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UN experts condemn conviction of Pakistani activist Idris Khattak, call fo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): As many as UN independent experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of Pakistani minority civil society activist Idris Khattak.
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UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which several people were killed or injured, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday.
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Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI): A senior UN rights official has emphasised that respect for fundamental rights and freedoms by authorities in Afghanistan is critical to ensuring stability in the country.
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Pakistan: NCHR members seek inclusion of minorities in policymaking proces
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) members have stressed the need for taking non-Muslims on board in the legislative and policymaking process during a consultative meeting on the rights of minority groups held here on Monday.
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Taliban urge China to help them get recognized
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 14 (ANI): Taliban on Sunday urged China to help the Islamic Emirate government get recognized.
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UK high court to hear Nirav Modi's extradition appeal tomorrow
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], December 13 (ANI): The UK high court will hear fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's extradition appeal on Tuesday on mental health and human rights grounds.
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US sanctions on Chinese firms over rights abuses are groundless: China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 13 (ANI): China on Monday slammed the United States for imposing sanctions on Chinese firms including artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime, over their involvement in the human rights violations in Xinjiang province.
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Facebook executive blames society, not social networks for COVID-19 misinf
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Society, not social networks, is to blame for COVID-19 misinformation, Andrew Bosworth, a key executive at Facebook, said in an interview with Axios on Monday.
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Community-based human rights defenders felicitated on Human Rights Day
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI/Heylin Spark): On the eve of Human Rights Day, ActionAid Association felicitated community-based human rights defenders from across the country.
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Myanmar junta blocking life-saving aid from reaching millions of displaced
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 13 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta is blocking desperately needed humanitarian aid from reaching millions of displaced people and others at risk, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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On Human Rights Day, China placed lawyers, activists under house arrest
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 12 (ANI): Chinese authorities targeted dissidents, rights lawyers and activists and their families by putting them under house arrest, round-the-clock surveillance and restrictions on their children's school attendance on Human Rights Day, a media report said.
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China sentences Tibetan writer to 10-year prison for his loyalty to Dalai
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [ China], December 12 (ANI): A Chinese court in Tibet has given a 10-year prison term to Tibetan writer and educator Go Sherab Gyatso known for expressing loyalty to exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, with the sentence handed down in a secret trial, according to Radio Free Asia
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