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NHRC demands action against killers of Pakistani national in Jaipur jail
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of media reports that a Pakistani national, serving life sentence in Jaipur Central jail was killed on Wednesday in a brawl with four other inmates allegedly over the volume of a televi
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Mind your business, don't dictate terms over PoK: Shireen Mazari to Lord N
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 4 (ANI): Pakistan Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari on Friday hit back at Lord Nazir stating that the Member of British Parliament should mind his business and not dictate the terms of dialogue over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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Baloch activists demand suspension of Pak's membership from UNHRC
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 13 (ANI): Highlighting the human rights violations by the Pakistan security forces, Baloch activists have demanded the suspension of Islamabad's membership from the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Abduction of Christian men from Karachi creates panic among locals
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Sep 5 (ANI): The residents of Youhanabad, an impoverished settlement in Karachi, are living in a state of fear as, since past few months, Christian men have been disappearing mysteriously from this neighbourhood.
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Imran Khan govt must uphold freedom of expression, says independent watchd
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31, (ANI): Pakistan's Imran Khan-led new government must uphold the freedom of expression as media is facing severe pressure from state institutions in the country, emphasised speakers at the launch of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's (HRCP) fact finding
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Forced disappearance growing in Balochistan, says Bugti
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), August 4 (ANI): Baloch Republican Party spokesperson Sher Mohammed Bugti expressed concern over growing incidents of human rights violations in Balochistan, the largest in terms of land and natural resource rich province of Pakistan.
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Unscrupulous Pak's rights record degrading: Asia forum
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 22 (ANI): Criticizing a European Union (EU) report for turning a blind eye towards Pakistan's unscrupulous human rights record, a senior member of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), has maintained that Islamabad's "kill and dump" policy has reached an even more
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Activists pay tributes to late rights advocate Asma Jahangir
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 13 (ANI): Activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Tuesday paid tributes to Asma Jahangir, Pakistan Human Rights Commission co-founder and an advocate who fought for the rights of oppressed people in the South Asian nation.
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British High commission announces Asma Jahangir Scholarship
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Britain [United Kingdom] Mar 9 (ANI): The British High Commission announced a scholarship, to pay tribute to renowned lawyer and human activist Late Asma Jahangir, who passed away in February.
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Free Karachi Team raises human rights violations against Mohajirs
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 8 (ANI): The Free Karachi Team attended the Foreign Relations Committee meeting on the United States-Pakistan relations here on Tuesday to discuss the human rights violations by Islamabad against the Mohajirs.
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Human Rights Focus Pakistan condemns brutalities against religious minorit
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], September 23 (ANI):Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) and CRMP held demonstration after Press conference to highlight the problems faced by the religious minorities in Pakistan due to Blasphemy Allegations, force
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Pakistan violating all norms of Human Rights Commission: Baloch activist
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] Sept. 23 (ANI): Bhawal Mengal, activist of World Baloch Organisation, on Friday drew the attention of the international community towards the growing atrocities of Pakistan and the human rights situation faced by the indigenous people of Balochistan.
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