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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights voices concern over restrictions in
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Turk's remarks emphasized that while China has engaged with the international human rights system, progress in addressing systemic violations has been insufficient, and the international community must ramp up its efforts.
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Pakistan: HRCP raises alarm over delays in resolving wrongful dismissal ca
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised serious concerns over the persistent delays workers face in seeking justice for wrongful dismissals, emphasising that these delays are often exacerbated by the undue influence of powerful corporations on the legal system. HRCP brough
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NHRC to organise ITEC Executive Capacity Building Programme on human right
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
47 participants from the NHRIs of 14 countries of Global South are likely to attend it. These are Madagascar, Uganda, Samoa, Timor Leste, DR Congo, Togo, Mali, Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, Mauritius, Burundi, Turkmenistan and Qatar, the statement said.
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Paank condemns fresh surge of enforced disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Paank, the human rights department of BNM, has expressed concern regarding a new surge of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, where seven people were abducted between February 27 and 28, 2025. These disappearances, reportedly involving Pakistani forces, have caused distress among familie
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Marco Rubio extends wishes to Tibetans on Losar, expresses US commitment t
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Rubio expressed US' commitment to protecting the universal, fundamental, and inalienable human rights of Tibetans and promoting their distinct cultural, linguistic, and religious heritage.
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Pakistan: Rights group raises concern over abduction of Hindu citizen on w
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The rights group pointed an incident from February 21, where a person belonging to the minority Hindu community was abducted by 'unidentified persons' while he was on way to India with his family members.
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Delhi HC dismisses police's plea challenging NHRC's order to give compensa
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Notably, the doctor had made a PCR call on November 24, 2021, alleging that some miscreants had trespassed into his clinic and misbehaved with female staff.
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UNHRC Chief condemns deportation of Uyghurs from Thailand to China, says "
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Turk said that his office has repeatedly urged Thai authorities to respect their obligations under international law in relation to the individuals who are need of international protection. He called it important that the Chinese authorities disclose information regarding their whereabouts.
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Pakistan: Opposition alliance holds grand conference in Islamabad despite
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The leaders of the TTAP gathered at the venue for two days to discuss freedom of speech, constitutional breaches, human rights violations and political instability.
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NHRC announces winners of 10th annual competition for short films 2024
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India announced the winners of its tenth prestigious annual competition for short films on human rights in 2024. It has chosen 'Doodh Ganga- Valley's Dying Lifeline' for the first prize of Rs. 2 lakh.
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World Uyghur Congress condemns Thailand's deportation of Uyghur refugees,
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"This unlawful act has placed these individuals in significant jeopardy, as they now face an increased likelihood of persecution, torture, and severe violations of human rights at the hands of the Chinese government," the WUC said in a statement.
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Pak HRCP highlights ongoing attacks, discrimination against religious mino
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A major concern raised in the report is the widespread use of social media to incite violence, particularly in cases of blasphemy. The HRCP report points to two notable mob attacks on the Christian community in Jaranwala and Sargodha, which were fuelled by social media posts.
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