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UN chief concerned over new hijab rules for Afghan women
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): UN chief Antonio Guterres aired his concerns about a recent decision by the Taliban to obligate Afghan women to cover head-to-toe, a decision that has led to severe criticism from human rights observers.
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Step by step Taliban is obliterating women's rights: UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Step by step Taliban is obliterating Afghan women's human rights, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett said a day after the Taliban issued the latest edict on mandatory face coverings compounding restrictions on education, movement, employment and public li
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UN rights body urges transparent probe into Ethopia clashes
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Addis Ababa, May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday called on Ethiopian authorities to promptly initiate and conduct transparent investigations into recent inter-religious clashes in Ethiopia.
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Uyghur representatives meet Norwegian leaders, seek Xinjiang genocide reco
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], May 7 (ANI): Representatives from the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), including its President Dolkum Isa met with Norwegian lawmakers and officials in Oslo, during a two-day visit to the country on May 5-6, and called for the recognition of the 'Uyghur genocide' in China's Xinjia
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NHRC issues notice to Telangana govt in interfaith marriage murder case
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): In the Telangana interfaith marriage murder case, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the chief secretary and police chief of Telangana, asking each of them to submit a detailed report in the case within four weeks.
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Pakistan's Opposition accuses newly-appointed interior minister of having
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Pakistan Opposition's letter to the United Nations accusing newly-appointed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah of being "an ally of terrorist groups," may not come as a surprise to those at the world body looking at security issues and militancy management an
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China hoodwinks world as human rights violations continue in Tibet
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 5 (ANI): Even as China wants the world to believe that things are all rosy in Tibet, recent incidents in which two Tibetans immolated themselves within a span of one month has exposed the human rights violations inflicted by Beijing.
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Government in Pakistan changes but Balochistan continues to remain under f
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): In a big embarrassment for the new Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government, the Balochistan region is witnessing fresh protests and acts of retaliation by the armed groups as the Pakistani security forces continue to carry out "extrajudicial kil
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Social media exposes China's blatant human rights violations in Shanghai a
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 5 (ANI): Shanghai residents, at the hands of China's Zero-Covid policy, are being subjected to unprecedented neglect, mistreatment, and abuse, with leaked videos on social media confirming blatant human rights violations.
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India, France express concern on humanitarian situation, human rights viol
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 5 (ANI): India and France on Wednesday expressed serious concern about the humanitarian situation and violation of human rights in Afghanistan while calling for an inclusive and representative government in the country.
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Taliban stops issuing driving licence to women in Kabul: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces, media reports said.
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Taliban forces prohibit Shia mosques from holding Eid prayers: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): The Taliban regime in Afghanistan prohibited dozens of Shia mosques from holding Eid prayers on Tuesday, local media said.
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