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UN rights chief lauds 'tenacity' of Afghans during Kabul visit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 13 (ANI): Amid the uncertainty surrounding the future of Afghanistan, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has lauded the "spirit and tenacity" shown by the Afghans to protect their rights.
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China arm-twists Pakistan for endorsing human rights violation of Uyghur M
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): Badly dependent on Chinese loans and investments to shore up its sagging economy, Pakistan endorsed all the acts of human rights violation by China, said a media report.
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UN human rights chief expresses concern over situation of women in Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 12 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has expressed concern over the situation of women in Afghanistan and said that the women must play an "active role in transforming" the crisis-torn country.
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Baloch Voice Association in Geneva protest against Enforced Disappearance
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 12 (ANI): Baloch Voice Association in Geneva, Switzerland organized exhibitions, conferences and seminars to protest against thousands of cases of enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan region.
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China supplies arms to Myanmar's military junta to kill civilians
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 12 (ANI): Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur, in his report to the UN Human Rights Council recently identified countries, including China, which have supplied weapons used against civilians since Myanmar's military coup.
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UN says it has credible reports of Russian use of cluster bombs in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 12 (ANI): The UN human rights office has said that it had received "credible reports" of several cases of Russian forces using cluster bombs in Ukraine, adding that indiscriminate use of such weapons might amount to war crimes.
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Rights body says at least 749 civilians killed amid conflict in northern E
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said at least 749 civilians have died as a result of acts of violence in the context of the conflict in northern Ethiopia.
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Billboards go up in London highlighting cases of Enforced Disappearances i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], March 11 (ANI): Human rights campaigners from the World Baloch Organisation have put up billboards in London to highlight the dire human rights situation in Pakistan's Balochistan.
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US: California's Richmond City Council declares March 10 as Tibetan Uprisi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], March 11 (ANI): The Mayor of Richmond City of California, Tom Butt on Thursday (local time) declared March 10 as the Tibetan Uprising Day.
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US asks China to allow UN rights chief 'unhindered' access to Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 11 (ANI): The United States has asked China to provide "unhindered and unsupervised" access to all areas of Xinjiang to United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, during her visit in May this year.
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Afghan women portrayed as victims, not passive bystanders: UN rights chief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 11 (ANI): As the world mark International Women's Day this week, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has underlined the need to empower women in Afghanistan, saying that they are "not passive bystanders" and should contribute to the future of th
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Tibetans stage protest in Austria against Chinese atrocities
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], March 11 (ANI): Tibetan diaspora in Austria has protested against China over the human rights violations and atrocities faced by the religious and ethnic minorities including Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hongkongers.
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