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UN human rights experts call for Pakistan to halt mass evictions in Karach
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 26 (ANI): United Nations (UN) human rights experts on Friday called on Pakistan to stop evicting close to 100,000 people living along the two narrow watercourses in Karachi -- the Gujjar nullah and Orangi nullah.
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Bengal post-poll violence: NHRC team visits North 24 Parganas to assess si
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North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], June 25 (ANI): The delegation of the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) team visited the residences of victims who were affected in the post-poll violence in North 24 Parganas' Jagatdal area on Friday.
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India at UN says it promotes values of equality, social justice, democracy
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): India on Friday said that it promotes values of equality, social justice, and democracy through inclusive education at the interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education during the 47th Session of UN Human Rights Council.
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Uyghurs in Xinjiang given long prison sentences
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Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): Chinese government figures show a steep rise in the number of people given lengthy prison sentences in Xinjiang from 2014, when Beijing's crackdown on the region's Muslim-majority Uyghurs ramped up.
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Human rights groups in Pakistan call for Imran Khan's public apology for r
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Karachi [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Human rights groups in Pakistan have called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to publicly apologise for making controversial remarks on sexual violence, for which he pinned the blame on the woman's attire.
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Pak's limited response to COVID-19 marred by lack of transparency, enforce
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's (HRCP) annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 claimed that the government's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic was marred by a lack of transparency and enforcement.
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US announces measures to address forced labour in Xinjiang
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Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): US on Thursday (local time) announced measures to address the People's Republic of China's (PRC) ongoing human rights abuses and use of forced labour in Xinjiang.
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UAE detains, deports Pakistanis based on Shia background: Human Rights Wat
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Dubai [UAE], June 24 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its report on Tuesday pointed out that United Arab Emirates (UAE) has detained and deported Pakistanis based on their Shia background.
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Switzerland: Uyghurs, Tibetan activists protest outside Olympic Museum aga
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Lausanne [Switzerland], June 24 (ANI): Dozens of Uyghurs and Tibetan activists gathered outside the Olympic Museum in Lausanne city here to protest against the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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Vulnerable groups hit hardest by Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan's Punjab pr
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Lahore [Pakistan], June 24 (ANI): An annual report on the state of human rights in Pakistan during 2020 underscores the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the shortcomings of the healthcare sector, both in terms of preparedness and access to facilities.
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US adds 5 Chinese companies to export restrictions list over rights abuses
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Washington DC [US], June 24 (ANI): The United States has put five Chinese companies on its Entity List that restricts their ability to receive exports, over human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang province.
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EU reacts sharply to new Hungarian law over homosexuality content
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Brussels [Belgium], June 24 (ANI): The European Union (EU) on Wednesday reacted sharply to a new law in Hungary, which critics say targets gays, lesbians and transgender people. The European bloc has threatened to sue Budapest over violations of fundamental human rights if it does not back d
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