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Myanmar military atrocities laid bare in gruesome footage: report
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New York [US], July 5 (ANI): Shocking footage has recently emerged on social media of brutal killings allegedly in Myanmar's Sagaing Region where a United Nations investigator has documented apparent war crimes by the Myanmar military, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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Afghanistan: Taliban detained former military officer, says family
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Kabul [Afghanistan], July 4 (ANI): The family of a former military officer of the Afghan Defense Ministry, Layiq Saifi said that he is still incommunicado, 24 days after the Taliban detained him.
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US special envoy skips Doha meet, says will talk to Taliban after their co
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Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): While skipping the Doha meeting between the US delegation and Taliban representatives, US special envoy for Afghan women Rina Amiri said that she will only talk to the Taliban when they take concrete steps to ensure human rights, especially the rights of wo
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Extrajudicial killings in Balochistan on the rise: Report
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Balochistan [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): Alongside a massive rise in cases of enforced disappearances and abduction in Balochistan, there has been a reported increase in the number of extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, stated the monthly newsletter of the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC)
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Outrage in Pakistan after attack on journalist, day after he called Army g
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Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): A prominent human rights organization in Pakistan has condemned the assault on senior journalist and former parliamentarian Ayaz Amir by unidentified people that led to outrage in the country.
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Human Rights Council holds urgent debate on rights of women and girls in A
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): The Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday held an urgent debate on the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, hearing Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, say that since the Taliban took power, women and girls in Af
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Let's not impose our culture upon others: NHRC
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New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson, Justice Arun Mishra on Friday said that the Indian civilizational ethos is blessed with the power of assimilation and not the imposition of thoughts.
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India calls for protection of women's rights in Afghanistan at UNHRC meet
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): India at the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council meeting on Afghanistan called for the protection of the rights of women and girls, including their right to education.
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Brussels: Global NGO GHRD hosts discussion on persecution of religious min
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Brussels [Belgium], July 1 (ANI): Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) hosted a panel discussion on the persecution of religious minorities on June 28. The lively debate took place at the Residence Palace in Brussels.
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Shocking toll on children in Myanmar, says UN rights expert
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta is responsible for shocking violence against children caught up in the bloody aftermath of last February's coup, a top independent Human Rights Council-appointed investigator said.
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UN body to hold debate on Afghan women's rights on July 1
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC) is set to convene an urgent debate on July 1 to address the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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Human rights is in DNA of Indians, says RK Singh
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New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Power R K Singh on Thursday said that respect for human rights is in the DNA of Indians.
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