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UN rights chief emphasises on importance of children learning in native la
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guangzhou [China], May 28 (ANI): UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Saturday discussed the education policies in Tibet with senior Chinese officials and stressed the importance of children learning in their own language and culture.
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UN rights chief wraps up China visit, urges Beijing to review its counter-
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Guangzhou [China], May 28 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who concluded her six-day trip to China, on Saturday said that she has urged Beijing to review its counter-terrorism policies.
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Taliban dismisses UNSC's call to reverse restrictions on Afghan women
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Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): The call of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to lift the Taliban's strict measures on Afghan women has been dismissed by the Taliban forces who have termed it as "unfounded."
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of large number of hospitals, clinics, nurs
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New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report stating that a large number of hospitals, clinics and nursing homes are running illegally without any registration in the Munger district of Bihar in spite of specific
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NHRC issues notices to UP govt over suicide by 3 women during police raid
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New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday took suo motu cognizance of the media report that a woman and her two daughters consumed poison during a police raid at their house in Bachaud village of Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat on May 25.
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NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra govt after 4 Thalassemic children test H
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New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report which stated that after blood transfusion, four Thalassemic children became HIV positive and one of them died in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
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UN Syria Commission of Inquiry requests Security Council to extend aid to
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): As Syria is experiencing its worst economic and humanitarian crisis since the start of the conflict, the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry has warned the Security Council that it would be a failure of the highest order if the aid is not extended to millions o
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Facing critical human rights challenges, Afghanistan at a crossroads, says
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Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): The newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said today the country faced serious human rights challenges and urged the de facto authorities to take the path that brings stability and freedom to al
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Chinese camp guards told to shoot escaping Uyghurs: Reports
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Beijing [China], May 26 (ANI): After leaked documents revealed the cruel reality behind Beijing's so-called "reeducation centres" in Xinjiang region, several reports are emerging that Chinese snipers were ordered to shoot Uyghur Muslims attempting to escape detention camps in Xinjiang.
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Former Pak Minister Mazari reveals ISI HQ called her over missing persons
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Islamabad [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): Amid protests across the world against enforced disappearances at the behest of Pakistan's security agencies, especially by the spy agency Inter-services Intelligence (ISI), the country's former human rights minister Shireen Mazari in a revelation said she
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UNSC urges Taliban to reverse policies restricting Afghan women's freedom,
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Kabul [Afghanistan], May 25 (ANI): United Nations Security Council on Tuesday urged the Taliban to reverse the policies restricting the human rights and fundamental rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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UK criticizes China over 'human rights violations' after recent document l
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London [UK], May 25 (ANI): The United Kingdom has criticized China for its treatment of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang after a new leak showed Uyghur men, women, and teenagers detained in prison-like conditions.
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