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Global civil society groups tell Pakistan to reverse NGO ban
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Dec.16 (ANI): Condemning the Government of Pakistan's closure of over 20 international aid agencies "without any verifiable cause", a group of international civil society organisations have described the decision as part of a growing and worrying trend of shrinking space fo
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Pak's expulsion of foreign NGOs is rights' violation: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York City [United States], Dec 16 (ANI): Pakistan's decision to shut down at least 10 international organizations, without citing valid reasons, breaches the right to freedom of expression and association, according to the New York- based Human Rights Watch.
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Palestinian Down syndrome sufferer alleges abuse by Israeli troops
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Hebron [Palestine], Dec 15 (ANI): A Palestinian man with Down syndrome has accused the Israeli troops of assaulting him in Hebron city of Palestine.
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Lanka joins global mine banning treaty
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Dec.15 (ANI): Sri Lanka has joined the international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, Human Rights Watch has said.
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Withdraw EU GSP benefits to terror-supporting Pakistan: Italian Senate
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Dec.13 (ANI): The Italian Senate has placed a demand before the European Union (EU) and its Parliament to immediately suspend and or withdraw business opportunities offered to Pakistan under the European Union's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) because of its support to
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Rohingya return deal bad for refugees, says HRW
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec.12 (ANI): An agreement by Bangladesh and Burma to begin returning Rohingya refugees to Burma by January 23, 2018, creates an impossible timetable for safe and voluntary returns and should be shelved, Human Rights Watch today said in a letter to both governmen
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Sindhi Baloch Forum holds anti-Pakistan protest in London
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 11 (ANI): A large number of people from the Baloch and Sindhi community recently held a joint protest at Trafalgar Square, London against atrocities and human rights violations pepetrated by Pakistan.
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Giving value to human rights is within India's DNA: Venkaiah Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Giving value to human rights is within the DNA of India, which has no history of aggression against any country in the world, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on the occasion of Human Rights Day, on Sunday.
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Hrithik Roshan bats for 'gender equality' on Human Right Day
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 10 (ANI): On the occasion of Human Rights Day, Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan stressed the importance of "gender equality," saying that "feminism is a fight for Humanity" and an individual's worth should be recognised regardless of gender.
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Anti-Pak protest by Baloch activists on International Human Rights Day
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Busan [South Korea], Dec 10 (ANI): The Baloch Republican Party (BPR), South Korea Chapter held an anti-Pakistan demonstration in Busan city on the International Human Rights Day.
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UN human rights chief cites 'elements of genocide' in Myanmar's Rohingya c
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 5 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday condemned the brutal attacks at and decades-long discrimination against the Rohingyas, citing they could contain "elements of genocide."
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Bangladesh calls for UNHRC meeting to discuss Rohingya issue
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 04 (ANI): Bangladesh has called for a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to discuss the human rights issue of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
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