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UN rights office urges Vietnam to release jailed activists
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Authorities in Vietnam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
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US blacklists Chinese biotech firms over rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): The United States on Thursday blacklisted over 30 Chinese biotechnology companies and organisations which it said are involved in using technologies for military applications and human rights abuses.
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Foreign influencers used to whitewash China's rights abuses in Xinjiang, s
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 16 (ANI): Foreign social media influencers are being used by the Chinese Communist Party as part of its "global propaganda push" to whitewash its human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, states an Australia based think tank.
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No plans to attend Beijing Winter Olympics, says Japanese PM Kishida
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 16 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he has no plans to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics pointing out that he is considering multiple options over the US-led diplomatic boycott of the games, reported Kyodo News.
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Refusal to address Uyghur forced labour is betrayal of Europe's values: Ri
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 13 (ANI): Ahead of the Beijing Olympics 2022, a Washington-based Uyghur rights activist has called on Europe to adhere to its values and take action against China's rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
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US sanctions on Chinese firms over rights abuses are groundless: China
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 13 (ANI): China on Monday slammed the United States for imposing sanctions on Chinese firms including artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime, over their involvement in the human rights violations in Xinjiang province.
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Foreign Minister Momen says US sanctions on B'desh elite force 'unfortunat
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 12 (ANI): Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has criticised the US sanctions imposed on officials of the country's elite police force over rights abuse, saying the move was unfortunate and not fact-based.
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Japan mulls diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 11 (ANI): Japan is considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing amid the human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang province, government and ruling coalition sources said on Saturday.
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Demonstration held outside Chinese Embassy in UK over human rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], December 11 (ANI): A large number of human rights activists including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hongkongers, Mongolians held protests outside the Chinese Embassy in London over human rights abuses in China and sought action against the Chinese Community Party (CCP) regime as well as ur
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Pak human rights groups hold rallies to highlight rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Pakistan's human rights groups including the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) have organized a rally to highlight the rights abuses in the country, local news reported on Saturday.
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US imposes sanctions on China, Myanmar for human rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on dozens of people and entities in China, Myanmar, while blacklisting a Chinese artificial intelligence company for human rights abuses marking International Human Rights Day.
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Appalled by alarming escalation of rights abuses in Myanmar: UN
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 11 (ANI): More than 10 months since Myanmar's military seized power, the country's human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights office, OHCHR, has warned.
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