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UNHRC calls for humanitarian aid for 3.5 million Afghans to avoid starvati
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 4 (ANI): UN Human Rights Council has appealed to increase humanitarian support to 3.5 million people including 700,000 from 2021 alone who were displaced due to the conflict in Afghanistan, the United Nations body said in a statement.
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'Cowardly at best, complicit at worst': Rights group slams Pak govt over k
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): Highlighting the grim reality of "spiralling radicalisation" in the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday condemned the killing of the Sri Lankan man by a Sialkot mob on "flimsy allegations of blasphemy".
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Lithuania confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], December 3 (ANI): Lithuania on Friday confirmed diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics amid concerns over the human rights situation in China.
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Former UN employee claims China wants to ensure the Uyghur genocide is nev
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 3 (ANI): A United Nations employee, who was fired last week for accusing the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of providing the names of Chinese government opponents and activists to the Chinese government, has called for an ext
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Dutch, US brands allegedly rely on forced labour from China's Xinjiang pro
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 2 (ANI): The European Center for Constitutional Rights (ECCHR) submitted a criminal complaint against several Dutch and US textile and fashion brands that have their European headquarters in the Netherlands.
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India takes all necessary steps to counter cross border terrorism: MEA on
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Terming remarks of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson over specific incidents in Jammu and Kashmir "baseless", India on Thursday said that the country "takes all necessary steps to counter cross border terrorism".
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Taiwanese legislators call for boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 2 (ANI): Owing to China's human rights violation in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Taiwanese legislators from New Power Party (NPP) have made a call to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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NHRC notice to Chief Secretary, Bihar Govt over botched up cataract surger
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that the eyes of six patients had to be removed due to botched up cataract surgeries at a government hospital in Bihar's Muzaffarpur on November 22, said a press release
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Over 100 former Afghan forces killed or disappeared by Taliban, rights gro
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): Taliban forces in Afghanistan have executed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former police and intelligence officers in just four provinces since taking over the country on August 15 despite a proclaimed amnesty, a US-based rights group has said.
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Beijing using forced deportation to extradite Taiwan nationals: Rights gro
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 1 (ANI): Beijing has been pressuring foreign governments to extradite Taiwan nationals to China as part of an effort to undermine the self-ruled island, according to a human rights group.
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Taliban's lack of accountability makes clear need for continued UN scrutin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): The Taliban's claims that they will prevent abuses and hold abusers to account appears nothing more than a "public relations stunt" so far, said a US-based rights group, adding that the lack of accountability makes clear the need for continued UN scrutiny of
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US expresses concern over rights abuses in Afghanistan, asks Taliban to ta
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], December 1 (ANI): The US on Tuesday (local time) expressed deep concern over allegations of human rights abuses in Afghanistan and asked the Taliban to take necessary action to protect the rights of Afghans.
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