsement of the US Senate Appropriations Committee (USSC) over restricting US visas for Chinese officials related to the detention of Gulshan Abbas, an Uyghur activist sentenced to over 20 years imprisonment by China.
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Pakistan authorities target protesters ahead of Baloch National Gathering
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in a post on X expressed grave concerns and condemnation over such acts of violence allegedly inflicted by the Pakistani defence forces
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China forcibly closes private Tibetan vocational school
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A Tibetan human rights activist told ANI that the forced closure of this highly renowned school signals the intensification of the Chinese government's accelerated and systematic campaign to assimilate Tibetan cultural identity into the dominant Han Chinese majority
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Pakistan Human Rights groups condemn reports of firing on Baloch protest m
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakhjeti Committee which called for the protest march claimed that several of its cadre are critical after security forces fired at their convoy.
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Specially-abled individuals in PoGB struggle for rights, lament lack of fa
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The specially-abled people lamented the lack of facilities during the meeting with the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held at Hunza in PoGB.
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Pakistan: Activist slams political parties over 'unrest' in country, conde
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
He further accused the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of lacking accountability to the public and sitting in the "lap of the establishment."
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's Chairman arrested, released later; r
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
After the release, Butt told reporters that he was detained for 3-4 hours "without any solid reason" and was released after pressure mounted on them, as reported by Pakistan-based Express Tribune.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance over death of young man in Delhi's Patel Na
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked for a detailed report from the Delhi Chief Secretary, Commissioner of Police, and Chairman of Tata Power-Delhi Distribution Limited within two weeks after a young man died due to electrocution while crossing a water-logged street in Delhi's P
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