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Human Rights Watch slams China's expansionist guidelines criminalizing the
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After China issued new legal guidelines that threatened Taiwan's autonomy, the authorities have now once again attempted to threaten the existence of Taiwan.
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Pakistani forces threaten protesting family of abducted Baloch citizen
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According to PAANK, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement, a Baloch rights organisation from Pakistan, Zaheer was forcibly abducted by men belonging to the Pakistani forces on June 27 this year.
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Committee to Protect Journalists demands release of two Kazakh journalists
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In a statement, the CPJ said that the Chinese authorities arrested Domalin and Koben in Urumqi a city in Xinjiang in April this year, and the arrests were reported by the Atajurt Kazakh Human Rights, a human rights organization based in Kazakhstan in June.
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Rights group condemns China's National Security Law for suppressing freedo
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The imposition of the draconian National Security Law has consistently faced criticism for the severe repression of Hong Kong residents.
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HRCP exposes Pakistan's use of brutal force in PoJK protests, calls for ac
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The six-day-long protests, sit-ins, shutter-downs, demonstrations, and wheel-jam strikes began on May 8 against the Government of Pakistan and the PoJK government, demanding subsidised electricity and flour.
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Kenyan human rights body condemns use of force amid Finance Bill 2024 prot
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The KNCHR has criticised President William Ruto for using brutal force against citizens protesting the Finance Bill 2024, which included unpopular tax hikes.
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Kenya: Fresh protests against government as protestors reject President Ru
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A section of professional bodies and civil society have rejected Kenyan President William Ruto's call for dialogue saying he knows what to do to assuage the ballooning public anger.
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39 killed, over 360 injured in anti-tax protest in Kenya: Rights Watchdog
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At least 39 people have lost their lives in recent anti-government protests in Kenya against the new tax hike, reported Al Jazeera, citing the national rights watchdog.
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WB: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported beating of couple in Uttar
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the reported beating of a couple in public by a group of people allegedly associated with a political party in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur.
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Geneva: NHRC chairperson, Secy-General participate in global human rights
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NHRC has been actively forging partnerships and collaborations aimed at enhancing human rights and quality of life, while fortifying the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs).
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Human Rights body condemns clerics for obstructing women's rights in Pakis
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Referring to another video that denounced the use of mobile phones by women relating it to 'obscenity', the HRCP in its statement released at the National Press Club in Islamabad on Saturday said that these videos use language that is derogatory towards women and also could potentially lead
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Pak human rights body demands revocation of Punjab Defamation Act 2024
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The HRCP called upon the administration to repeal the act pushed through a defamation law to curb fake news, however, civil society, and journalists say that it infringes on freedom of press and expression.
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