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China's crackdown deepens: Lawyers, activists, and minorities face escalat
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
China's human rights situation draws global concern as lawyers, activists, and ethnic minorities face growing repression. Laws targeting ethnic unity and cybersecurity increase pressure on Tibetans, Uyghurs, and dissenters. Despite risks, activists, including feminists and Qi Hong, continue
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Chinese dissidents launch cross-country caravan to expose CCP's global r
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Hundreds of Chinese human rights advocates gathered at Liberty Sculpture Park in California's Mojave Desert to see off a caravan beginning a cross-country trip to raise awareness about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) human rights violations and global influence operations.
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Pak: Families plead for justice as enforced disappearances continue in Bal
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A series of alarming reports of enforced disappearances has emerged from Balochistan, with five individuals allegedly abducted from various districts in recent weeks. Families of the victims have raised urgent appeals for their safe recovery, calling attention to the ongoing human rights cr
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"Surprising, shallow, ill-informed": India slams Switzerland's remarks on
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi criticised Switzerland's comments as "surprising, shallow and ill-informed," highlighting India as the "world's largest, most diverse and vibrant democracy" with a strong tradition of pluralism, offering assistance to Switzerland on these matters.
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UNHRC's Volker Turk raises alarm on global human rights crisis as Tibet fa
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
At the UNHRC, High Commissioner Volker Turk warned that human rights face global threats, citing conflicts, shrinking freedoms, and discrimination. Despite some progress, Tibetans endure repression, cultural assimilation, and arbitrary detentions. He urged urgent international action to prot
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UN rights chief Turk 'appalled' by Nepal protest deaths, urges restraint,
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has expressed deep concern over the violence in Nepal, which has resulted in the deaths of multiple people and injuries to hundreds amid ongoing nationwide demonstrations.
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Pakistan's mass surveillance, censorship backed by China, US, EU, UAE tech
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A new report by Amnesty International on Tuesday has revealed that Pakistan's growing mass surveillance and online censorship infrastructure is being powered by a global web of technology companies based in China, Europe, North America, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Silent genocide of religious minorities in South Asia highlighted at Genev
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A protest exhibition held at Geneva's Broken Chair monument has drawn global attention to what organisers described as the "silent genocide" of religious minorities in South Asia, particularly in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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Telangana Human Rights Commission appreciates CAR Constable for rescuing w
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) Chairperson, Justice Shameem Akther, on Tuesday presented an appreciation letter to Head Constable Sridhar Varma of the City Armed Reserve (CAR), Hyderabad.
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"Voices from Margins": Side event at Human Rights Council highlights urgen
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), together with partners, hosted a side event on Monday at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva titled, "Voices from the Margins: Protecting Minority Rights in South Asia." The event brought to attention religious persecution faced b
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Death toll rises to 19 in Nepal's 'Gen Z' protest, highest since 2006 move
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
At least 19 protestors were killed in Nepal as security forces fired on demonstrations against social media bans and government corruption. The National Human Rights Commission urged restraint, fair treatment for victims, and peaceful protests, calling the use of excessive force "regretta
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ETGE condemns Oracle for 'complicity in Uyghur genocide,' demands sanction
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) accused US-based Oracle of aiding China's surveillance of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples, calling it complicity in genocide. ETGE urged the US Congress, administration, and allies to investigate Oracle, impose sanctions, and end government cont
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