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China jails a young Tibetan for two years for "leaking state secrets" to w
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chinese authorities sentenced a young Tibetan man in Kardze, eastern Tibet to two years in prison for allegedly sending sensitive information abroad.
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Tibetans tortured, harassed, jailed under Covid restrictions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Extreme Covid restrictions by Chinese authorities are making living conditions worse in Tibet.
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Tibetan monks treated inhumanly on fabricated charges by China
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tibet which was illegally occupied by China in 1950 has become a nightmare for its citizens as China continues to oppress and tries to destroy their cultural heritage in an effort to sinicize the Tibetans.
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Italy must lead Europe against China's bellicose ambitions: The Dialogue o
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Italian Senators through a dialogue on democracy urged the Italian government to lead Europe against China's bellicose ambitions.
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World Jewish Congress joins Indian govt to mourn victims of 26/11 Mumbai t
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In order to raise concerns regarding terrorism and honour the memory of people who were killed in the deadly incident, the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has joined the Indian government to mourn the lives of 166 innocent victims who were killed in deadly Mumbai terrorist attacks on 26 Novem
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Taliban calls out UN Security council to permanently end all travel bans
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Earlier in September, Human Rights Watch urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) not to extend the existing government officials' travel exemption as a result of the closure of girls' schools in Afghanistan and the Taliban's atrocities against women and girls in the war-torn nation.
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'Botched cataract surgery': NHRC sends notice to UP govt after 6 patients
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government after six patients lost their eyesight due to botched up cataract surgery at a private hospital in Kanpur.
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Netherlands: Demonstrations against Pakistan to commemorate 26/11 Mumbai a
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The Global Human Rights Defence held a demonstration in front of the peace palace in Hague to commemorate the Mumbai terror attack on November 26, 2008, and raised voices against 'ruthless terrorism' and demanded justice from Pakistan.
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India abstains on UN resolution to probe Iran's 'human rights violations'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, United Nations Human Right Council said, "At its 35th special session, the @UN Human Rights Council decided to create a new fact-finding mission to investigate "alleged #HumanRightsViolations in the Islamic Republic of #Iran related to the protests that began on 16 Septemb
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UN committee calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Acting under its early warning and urgent action procedure, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) also called on China to immediately release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in the XUAR, whether in so-called Vocational Education and Trainin
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UN rights body launches Iran human rights probe
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The Council, meeting in a special session in response to the crisis that was sparked by the death in September in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, heard Turk criticise "the fortress mentality of those who wield power" in Iran.
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While Xi tries to reassert China's global influence, world leaders continu
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
While China's President Xi Jinping was trying to reassert China's global influence at the G20 Summit in Indonesia, he got an earful of from western heads over Taiwan and human rights violations.
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