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India asks UN rights body to develop better understanding before jumping t
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 28 (ANI): India on Thursday encouraged the United Nations' human rights body to develop a "better understanding and appreciation" of the freedoms and rights that are guaranteed and protected daily in a vibrant democracy like India before coming to any conclusions
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'Pakistan allow media and political freedom' banner displayed outside UN o
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): A banner bearing the slogan -- 'Pakistan allow media and political freedom' -- was displayed outside the United Nations office here with an aim to highlight Islamabad's crackdown on the press in the past two years.
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Ironic of 'epicentre of global terrorism' to lecture on human rights: Indi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): India on Wednesday lambasted Pakistan for raking up the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session, saying that it is ironic on part of the "the epicentre of global terrorism" to lecture others about human rights.
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Trump reaffirms US' support for India's permanent membership in reformed U
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has reiterated United States' support for India's permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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Sindh, Baloch and Pashtuns protest against Pak Army atrocities outside UNH
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): Activists and supporters of the Sindhi, Baloch and Pashtun ethnic groups on Tuesday held a protest, condemning Pakistan's atrocities against minorities and crimes against humanity, outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters in
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We are seeing pushback against women's rights, says UN Secretary-General
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 25 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday pinpointed the "alarming levels of femicide" while issuing a "Call to action for human rights" at the 43rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Protestors outside UNHRC headquarters use posters, props to recreate Pak A
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 24 (ANI): Several protestors gathered outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarter in Geneva, displaying a cage-like structure incarcerating mannequins portraying women in a symbolic enactment of the atrocities carried out by the Pakistani Arm
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'Pakistan Army Stop Supporting Terrorism' banner displayed during UNHRC se
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 24 (ANI): A banner with the slogan -- 'Pakistan Army Stop Supporting Terrorism' -- was displayed outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters here at a time when the 43rd session of the UN body was underway.
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11 pc of world's road accident deaths take place in India, says Nitin Gadk
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Feb 21 (ANI): Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that 11 per cent of deaths in the world due to road accidents take place in India alone.
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Pakistan ranks 152nd in UN's Human Development Index, lower than others in
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 21 (ANI): Pakistan has been ranked at 152nd position among 189 other countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2019, dropping it to the lowest than all other regional countries in South Asia.
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PM Modi to inaugurate UN Convention on Migratory Species through video con
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) through video conferencing on Monday.
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Baloch activist urges UN Secy-Gen to take notice of humanitarian crisis in
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], Feb 16 (ANI): Khalil Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Sunday urged the visiting United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take immediate notice of the humanitarian crisis in Balochistan.
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