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UAE Minister of Justice affirms UAE’s determination to combat crime of hum
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice, affirmed the UAE’s determination to combat the crime of trafficking in persons as part of its persistent efforts to uphold human rights and respect for international conventions.
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UAE participates in Conference of Arab Network for National Human Rights I
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The UAE is participating in the 20th Conference of the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI) and its general assembly, which began in the Egyptian capital Cairo yesterday, under the title: “National Human Rights Institutions Established in Accordance with the Paris Pri
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"Rehabilitation Centers necessary for persons with Disability": NHRC Chair
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Justice Arun Mishra, said on Thursday that district rehabilitation centers should be set up for persons with disabilities to give them assistance in enjoying their human rights like any other citizen.
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Pak: Residents of Balochistan protest held against forced disappearances
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The protest was organized by Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, an organization working to find people who forcefully had disappeared.
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US ties with Niger will depend on democratic governance, rule of law: US S
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday spoke to Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum and stressed that Washington's further cooperation with Niamey will depend on further democratic governance, rule of law and human rights.
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Remove stigma that prevents individuals from seeking help for mental healt
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Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, inaugurated the National Conference on "Moving Mental Health Beyond Institutions" on Wednesday.
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Diljit Dosanjh's film on Jaswant Singh Khalra getting new title, film to p
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Diljit Dosanjh's film on human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra’s life has got a new title.
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Pak: Human rights body condemns attack on Christian family, calls for just
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The attack on Jamil Masih aged 58 and his family took place in village Chak 269 of district Toba Tek Singh on May 2, Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) said in the press release. At the time of the attack, Jamil Masih was at the workplace doing labourer work.
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70 years of systematic brainwashing has changed outlook of Pak: World Sind
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Rubina Greenwood, a human rights activist and chairperson of World Sindhi Congress, in an exclusive interview to ANI, said the Pakistan Army was systematically breaking the Sindhi community using political tools and brute force, while forcing them to migrate.
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Pakistan Human Rights Body launches fact-finding report on rights violatio
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In its fact-finding report titled "Balochistan’s Struggle for Hope" launched in Quetta on Wednesday, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern about the mounting public frustration in Balochistan over enforced disappearances, economic exclusion, curbs on press
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US bill would punish non-US companies found working with entities supporti
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Two lawmakers in the United States re-introduced a bill to Congress on Tuesday that would expand US sanctions to include foreign companies that do business with entities that are contributing to human rights violations against ethnic Uyghurs in China's Far West, reported Radio Free Asia.
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Documentary reveals the story of forgotten genocide in Bangladesh
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The brutal genocide in Bangladesh by Pakistani armed forces which continues to haunt the nation even after more than half a century, was revealed in detail in the documentary by Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) in the Human Rights Film Festival at The Hague.
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