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After protests by rights groups, Saudi Arabia halts deportation of four Uy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 15 (ANI): After worldwide protests by human rights groups, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday halted the deportation of four Uyghur individuals to China, which included a woman and her 13-year-old daughter.
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Taliban refutes US report on human rights violation in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghnistan], April 15 (ANI): Taliban has refuted a recent report released by the US State Department which acknowledged a steep fall in the human rights progress in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of United States' troops last August.
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China says US Human Rights report reveals hypocrisy, double standards
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected the annual human rights report released by the US Department of State, saying that the document reveals the "hypocrisy and double standards" of the Americans.
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Philippines slams US human rights report as 'baseless'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines on Friday demanded the United States to provide details of human rights abuses allegedly committed by Philippine security forces, slamming its human rights report for churning out baseless allegations.
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Iran calls for inclusive government in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 15 (ANI): Iran has called for the creation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, local media reported.
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Maldives: Reforms fall short in curbing threats to free speech
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 14 (ANI): The Maldives authorities have not credibly addressed threats to free expression and other rights by religious extremist groups, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Thursday.
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US report blames China of undermining Hong Kong's autonomy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 14 (ANI): US State Department report on human rights abuses blamed China for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy.
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US State Dept report paints grim picture of human rights abuses in Pakista
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Citing numerous cases of extrajudicial killings, suppression of media freedom and highlighting 'pervasive corruption' in politics and the government, the US State Department report painted a grim picture of human rights abuses in Pakistan.
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Myanmar junta describes US human rights report as 'propaganda tool'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], April 14 (ANI): Myanmar has rejected the human rights report issued by the United States Department of State, state-run media reported on Thursday.
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Afghanistan: EU Parliament Member asks Taliban to lift ban on girls' educa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): Taking a grim view of the ongoing human rights violations in Afghanistan, Hannah Neuman, a German member of the European Parliament, called for urgent measures to lift the ban on the exclusion of the girls from the schools.
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NCP's Sharad Pawar questions silence of Rajnath, Jaishankar over Blinken's
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday questioned the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for not rebutting United State Secretary of State Antony Blinken's remarks on 'human rig
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Blinken links Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan to 'serious erosion of hum
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) said that the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan has resulted in a "serious erosion of human rights" in the country.
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