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India safeguards rights of minorities, essential core of democracy, says I
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Indramani Pandey, during the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday said that India is a secular state and safeguarding the rights of minorities forms an essential
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Amid sustained repression, Xi calls for minorities in China to 'stick toge
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Beijing [China], March 7 (ANI): China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged the minorities in the country to forge "ethnic unity" and a sense of community for the Chinese nation even as new laws have been introduced to repress minorities' identity.
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Nearly 800 Uyghurs detained by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang's Manas cou
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 6 (ANI): Chinese authorities have detained nearly 800 Uyghurs in Manas county of Xinjiang region, said a media report citing an official from the area who previously worked at the detention facility.
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Misuse of Blasphemy laws to settle personal grudges rampant in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 4 (ANI): The misuse of the draconian blasphemy laws against minorities and even members of the Muslim community to settle personal grudges is rampant in Pakistan, local media said on Friday.
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Maha govt is 'Dawood samarpit', says Devendra Fadnavis, seeking Nawab Mali
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 3 (ANI): Accusing the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of trying to shield minorities welfare minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik, Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis t
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Women in China along with ethnic minorities are most disproportionately af
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 1 (ANI): Despite all tall claims of modernity and respect for human rights, the women in China, along with the ethnic minorities, are the most disproportionately affected people, a Canada-based think-tank reported.
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ILO raises 'deep concern' over China's 'discriminatory' labour regulations
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): The International Labour Organization (ILO) in its annual report raised "deep concerns" about China's "discriminatory" labour regulations in Xinjiang.
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China committing systematic genocide of Uyghurs: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 25 (ANI): The Uyghur genocide in China is the characterization of the series of ongoing human rights abuses against other ethnic and religious minorities in Xinjiang by the Chinese government, resulting in the severe birth drop in the region.
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Minority communities steeped in poverty, programmes would be formulated fo
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 25 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that suitable programmes would be formulated for the development of the minority communities who are steeped in poverty.
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Indian World Forum hails PM Modi for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Puneet Singh Chandhok, President of the Indian World Forum on Friday, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanking him for providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and for undertaking efforts for the welfare of Afghan Hindu and Sikh minori
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World Bank 'funding campaign of repression' in Xinjiang, says report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): A new report by a Washington based think tank has accused the World Bank of "funding a campaign of repression" of Uygurs and other Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang province.
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Indian World Forum seeks immediate UN intervention for safety of minoritie
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Puneet Singh Chandhok, President of the Indian World Forum on Wednesday, wrote a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, seeking "immediate intervention" for the safety of minorities living in Pakistan as they are repeatedly facing atrocities an
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