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UN says no request received yet from US to remove Russia from Human Rights
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has received no request from the US to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council, Paulina Kubiak, spokeswoman for the General Assembly president, said on Monday.
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Political instability in Pakistan is endemic, says Director of Research at
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 4 (ANI): In an online conversation on the future of Pakistan, Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), said that political instability in Pakistan is endemic.
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Amit Shah slams opposition in LS, says need to worry about human rights of
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Allaying concerns of opposition parties in Lok Sabha over human rights violations due to possible misuse of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said they "worry about the rights of rapists and looters" and
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Taliban has begun to show its true colours: European think tank
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 4 (ANI): Amid the continuing concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan, a European think tank said that the Taliban has in recent weeks "begun to show its true colours."
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Pakistan media, rights groups condemn dissolving of National Assembly
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 4 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) condemned the rejection of the resolution for vote of no-confidence against Imran Khan, during the session of the National Assembly on Sunday.
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Pak Minister terms US denials to oust Imran Khan pack of lies
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Saturday said that the United States attempted to topple the Pakistani government by sending threatening words and is now making false denial.
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Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka government imposed a nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday, April 3, according to an internet observatory.
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Pak rights group warns against unconstitutional move during no-trust-vote
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission (HRCP) strongly warned the federal government to refrain from resorting to any unconstitutional measures to prevent members of Parliament from attending Sunday's National Assembly session where a no-confidence motion against th
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Sri Lanka: Emergency should not become pretext for rights violations, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): A London based rights watchdog on Saturday warned the Sri Lankan government that the declaration of emergency in the island nation, in the name of public security, should not become a pretext for human rights violations.
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49th Session UNHRC: Afghan panel discusses impact of Taliban rule in Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 1 (ANI): An all-Afghan panel consisting of a scholar, former diplomat and young innovator at the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council discussed the human rights situation in Kabul after the Taliban takeover of the country in mid-August and expressed concern
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9 million people are at risk of famine in Afghanistan: UN Chief
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 1 (ANI): Highlighting the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday (local time) said that nine million people are at risk of famine in the troubled country.
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New evidence that biometric data systems imperil Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 31 (ANI): Raising concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the Taliban control systems holding sensitive biometric data that Western donor governments left behind in Afghanistan in August 2021, put thousands of Afghans at
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