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Freed Afghan warlord Zardad may punish those who helped jail him: Human Ri
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec.21 (ANI): Urging Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani to protect witnesses who are at risk of being victimised by one time warlord Farvadi Sarwar Zardad, Patricia Gossman, one of the witnesses who testified against him 15 years ago, has said in an article
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Security forces target Rohingya during vicious Myanmar scorched-earth camp
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Dec. 19 (ANI): New York based human rights watchdog Amnesty International has squarely blamed the Myanmar security forces for unlawful killings, multiple rapes and the burning down entire villages inhabited by Rohingyas.
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Myanmar handling northern Rakhine, a lesson in how to make 'bad situa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 17 (ANI): Expressing concern over the situation in Myanmar's northern Rakhine, the top United Nations human rights official warned that the Government's "short-sighted, counterproductive, even callous" approach to the handling of the crisis
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The illusion of human rights with "Chinese characteristics"
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Dec.14 (ANI): China lauds it's whizz bang economic growth as evidence that the country is on the right track with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at the helm. Ironically, it also trots out its spectacular advancement as a reason why it can, indeed must, deny civil l
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Myanmar military burned Rohingya villages, says Human Rights Watch
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec. 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch has claimed that the Myanmar military deliberately burned the houses of Rohingya, a Muslim minority in the Buddhist majority country.
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Baloch activists protest in Canada against genocide by Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Dec. 12 (ANI): Baloch activists held demonstrations in Canada to protest against the current situation of human rights violations in Balochistan Province of Pakistan.
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In S. Korea, Baloch activists protest against genocide in Balochistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
South Korea, Dec. 12 (ANI): Baloch activists held a demonstration in South Korea to protest against the current situation of grave human rights violations in Balochistan Province of Pakistan.
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Pakistan should focus on situation at home, not in Kashmir: JKNPP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir) [India], Dec. 11 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) on Sunday said ongoing protests in Pakistan, especially by the Baloch, should serve as an eye opener for the government of that country which needs to respect human rights of all.
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Justice Sathasivam urges Centre to amend law to make NHRC effective
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 10 (ANI): Former Chief Justice of India and Governor of Kerala Justice P. Sathasivam on Saturday lack of awareness about laws, inadequacies of the legal system and lack of sufficient support from the legal services authorities need to be focused on to ensure protectio
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Human Rights Day: Bloch activists across world protest against Pakistan, C
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva/ London/Berlin, Dec. 10 (ANI): To mark International Human Rights Day, Baloch political activists across world - including the U.K., Canada, Australia, South Korea, Germany and many other European nations - held protests against atrocities committed by the Pakistani establishment on t
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US, EU call on China to release political prisoners
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Dec 10 (ANI): As the world observes Human Rights Day today, the United States and the European Union said that political prisoners in China should be freed.
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Human Rights Day being celebrated today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 10 (ANI): Human Rights Day is being celebrated today to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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