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China terrorising Uyghur population, eroding their cultural identity, says
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], April 7 (ANI): Amid worldwide condemnation and sanctions by western countries over human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, a UK-based poet and academic said the Chinese government has been terrorising the entire Uyghur population and is erasing their ethnic and c
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US hints about boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): The United States has suggested it will not rule out the possibility of consulting with partner countries over a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games amid the growing concerns over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province.
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Pak continues cotton trade with China, Xinjiang despite growing int'l cond
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 7 (ANI): Despite fierce condemnation from the international community over cotton produced from forced labour in Xinjiang, Pakistan has announced to continue its cotton trade with China, especially from the region where over a million Uyghurs are detained in inter
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China warns Japan against sanctions over rights abuses in Xinjiang, Hong K
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 6 (ANI): The Chinese government has warned Japan against imposing sanctions on China over human rights violations in Xinjiang province and Hong Kong, ahead of crucial high-level talks between Tokyo and Washington.
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Japan asks China to halt intrusions in Senkakus, address human rights issu
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 5 (ANI): Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday urged China to halt its illegal intrusions into its territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and address the human rights issues in Xinjiang and the ongoing political situation in Hong
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Pak activists demand govt to withdraw Higher Education Commission Ordinanc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): Pakistan's civil society, human rights and labour rights activists have demanded the Imran Khan government to withdraw the new Higher Education Commission (HEC) Ordinance, while also calling for the reinstatement of the former HEC chairman Dr Tariq Banuri.
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China's growing assertiveness on Taiwan to be key point in Suga-Biden talk
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 4 (ANI): As Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joe Biden are expected to meet later this month to discuss human rights in China, Taiwan is likely to become a major point of focus amid concern over its security due to Beijing's rising assertivenes
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Pakistan rights group backs Balochistan employees' demand for pay raise
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Saturday came out in support of protesting government employees in Pakistan's Balochistan province as they continue to hold their sit-in following failed negotiation between the government and their represent
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Beijing 2022 Winter Games boycott sees rising support from Canada condemni
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 3 (ANI): A recent survey among Canadians has revealed that more than half of those polled favoured boycotting Canada's participation in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, underscoring the negative public opinion in the country toward China stemming from allegati
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Abuses in Tibet include restricted freedom of religion, belief, arbitrary
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Raising the issue of human rights abuses in Tibet, the Centre for Democracy, Pluralism and Human Rights (CDPHR), in its latest report, has revealed that various individuals and organisations working for the rights of Tibetan people have reported abuses of ri
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Religious minorities in Pakistan treated as non-citizens: report
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 2 (ANI): Revealing the ongoing human rights abuses in Pakistan, yet another rights group has disclosed how the lives of minority communities in the country are perpetually under siege, and religious minorities are treated as "non-citizens", one without a voice and
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France, Mali govts urged to investigate civilian casualties in French airs
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 2 (ANI): Human rights groups have called on the governments of France and Mali to carry out an independent investigation into the French airstrike in Mali that has resulted in dozens of civilian casualties.
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