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NGOs urge UNHRC to act against cross-border terrorism from Pakistan
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At the ongoing 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), three UN-accredited international NGOs delivered strong oral interventions urging decisive global action against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
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International NGOs express concern over deportation of Afghans by Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In response, these organisations are urging the international community to enhance support for the families returning to Afghanistan.
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Ban on women's education, work keeps Afghanistan isolated: UN
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Speaking to UN News, Potzel said in a speech that women have the right to participate in society and urged the Taliban to fulfill its international obligations, including ensuring the rights to education and work for its population.
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Ban on Afghan women working for NGOs by Taliban disrupting humanitarian op
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Even while aid organisations are still on the ground providing millions of people with life-saving assistance, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the prohibition on Afghan women working for national and international NGOs had already hindered hum
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Women, girls in Afghanistan spent a terrible time in 2022: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Secondary schools were closed to girls at the beginning of the year. Universities were closed for women in December. So was the opportunity for women to work in national and international NGOs.
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Taliban's ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan 'self-defeating': O
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha on Sunday expressed his "exacerbated concerns" over the Taliban's order banning women from working in all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Afghanistan. Taha described the ban on wome
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'Stop the Uyghur Genocide Now': Rights Activists in Turkey yell out at Chi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 31 (ANI): Uyghurs Rights Activists in Turkey, as part of a global campaign "Stand4Uyghurs" organized a protest to call out against the genocide being perpetrated against Uyghur Muslims in East Turkestan and chanted slogans against the Chinese policies.
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NCPCR urges states to probe children homes receiving funds from internatio
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): Acting on a complaint by a legal rights organisation the apex child rights body National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has urged state governments to conduct investigations by specialised agencies on children homes receiving funds fro
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Millions of Syrians go to sleep hungry: aid organizations
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], June 30 (Xinhua/ANI): A staggering 9.3 million Syrians are now going to sleep hungry and more another two million are at risk of a similar fate, international NGOs said in a joint statement Monday.
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