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UN rights chief says Trump, other populist politicians follow Islamic Stat
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept. 6 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein in a scathing attack on populist politicians, including United States Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump and Dutch leader Geert Wilders, said that they had similarities to the ideology espoused by th
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Issue Red notices against Pak Army Chief, PM, not against Bugti: Rights ac
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [United Arab Emirates], Sept. 2 (ANI): With the Pakistan Government intensifying its effort to get a Red Notice issued by Interpol against Baloch nationalist leader Brahamdagh Bugti, Baloch human rights activist Mehran Marri on Friday appealed to Interpol to issue Red notices against t
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Baloch activists hold protest in Germany to highlight atrocities by Pak in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Munich, Berlin, Dusseldorf [Germany], Aug. 31 (ANI): In a bid to highlight the ongoing Baloch genocide and human rights violations and the disappearance of Baloch people through the hands of Pakistani military and intelligence agencies in Balochista
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Balochistan Assembly adopts resolution against PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], Aug.28 (ANI): The Balochistan Assembly has adopted an unanimous resolution in which it has criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raising the issue of alleged human rights violations in the province during his recent Independence Day speech.
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Baloch activists chant anti-Pakistan slogans at protest in Germany
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Leipzig [Germany], Aug. 27 (ANI): Baloch activists in Leipzig, Germany, staged a protest against Pakistan on Saturday for the ongoing human rights violations in Balochistan and urged the international community to take notice of the plight of the Baloch people there.
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JKNPP retaliates, says Pakistan needs to explain Baloch rights violations
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jammu, Aug. 25 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) leader Harsh Dev Singh has said Pakistan has a lot of explanation to do on the human rights violations taking place in its largest province Balochistan, after Baloch Republican Party (BRP) activists praised Indian Prime
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US State Department expresses concern over rights violation in PoK
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York, Aug.24 (ANI): The United States State Department has expressed concern over human rights violation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), maintaining that it has always been urging parties in Pakistan to settle their differences "peaceably and through a valid political process.&q
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Irom Sharmila appears before CJM Court in Imphal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal, Aug 23 (ANI): Human rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, who recently ended her 16-year-fast against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), today appeared before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Imphal West.
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NHRC issues notice to TN govt. over reports of illegal detention of 17-yea
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to Tamil Nadu government over report of illegal detention and torture of a juvenile of Kurava community by the state police.
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BJP calls on world community to take note of human rights abuses in Baloch
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 23 (ANI): Reacting to cases registered against separatist Baloch leaders in Pakistan for supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday urged the world community that it was high time to get together and stand against human
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Charging Amnesty International with sedition is a big mistake, says Shashi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): Congress Party MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that charging human rights watchdog Amnesty International with sedition is a big mistake.
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Gilgit leader seeks UN help to break free from Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels (Belgium), Aug. 22 (ANI): Taking a strong exception to "grave" human rights situation in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), Balawaristan National Front (BNF) chairman Abdul Hamid Khan has appealed to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the U.N., and the Eur
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