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Lord Rami Ranger slams Pakistan in British Parliament over religious perse
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 18 (ANI): Lord Rami Ranger raised the issue of persecution of minorities in Pakistan in the British Parliament in view of the recent killing of Sikh traders in Peshawar.
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In a first, Human Rights film festival to be held in Netherlands
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], May 17 (ANI): For the first time ever, a Human Rights Film Festival will be held in The Hague from Thursday providing an oppurtunity to filmmakers and attendees, to shed light on human rights issues across the globe, through the language of films.
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Pakistan: Police registers FIR in Sikh traders' killing in Peshawar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Amid severe backlash over the persecution of the minority community in the country, Pakistan's counter-terror department has registered an FIR into the targeted killing of two Sikh traders in Peshawar.
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Taliban dissolve Human Rights Commission in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 17 (ANI): The Taliban have dissolved the Human Rights Commission amid growing concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan, media reports said.
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US special envoy for Tibetan issues arrives in India
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya arrived in India on Tuesday for a trip that will focus on collaboration on human rights, democratic governance and advancing humanitarian priorities.
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Norwegian investigating Baloch disappearances in Pakistan brutally torture
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): A Norwegian national and Human Rights Activist Ehsan Arjemandi, who went to Pakistan to investigate a large number of enforced disappearances of Baloch people was arbitrarily detained and brutally tortured.
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US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya to visit India, Nepal
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 17 (ANI): Indian-American Uzra Zeya, who is the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, is set to visit India and Nepal from May 17 to 22 to strengthen collaboration on human rights, democratic governance and advancing humanitarian priorities.
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Female government employees in Afghanistan demand freedom to work
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI): Saying that they face an uncertain fate, the female government employees in Afghanistan have demanded from the Taliban regime to be allowed to continue working in their respective departments, a media report said.
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Pakistan: Sit-in protest against killing of Sikh shopkeepers in Peshawar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Many people from the Sikh community in Pakistan staged a sit-in on the Grand Trunk Road outside the historic Qilla Bala Hisar to protest against the murder of two Sikh men, who were gunned down in the city of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Uyghurs, Tibetans protest outside UN compound in Geneva
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): Ahead of Michelle Bachelet's visit, the UN's high commissioner for human rights in China's Xinjiang, about 20 Uyghurs, Tibetans and international human rights groups protested outside the United Nations compound in Geneva.
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India registers protest over 'brutal killing' of Sikh traders in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): India on Sunday called upon Pakistan to take strict action against those responsible for brutal killing of Sikh traders in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan PM condemns killing of Sikh shopkeepers in Peshawar, orders inqui
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday "strongly condemned" the killing of two Sikh shopkeepers in the city of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while also ordering a high-level inquiry into the incident.
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