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Religious persecution, violence against women salient features of Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Religious persecution and violence against women are some of the most salient features of Pakistan, said Sindhi-American Human Rights activist Fatima Gul at the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on 'Human Rights in South Asia' here
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Pak-sponsored terror in Kashmir 'ignored and overlooked' by human right ac
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Senior Indian Journalist from Kashmir Aarti Tikoo on Tuesday outlined the concerns of Pakistani terror victims in Kashmir and asserted that the human rights activist and press in the world have completely overlooked the 30-years of terror in Kashmir. Read More
US expresses concern over human rights abuses, discrimination over faith i
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): The United States said on Tuesday that it remains deeply concerned over restrictions imposed on the civil society, media, and other groups expressing opposition to Pakistan government's policies and noted that the citizens in the country continue to face
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No human rights violation in J-K ever since Article 370 was abrogated: Raj
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jhajjar (Haryana) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that there has been no violation of human rights in Jammu and Kashmir ever since Article 370 was abrogated.
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NHRC issues notice to UP Chief Secretary, DGP over Pilkhua police custody
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday sent a notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary and state Director General of Police in connection with the alleged death of one man in police custody after a brutal assault in Pilkhua here.
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US House passes several measures in support of Hong Kong protesters
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives has passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act that stipulates annual State Department reviews of the autonomy of Hong Kong, as well as other measures supporting demonstrators.
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No human rights violation bigger than terrorism and Naxalism: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): There is not a bigger violation of human rights than the one inflicted by terrorism and Naxalism, said Home Minister Amit Shah here on Saturday.
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Rather than meeting 'anti-India' Corbyn, Cong delegation could have direct
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): The BJP on Thursday slammed Congress after a delegation of the opposition party's UK representatives met Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and discussed the "human rights situation in Kashmir".
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Amid row, Cong UK chapter denies Corbyn's Kashmir meet claim, says 'outsid
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): After Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted a picture of his meeting with members of Congress party's UK chapter who he said discussed the "human rights situation in Kashmir", the Congress on Thursday said any matter related to Jammu and Kashmir
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'Appaling', says BJP after overseas Cong delegation meets UK Labour Party
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): BJP on Thursday hit out at the Congress after a delegation of the opposition party's UK representatives met Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and discussed the "human rights situation in Kashmir".
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US imposes visa restrictions against Chinese govt officials over abuse of
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 9 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) introduced visa restrictions against Chinese government and Communist Party officials over human rights violations in the country's Xinjiang region.
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US adds 28 Chinese entities to trade blacklist over abuses in Xinjiang
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Oct 8 (ANI): The US Commerce Department on Monday said it had added 28 Chinese organisations to a United States blacklist over concerns about their role in human rights violations, effectively blocking those entities from buying American products.
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