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Rights activists in Istanbul voice out against women rights violations in
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): Amid rising atrocities against Afghan women and violation of their fundamental rights, several human rights activists held a gathering in Istanbul recently and urged the international community to address their issues, especially young girls and their ac
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Activists in Turkey calls on world to focus on Afghan human rights
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): A number of human rights activists in Turkey called on the international community to pay attention to women's rights, particularly girls' access to education, in Afghanistan.
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China continues to suppress Tibet over human rights
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 30 (ANI): Chinese persecution against Tibetans continues to be harsh in the country by imposing crackdowns, sentences, killings, intimidation, and harassment of individuals who do not adhere to Beijing's so-called policies.
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NHRC seeks ATR in custodial death of Naga tribal man in Assam
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report (ATR) from the Superintendent of Police, Sibsagar district over the alleged custodial death of a Naga tribal man -E Henveih Phom - who was allegedly tortured by police at Gelekey
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Pakistan clamps down on Baloch rights activist, 'taken away from Urdu Baza
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): Pakistani authorities, who are notorious for enforced disappearances of Balochs, in the latest crackdown, took away a Baloch rights activist from his book shop in Urdu Bazaar who used to publish books and magazines.
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China ducks Lanka's debt restructuring requests, makes sneaky UNHRC exit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): While Sri Lanka awaits a response from China over Colombo's request for debt restructuring amid the economic turmoil, Beijing has downplayed these critical requests and instead put ahead the agenda of human rights in the island nation. This comes ahead of
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JK Rowling speaks up about absence from 'Harry Potter' reunion special
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], August 28 (ANI): British author JK Rowling has addressed her absence from the 'Harry Potter' reunion special, stating that it was her choice not to appear in the show that aired on January 1.
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US special envoy calls humanitarian situation in Afghanistan "a great trag
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 27 (ANI): Rina Amiri, the US special representative for Afghan girls, women and human rights, has described the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan as "a great tragedy" and urged the Islamic countries to raise their voice.
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China using bots on social media to influence opinions about Xinjiang's hu
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 26 (ANI): Chinese officials and state media outlets are using social media to promote false information and influence public opinion in order to deflect attention from the human rights violations in Xinjiang.
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Michelle Bachelet signals delay in report on human rights abuses in China'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 26 (ANI): UN rights human chief Michelle Bachelet has signalled that she might not release a long-awaited report on human rights abuses in China's far western region of Xinjiang before she leaves office next week, as she had promised.
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Amnesty calls out Taliban for its atrocities on Afghans, says country at b
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): Amnesty International in a recent report has called out the Taliban to provide women and girls in Afghanistan the right to work and get an education, as well as participate in politics and society as the human rights of the community are being stripped s
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London-based activist raises concern over atrocities in PoK, says 'every p
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], August 25 (ANI): London-based rights activist Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri raised concern over the rights of the poeple of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and said that every political party needs reform.
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