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Bangladesh rights group warns of rising fear among devotees ahead of Durga
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad reported nine incidents of idol vandalism and attacks on Puja mandaps across several districts this month, raising fear among devotees ahead of Durga Puja. The group urged the government to ensure strict security and law and order during
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"Voices from Margins": Side event at Human Rights Council highlights urgen
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), together with partners, hosted a side event on Monday at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva titled, "Voices from the Margins: Protecting Minority Rights in South Asia." The event brought to attention religious persecution faced b
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Minority Rights March 2025 demands end to forced conversions, equality and
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Minority Rights March 2025 in Pakistan demanded an end to forced conversions, job discrimination, and misuse of blasphemy laws. Activists called for equal education, property protection, constitutional reforms, and recognition of minority rights to promote equality and justice for all ci
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Bangladesh needs fundamental reforms, says NCP Joint Convener Tajnuva Jabe
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The student-led National Citizen Party in Bangladesh is pushing for democratic reforms, transparency, and internal party democracy ahead of the uprising anniversary. Formed after Sheikh Hasina's ouster, the party supports minority rights, improved law and order, and fair elections under the
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"Ensure justice served...intolerance not tolerated": Conrad Sangma writes
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The CM condemned the arrest, calling it an example of religious persecution, and demanded a fair investigation, withdrawal of the "false case", and protection of minority rights.
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'Constitution still surviving because majority is Hindu': BJP leader Praka
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
BJP leader Prakash Reddy came to the support of Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday, amid a verbal spat with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi over minority rights in India.
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Since BJP... Muslims face "step-family" treatment: Islamic scholar backs O
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Umair Khan told ANI on Monday, "I support Asaduddin Owaisi's reply to Kiren Rijiju. Since the BJP government came into power, there has been a step-family kind of attitude towards Muslims. Wherever there is any case involving Muslims, the police and the government become active and try to
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"You are a Minister of the Indian Republic, not a monarch": AIMIM chief Ow
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Calling out Kiren Rijiju a "minister" of the "Indian republic" rather than a "monarch", the AIMIM chief stated "minority rights" are "fundamental" rather than being a "charity".
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Pakistan: HRCP condemns hate speech targeting Senator for defending minori
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemned hate speech against Senator Pervaiz Rashid for defending religious freedom after he raised concerns over police targeting an elderly woman during Eid. The HRCP warned that such actions endanger minorities, especially the Ahmadiyya community,
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BJP protests in Kolkata over vandalism of Tagore's ancestral home in Bangl
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Kolkata staged a rally from Sealdah Railway Station to the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh there on Monday, protesting the vandalism of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home in Bangladesh.
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"The elections are not the priority of this government, they will use it f
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Bangladesh Students League President Saddam Hussain slammed the interim government's 2026 election plan, calling it a "state-sponsored drama." He accused Muhammad Yunus of pushing a personal agenda and claimed minorities face rising attacks as the regime tries to turn Bangladesh into a relig
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UN experts urge Pakistan to address human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Pakistan appears to conflate legitimate human and minority rights advocacy and public demonstrations with terrorism, threatening freedoms of expression, assembly, and association," the experts said. "Repeated internet blackouts in Balochistan have impeded freedom of information, transpar
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