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Pakistan suffocating civil liberties under 3MPO in Balochistan: Baloch Yak
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Calling on lawyers, rights groups, and the Baloch public, she urged all democratic forces to "rise, speak, and act" for the immediate release of Mahrang Baloch and all illegally detained BYC leaders.
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Pakistan: Baloch protest continues for 5,864 days; demands global action a
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Running for over 16 years, this hunger strike camp is among the longest-lasting protests in South Asia. Family members of the forcibly disappeared continue to gather each day, seeking justice for thousands of Baloch men and youth reportedly taken by Pakistani security forces.
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Election will change scenario in Bangladesh, says prominent rights activis
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Manzill Murshid, President of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB), stated that the current interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, lacks constitutional legitimacy as it wasn't formed under the caretaker government provision. This has raised concerns about the tim
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Baloch Human Rights Body decries economic exploitation by Pakistan
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Leading Baloch Human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), decried the closure of Abdohi border as a form of economic exploitation by Pakistan. In response to this, several people from various walks of life held a peaceful sit-in protest.
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Global Human Rights Groups call out China at UN for ongoing persecution of
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A global coalition of rights groups at the UNHRC condemned China's ongoing persecution of human rights lawyers, marking 10 years since the "709 Crackdown." They highlighted cases of imprisonment, disappearances, and family harassment, urging stronger international action against China's lega
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BLA claims killing six Pakistan Army personnel in Balochistan clashes
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In Kalat's Kohak region, BLA fighters unleashed a series of intense attacks on the Pakistani army. They targeted military convoys on motorcycles and other vehicles using IEDs.
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Paank condemns fresh wave of enforced disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Paank, the human rights organisation, has emphatically denounced the recent wave of enforced disappearances occurring in several districts of Balochistan, labelling them as serious breaches of human rights and the rule of law.
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Pashtun Activist urges UNHRC to act on Pakistan's rights abuses at 59th Se
Updated : 1 year ago IST
At the UNHRC session in Geneva, Pashtun activist Fazal-ur-Rehman Afridi accused Pakistan of serious human rights violations against Pashtuns, including drone strikes, enforced disappearances, and torture. He urged the UN to act and send an investigative commission to address the abuses. Read More
Geneva: UKPNP leaders demand UN action on human rights violations in PoJK,
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) held a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva during the 59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The protest aimed to spotlight severe human rights abuses in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK
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Faiza Rifat condemns Pahalgam terror attack at UNHRC, urges global action
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In her video intervention as an NGO speaker, Rifat condemned the horrific attack as part of the persistent cross-border terrorism originating from Pakistan-occupied Jammu-Kashmir, accusing Pakistan of continuously supporting terrorist organisations.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of teen's death in Delhi juvenile home
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The NHRC has further instructed that the submitted reports must include the inquest report, post-mortem examination findings, the certified medical cause of death, and the magisterial enquiry report to determine accountability and ensure transparency.
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MQM leader Altaf Hussain urges India to speak up against 'genocide' of Moh
Updated : 1 year ago IST
He appealed to PM Modi to take "immediate notice" of the human rights abuses perpetrated by the Pakistan Army, specifically pointing to events that began on June 19, 1992, when military operations were launched against Mohajirs.
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