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UN refugee agency, Thailand authorities share conflicting explanations on
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Unites Nations refugee agency and the Thailand authorities have given conflicting explanations on why the cases of dozens of Uyghurs who fled China a decade ago and have been indefinitely detained in Thailand, are still in limbo, as reported by Voice of America (VOA).
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UN Special Rapporteur calls for immediate aid for flood victims in Afghani
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bennett called recent floods in Afghanistan, including in Baghlan where many lives were lost, a stark reminder of Afghanistan's vulnerability to climate crises.
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"India must act, cannot remain aloof from current situation in PoJK": Huma
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Political activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) Amjad Ayub Mirza said India cannot remain aloof from the current situation in PoJK and must act now. He called on India to focus on PoJK as the situation is getting out of hand there.
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Austrian MPs host Tibetan government in exile, pledge support
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a show of solidarity, Austrian Members of Parliament opened their doors to Penpa Tsering, president of the Central Tibetan Administration, for a discussion on the plight of Tibetans amidst China's human rights abuses.
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NHRC issues advisory for preventing prisoner deaths due to suicides, ensur
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission recently re-issued an advisory regarding the unnatural deaths of prisoners due to suicides.
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Pak rights body voices concern over increasing 'political polarisation'
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In its annual report, "State of Human Rights 2023," released on Wednesday, the HRCP noted with concern that irreparable political divisions led to public acts of arson and violence on May 9, 2023, after the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan.
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How a UN agency puts unfiltered Hamas propaganda on the record?
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Press Service of Israel has learned that the agency in question, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is republishing reports produced by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, a Geneva-based non-governmental organization.
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World Uyghur Congress opposes Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to Euro
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A Uyghur rights advocacy organisation, the World Uyghur Congress, released a statement opposing the ongoing Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Europe, claiming that China's deepening ties with Russia are ignorance of the human rights abuses inflicted by China on the Uyghur community.
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PoK: Human rights organizations calls for sit-in on May 11 against skyrock
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Political and human rights organizations have invoked a long march and called for a sit-in on May 11 to raise the issues faced by the PoK locals in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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NHRC India strives to improve human rights, strengthen National Human Righ
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission of India strives to build partnerships and work together to improve human rights and strengthen the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)of the region.
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Paris: Campaigners for Tibet, Xinjiang protest as Chinese president Xi Jin
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping is on his first journey to Europe in half a decade, with the visit expected to revolve around Russia's conflict in Ukraine and economic tensions between Beijing and Brussels.
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"Only blind eyes could ignore genocidal nature": Italian Senator condemns
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Italian Senator, Giulio Terzi addressed an event held to mark the 20th anniversary of the World Uyghur Congress, a Uyghur rights advocacy organization and expressed his deepest concerns and support for the struggle of Uyghurs against the oppressions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Ea
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