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UN slams Pakistan ahead of general elections; deplores acts of violence, I
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has deplored the acts of violence against political parties and candidates in Pakistan ahead of the general elections on February 8 and has urged the authorities to ensure "free and fair" elections..
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee to run 'EndBalochGenocide' campaign against Paki
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In the wake of continuous atrocities against the Baloch people in Pakistan, the human rights group Baloch Yakjehti Committee will run a social media campaign on Tuesday to raise their voice against the 'enforced disappearances' and 'extrajudicial killing' of Baloch people.
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Delhi: Justice Arun Mishra inaugurates NHRC's first Online Short Term Inte
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India began this calendar year's first and fourth of the financial year 2023-24 online short-term internships on Monday, according to an official release.
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Pak: Baloch Yakjahti Committee urges to break silence, adopt path of polit
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjahti Committee, in a letter, urged the human rights organizations and the Baloch nation to not remain silent and adopt the path of political struggle on the matter of forced disappearances in Balochistan.
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Nepali activists submit letter to Russian Embassy demanding repatriation a
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The latest round of demonstrations comes in the wake of the news about hundreds of Nepali citizens being recruited by Russia to fight against Ukraine in the ongoing war since February 24, 2022.
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PoK: Viral video threatens attacks on those opposing Kashmir Solidarity Da
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The description posted along with the video claims that the individual belongs to a Pakistan-backed terrorist outfit. In the video, an individual can be seen claiming that "In relation to the topic of opposing February 5, be it the people of Moscow or be it any other organization, I openly a
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US: PTM organises massive sit-in demanding release of Manzoor Pashteen
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, a social movement for Pashtun human rights, organised a sit-in at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 3, demanding the release of activist Manzoor Pashteen.
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Human rights group call on UN for protection of Baloch people's rights aga
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Baloch human rights organisations have written to the United Nations urging for the protection of Baloch people's rights against Pakistani occupation, military operations and enforced disappearances.
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NGOs urge UN to address human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Baloch Voice Association, Voice for Baloch Missing Persons and Baloch Peoples' Congress submitted the letter in the United Nations office in Geneva.
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UN Special Rapporteur alleges use of torture against Jimmy Lai, demands pr
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, has written a letter to the Chinese authorities urging them to address the claims that it has allegedly tortured Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai for obtaining evidence against him, a press release from the United Nations Human Rights Commis
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Global carmakers implicated in using Uyghur forced labour due to Chinese g
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Some global carmakers are applying weaker human rights and responsible sourcing standards to their joint ventures in China owing to pressure from the Chinese government, as reported by Voice of America (VOA), citing a report.
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Mahrang Baloch urges human rights organisations, international media to ad
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch urged all human rights organisations, including the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, to address the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
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