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1971 Genocide: Bangladesh seeks apology and acknowledgement
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Even the Pakistani state, after 51 years, has not tendered a formal apology to Bangladesh for the crimes committed by its army. It has not put on trial the 195 war criminals identified by Bangladesh in 1972 as the principal perpetrators.6 On the contrary, one can find the Pakistani state ado
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Xizang Development Forum serving as propaganda tool for Chinese Communist
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China is trying to showcase Tibet's "development" and "human rights protection" to the world. However, Beijing continues to hide its grave human rights violations in Tibet.
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Pakistan: Human rights body welcomes grant of post-arrest bail to victims
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Both were charged with blasphemy under 295B of PPC for allegedly burning the papers containing Quranic verses on April 15 in a school where Musarrat Bibi was working as a peon and Muhammad Sarmad was working as a gardener, HRFP said in the press release.
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Canadian lawmakers highlight human rights violations in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 16 members of the Canada-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group called for immediate action to address the issue.
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NHRC issues notice to West Bengal govt over deaths, injuries at illegal fi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to the West Bengal Government over the reported deaths of nine labourers and injuries to several others in an illegal fireworks factory in the East Midinipore district.
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Pro-democracy activist from Hong Kong urges G7 leaders to stop China from
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
William Lee, a Pro-democracy activist from Hong Kong, has urged G7 leaders to stop China from committing human rights violations.
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Egra blast case: West Bengal human rights commission starts investigation
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A massive blast took place at the factory in Khadikul village under the Egra police station at around 11 am on Tuesday in which nine people lost their lives and several others were injured.
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NHRC issues notice to Jharkhand govt over torture, parading of tribal girl
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notice to the Jharkhand Government over the torture and parading of a tribal girl on the diktat of a village Panchayat in Palamu district.
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US Congress members urge Blinken to pressurize Pakistan to improve human r
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The US Congressmen sent a letter to the State Secretary where it stated, "As proponents of a strong US-Pakistan relationship, we write to express our concerns about the current situation in Pakistan and urge you to use all diplomatic tools at your disposal to pressure the Government of Pakis
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China's crackdown on foreign businesses raises concerns for investors
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The investigations against companies such as Capvision also come as China's relations with the United States, Europe, and Japan are strained by disputes about human rights, Taiwan, security, and technology. The country's leader, Xi Jinping, is focused on tightening the Communist Party's cont
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Afghanistan remains one of world's worst humanitarian disasters: Human Rig
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Afghanistan remained one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters and the crisis has worsened after a ban on women working for NGOs, Human Rights Watch said in a report, according to ToloNews.
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Two-Thirds of Afghanistan population face food insecurity: Human Rights Wa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"Two-thirds of the country's population is food insecure, including 875,000 children facing acute malnutrition. Women and girls remain most at risk," said Human Rights Watch.
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