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Detained Chinese dissidents' wives continue advocacy from abroad
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Despite the Chinese government's efforts to cut down on public attention on human rights cases in the country, the wives of dissidents who were arrested in April have been advocating for their husbands globally to raise awareness about human rights abuses in China.
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Tibetan Diaspora in Vienna stages symbolic protest, condemns China's human
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Members of the Tibetan Diaspora in Vienna staged a symbolic protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Austria, condemning China for ongoing human rights abuses against Tibetans in Tibet.
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China has "not occupied" a single inch of foreign land, claims Xi Jinping
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Xi's remarks came following his meeting with US President Joe Biden at a high-stakes US-China Summit, which concluded amid looming concerns of 'Taiwan Independence'. Biden also raised concerns over China's human rights abuses, including in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong.
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Tibet urges Australia for taking rigorous action against human rights abus
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Tibet's exiled political leader Penpa Tsering said that it is unfair for Australia to punish nations such as Iran and Russia for human rights abuses while letting China off the hook because it is Australia's biggest trading partner, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
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Bangladesh to respond to US Congressmen on letter alleging human rights ab
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Bangladesh Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shahariar Alam said there is a significant gap in the information and they will respond to issues raised in the letter
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US: Republican Senators propose bill to impose new sanctions on Taliban fo
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As per the bill, President Joe Biden must impose sanctions on the Taliban for their involvement in terrorism, drug trafficking, and violations of women's rights, Fox News reported.
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Skepticism towards China bringing India-EU closer: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Sri Lanka-based publication said that the European Union (EU) is seeking deeper ties with New Delhi as Europe-China ties are strained by sanctions spat over accusations of rights abuses in Xinjiang that left progress on a 2020 investment agreement frozen.
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Dissident voices emerge from China
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Xinjiang, a region dominated by Uyghur Muslims, is experiencing serious human rights abuses where locals are ill-treated, women are violated and activists are picked up and jailed.
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US Senator Marco Rubio reintroduces Uyghur Policy Act
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
US Senator Marco Rubio reintroduced the Uyghur Policy Act. This bipartisan bill would increase US support for the Uyghur diaspora in the United States and other countries, as well as advocate for improving the conditions of Uyghurs in China who suffer human rights abuses at the hands of t
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Uyghur activist asks China to enforce UN recommendations to curb human rig
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Zumretay Arkin of the World Uyghur Congress in her intervention during the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council said, "It is with increasing concern that we monitor the situation in the Uyghur Autonomous Region."
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PoK, Gilgit Baltistan witness rise in human rights abuses, activists infor
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
While giving an intervention during the 52nd Session of the Council, Nasir Aziz Khan, the central spokesperson of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) said, "Our organization would like to draw your attention to the serious human rights abuses that are taking place in Pakist
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Defector explains how North Korea's weapons overshadow human rights abuses
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"North Korea is a living hell," Jung Gwang-il, a North Korean defector and president of the No Chain rights organization, told DW on the sidelines of an EU Parliament event last week investigating the dire human rights situation in North Korea.
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