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Reform Sri Lanka's draconian abortion law, says rights group
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): Raising concerns about the restrictive abortion laws of the country, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the government should move promptly to reform the law and go further to uphold women's equal rights by allowing all-woman access to abortio
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Female Foreign Ministers call on Taliban to lift restrictions on Afghan wo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 10 (ANI): In a meeting held in Afghanistan, the female Foreign Ministers of at least seventeen countries across the world have expressed deep concerns regarding human rights violations and restrictions against women in Afghanistan, said a media report.
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Anti-China protest march held in Istanbul
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], March 10 (ANI): On the occasion of International Women's Day, a theme-based protest was held in Istanbul against human rights violations in China.
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Rights body raises concern about human, sex trafficking in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 10 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has released a study that identifies Pakistan as a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking.
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Pakistan: Human Rights Commission study reveals women still subjected to K
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 10 (ANI): Women in tribal areas of Pakistan are still the victim of Karo-Kari and Vani, a new study of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) revealed.
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Human Rights Congress calls on global community to recognize genocide of B
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Washington -[US], March 9 (ANI): Human Rights Congress of Bangladesh minorities on the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8 called on the US and the international community to recognize the genocide of Bangladeshis by Pakistan.
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Experts voice concerns over continued violation of human rights by China i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], March 9 (ANI): Experts have raised concerns over the continued violation of human rights inside Tibet and asked the world democracies to join hands towards the cause.
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Women's day: Pakistan rights group protests against forceful conversions o
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Islamabad [Paksitan], March 9 (ANI): Observing International Women's Day 2022 in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD), Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) on Tuesday raised concerns over the increasing incidents of forceful conversions of girls from religious minorities in Pa
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UN human rights chief to visit Xinjiang in May
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 9 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is set to visit China in May, including a trip to Xinjiang, after reaching an agreement with Beijing.
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At UNHRC, India slams Pakistan for malicious propaganda, raking up bilater
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for raking bilateral issues at multilateral forms and said that the top leadership of Pakistan has openly admitted that their military and intelligence agency (ISI) has created terro
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India safeguards rights of minorities, essential core of democracy, says I
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Indramani Pandey, during the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday said that India is a secular state and safeguarding the rights of minorities forms an essential
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Kashmir-based rights group marks International Women's Day
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 8 (ANI): A Kashmir-based human rights group, Voice for Peace and Justice held a conference cum brainstorming session to mark International Women's Day.
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