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"Cannot even express how each day passes for me, my family": Sammi Deen Ba
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist from Balochistan, organised a major press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Friday. The conference intended to raise a united voice against the ongoing issue of enforced disappearances in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
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Pashtun protests expose human rights abuses under Pakistani visa rules
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Afridi, who has been participating in the 56th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, has asserted that these regulations violate international law and severely impact the social, economic, and financial well-being of the Pashtun people.
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Kerala: State Human Rights Commission registers case against movie shoot a
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The State Human Rights Commission registered a suo moto case on Thursday against a movie shoot in the emergency department of Angamaly Taluk Hospital in Ernakulam, which caused major inconvenience to patients.
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Suvendu Adhikari writes to NCW, NHRC; urges to send team to West Bengal to
Updated : 2 years ago IST
West Bengal's Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday wrote a letter to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), the National Commission for Women (NCW), and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and urged the Commission to send a team to West Bengal to inve
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Geneva: Exhibition showcases rapid development in J&K at UN
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Organised by Sheikh Khalid, an author and peace activist from Srinagar, in collaboration with global human rights defender Elena Vallejo, the exhibition aimed to showcase the positive transformations in the Union Territory of India.
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Pakistani man issues threats to prevent Gurdwara from reopening
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A widely shared video on social media shows local Muslims in Faisalabad, Pakistan, opposing the reopening of a Gurdwara that has been closed for 76 years.
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Baloch rights organisation holds protests in Germany, raises awareness abo
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The German chapter of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) organised a protest on Wednesday in Cologne, Germany to raise awareness over the human rights violations in Balochistan, Pakistan.
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NHRC takes cognizance of reported sexual assault on woman by Delhi Police
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that allegedly, a Delhi Police constable befriended a woman, sexually assaulted her and also made a video of the act, the commission said in a statement.
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Human Rights body demands establishment of mechanisms to stop custodial to
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in a statement released on Wednesday, urged Pakistan to implement the anti-torture legislation.
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Sindhi Foundation appeals to UN for abducted minor; demands independent in
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Sindhi Foundation, a Washington, DC-based organisation dedicated to the human rights of Sindhis, has sought assistance from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the recovery of an abducted minor Sindhi Hindu girl, Priya Kumari.
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US passes resolution seeking probe into Pak elections; Islamabad terms it
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The resolution -- passed with 85 per cent of House members participating and 98 per cent voting in its favour -- urged US President Joe Biden to collaborate with Pakistan in upholding democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
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China's rejection of UPR's recommendations on worsening human rights situa
Updated : 2 years ago IST
China categorically rejected all recommendations related to halting human rights violations and ending reprisals against critics.
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