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Tibetan activist confronts China at UN, warns of "colonial assimilation" i
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Tenzin Dorjee told a UN forum that China's policies are erasing Tibetan, Uyghur and Mongolian culture, including separating children from their families and banning local languages. He urged countries to protect minority rights and said diversity strengthens societies, while repression fuels
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WUC highlights Uyghur forced labour at UN as China repeatedly attempts to
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Representatives of the World Uyghur Congress raised concerns about forced labour and human rights abuses at two UN forums, despite repeated attempts by the Chinese mission to interrupt and silence them. The WUC urged the global community to address ongoing violations and protect Uyghur right
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China fails to silence Uyghur leader as UN Forum hears plea on oppression
Updated : 6 months ago IST
In a powerful intervention at the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues in Geneva, Dolkun Isa, President of the Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights, delivered an impassioned statement highlighting China's systematic repression of Uyghur people despite an attempt by the Chinese de
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UN: Activists organise event to highlight condition of minorities in PoK,
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Panellists of the press conference were Nicolas Levrat the Special Rapporteur on minority issues of the United Nations, Konstantin Bogdanos a journalist and former member of the Greek Parliament, Tsenge Tsering, Humphrey Hawksley, Sajjad Raja the Founder Chairman of NEP-JKGBL and Joseph Chon
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India slams UN Special Rapporteur's comments on Kashmir ahead of G20 meet
Updated : 3 years ago IST
India's mission to United Nations slammed Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues over the comment on G20 meet in Srinagar and called it "baseless and unwanted."
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China's repression in Tibet, Xinjiang raised at UNHRC
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Aaron Magunna said: "The recent report by the Special Rapporteur on minority issues has once again put the spotlight on the discrimination many minorities face in the world today."
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Tibetan representative at UN forum highlights ongoing rights situation in
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 8 (ANI): The Tibet Bureau in Geneva attended the UN forum on minority issues to underline the ongoing human rights situation in Tibet, and called on China to address grievances faced by Tibetans.
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Tibet Bureau Geneva calls upon China to address underlying grievances of T
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 5 (ANI): The Tibet Bureau in Geneva called upon China at the 14th Session of the UN Forum on minority issues to address the underlying grievances of Tibetans by respecting Tibetan people's historical, social and cultural roots.
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Human rights activist writes to UN about Pak-sponsored terrorist attacks o
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 5 (ANI): Professor Fernand de Varennes, special rapporteur on minority issues on Tuesday has written a letter to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) informing about the Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attacks on the Hindu minority communi
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VP elect Naidu says India is tolerant, people politicise minority issues
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Vice-President elect M. Venkaiah Naidu, a day before his swearing-in ceremony, on Thursday said that the agenda of politics should be development, while also adding that India is the most tolerant country in the world.
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