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How Pakistan failed to safeguard citizens from political and economic expl
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The incidents of enforced disappearances, the safety of religious minorities or lack thereof, and the diminishing rights of women and children have remained a grave cause of concern. The year 2022 was chaotic and fatal for the people in Pakistan. The devastating floods last monsoon led to ex
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US reacts to chaos in Pakistan after Imran Khan's arrest
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In his tweet, Congressman Sherman emphasized America's dedication to democracy, the rule of law in Pakistan, US support for human rights and free speech worldwide.
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UN calls on Taliban to halt flogging, executions in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Human Rights Chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Fiona Frazer, in a statement said the Taliban's corporal punishment is against international law.
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Tanur boat tragedy: Kerala govt orders judicial probe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Kerala government on Monday ordered a judicial inquiry into the Tanur boat capsize incident in which 22 people lost their lives.
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Taliban court's verdict to punish citizens violates human rights: AIHRC
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the commission, the Taliban's treatment could be registered as a violation and a mass crime against human rights at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Tibetan activist calls on world leaders to take action against China's rep
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Notably, "Tibet Matters March" comes in the wake up of the recent disinformation campaign against Dalai Lama. It started on April 29th from the state of Sikkim and will cross West Bengal and conclude at Tezpur in Assam on May 23rd 2023. The march involves over 80 volunteers from the regional
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Taliban ruling through extreme forms of misogyny, say UN experts
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This came following UN experts eight-day visit to Afghanistan. UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett was also a part of the visit.
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China uses phone search data to target Uyghurs: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The data collected by the apps, known as Jing Wang Wei Shi and Feng Cai, and the master list examined by Human Rights Watch fits in with other Xinjiang surveillance systems, which Wang described as "multidimensional and multi-layered" and includes checkpoints and the Chinese government's col
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United Kashmir People's National Party highlights impact of Pak extremism
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) organised an international conference earlier this week at the House of Commons in London. British legislators, well-known human rights activists, thinkers, lawyers, journalists, authors, and Kashmiri Diaspora in the UK participated and shar
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"Being a security organisation RAW exempted under RTI,": Delhi HC
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Delhi High recently refused to interfere with an order of CIC stating that the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is an exempted organisation under the Right to Information Act.
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Trade bodies hold rallies and seminars, raise demand for fixing minimum wa
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The participants at the events raised the demand for fixing the minimum wage at Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 50,000 per month, an increase in workers' salaries keeping in view the inflation, doubling the pension and withdrawing all recent increases in the tariffs of water, electricity and petroleu
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Human rights activist Qureshi raises concern over Pakistan's terror links
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Pakistan's long and blemished history of sponsoring almost all the terrorist groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir is now an open secret. In the late eighties, it again unleashed a policy of death and destruction by exporting terrorism into the Kashmir Valley through its various terrorist p
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