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UN envoy seeks thorough probe into rising terror strikes in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): Alarmed by continued terror attacks in Afghanistan, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett has called for a thorough and independent investigation of these attacks that have resulted in the killing of dozens of people.
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Facing critical human rights challenges, Afghanistan at a crossroads, says
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): The newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said today the country faced serious human rights challenges and urged the de facto authorities to take the path that brings stability and freedom to al
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Tie-Up with Judiciary to set Pak generals supremacy back in motion
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming elections, Pakistani Army is trying to maintain a good rapport with judiciary to maintain its supremacy at any cost while keeping the possibility of early elections in mind amid the political turmoil in the country.
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Enforced disappearances in Pakistan: Baloch Voice Association urges UN bod
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): Representatives of the Baloch Voice Association (BVA) met with the United Nations Working Group over the issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan and urged the UN body to appoint a special rapporteur.
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Step by step Taliban is obliterating women's rights: UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Step by step Taliban is obliterating Afghan women's human rights, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett said a day after the Taliban issued the latest edict on mandatory face coverings compounding restrictions on education, movement, employment and public li
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Free media in Afghanistan is 'under attack': UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
.Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30 (ANI): UN Deputy special envoy for Afghanistan criticized the arbitrary detention of journalists and media workers and said that free media in the country is under attack.
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UN Rights body to seek probe in Afghanistan attacks
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): Stressing the protection of Afghans' human rights, the newly appointed United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special rapporteur on Afghanistan Richard Benn has pledged to continue monitoring, seeking investigation and accountability over the recent
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UNHRC special rapporteur to investigate human rights violations in Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): The newly appointed United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special rapporteur on Afghanistan said on Sunday that he will closely examine allegations of torture, disappearances, killings of former government employees and detentions under the Taliban
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Act quickly to protect Afghan journalists, RSF tells new UN special rappor
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 13 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have written to Richard Bennett, the UN's new special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, calling for urgent action to defend journalists and press freedom in Afghanistan, where arbitrary arrests are on the
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China supplies arms to Myanmar's military junta to kill civilians
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 12 (ANI): Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur, in his report to the UN Human Rights Council recently identified countries, including China, which have supplied weapons used against civilians since Myanmar's military coup.
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UN experts condemn conviction of Pakistani activist Idris Khattak, call fo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): As many as UN independent experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of Pakistani minority civil society activist Idris Khattak.
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'Climate of fear' prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan: UN E
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): Human rights defenders in Afghanistan have reported that they are now enduring a "climate of fear", threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the country, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday.
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