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COVID-19 aggravated inequalities in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated existing inequalities in Pakistan as Balochistan remained especially vulnerable to excesses of power, according to a report.
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Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): As in preceding years, Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020, from forced conversions of religious minorities and crimes against women to enforced disappearances and curbs on freedom of expression, the Human Rights Commission of Pakist
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Imran Khan govt's claim of Pak press being free is a 'bald-faced lie': Daw
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): The Pakistan government's claim that the country's press is free is a "bald-faced" lie as journalists continue to face threats from state elements and news editors are coerced into censoring "undesirable" information or giving stories a certain slant, coun
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Action should be taken against lack of press freedom in Pakistan: NGO
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], May 3 (ANI): Highlighting lack of press freedom in Pakistan, a Netherlands-based NGO has urged the international community to take actions as journalists, who dare to speak against the Pakistan military, are under severe threat.
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Delhi HC issues notice on PIL seeking direction to stop child begging at t
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Delhi Government, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), and others on a petition seeking direction to enact appropriate law and policies to stop chil
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Uyghur Turkish nationals detain in Xinjiang after they 'witnessed govt cri
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 2 (ANI): Xinjiang Authorities have detained an ethnic Uyghur couple as they have witnessed human rights abuses in the region, according to their daughter.
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Overseas workers accusing China of forced labour, human rights violations
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): Chinese companies are using the official "One Belt, One Road" transnational economic strategy to forcibly export Chinese workers overseas, according to a report by China Labor Watch.
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NHRC summons Odisha health secretary for Covid care 'negligence'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued conditional summons to the Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare of the government of Odisha to appear before it on June 30 for Covid care mismanagement and the lackadaisical attitude in submitting th
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Japanese companies plan to take firm stand on Uyghur forced labour issue
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 1 (ANI): Amid the growing concerns of human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province, Japanese companies are planning to suspend business relations with partners that are found to be forcing Uyghur Muslims to work.
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Xinjiang sanctions by West imposed to sabotage Chinese companies globally:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], May 1 (ANI): Sanctions imposed by western countries over human rights violations in Xinjiang are no more than "a piece of waste paper" and their real purpose is to hamper Chinese companies internationally, the region's government said on Friday.
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Sorabjee dedicated life towards defence of freedom of expression, human ri
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 30 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday condoled the demise of Soli Sorabjee, saying that the former Attorney General dedicated his life towards the defence of the freedom of expression and protection of human rights.
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Media restrictions threat to freedom of expression in Pakistan, says Blink
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that media and content restrictions are a threat to the ability to exercise the right to freedom of expression and association in Pakistan.
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