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UN experts urge China for 'full access' amid human rights concerns
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): Ahead of the Human Rights Council meeting, a group of UN experts have urged the Chinese government to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access to independent experts to report on the treatment being meted out to the ethn
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging exploitation of t
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission of India, on Friday, has taken a suo motu cognizance of a media report that a top Indian woman cyclist has accused the national sprint team chief coach of inappropriate behaviour during a camp in Slovenia and has sent an
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Afghanistan: Taliban torture civilians in Panjshir
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI): Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan's Panjshir province have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday.
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Malaysia government agrees to abolish mandatory death penalty
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 10 (ANI): Malaysia has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and agreed on a substitute sentence that will be imposed at the discretion of the courts.
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European Parliament calls for sanctions on Chinese officials for Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 10 (ANI): An overwhelming majority of the European Parliament (EP) adopted its strongest language yet concerning the ongoing gross human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province, citing "crimes against humanity and serious risk of genocide".
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Uyghur group hails recognition of China's human rights violations by Europ
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress (WUC) applauds the passing of a resolution in the European Parliament on Thursday by an overwhelming majority, which recognises that the Chinese government's systemic human rights violations against the Uyghur people in East Turkistan "am
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Anti-Terror Act in Pakistan occupied Gilgit-Baltistan violation of Human R
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], June 9 (ANI): According to a report by Human Rights Commission Pakistan (HRCP), the imposition of the 4th Schedule in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan is a violation of Human Rights and the fact-finding mission of the commission will raise its voice against it at ev
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Human rights body urges Pakistan govt to address sense of deprivation in G
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government to address the "constitutional, political and economic deprivation" of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), media reported on Thursday.
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Rights groups call for sacking of Bachelet after sham China visit
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): As many as 230 human rights advocacy groups have called for the immediate resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after she "whitewashed" the Chinese government's human rights atrocities during her recent visit to China.
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Human rights situation depleting with every rising sun in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Pakistan's human rights records have seemingly touched a new low with several media reports and global bodies reflecting the dire situation for women, minorities, children, and media persons.
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Myanmar: Junta vows to enforce death sentences
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], June 8 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta announced on June 3, that it would execute four people whose appeals were rejected following grossly unjust closed-door trials, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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Violations of women's rights in Taliban led Afghanistan growing: HRW raise
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): The list of Taliban violations of the rights of women and girls is long and growing, said Heather Barr, Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch (HRW), as she raised growing concerns about the violation of the rights in the country.
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