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World Sindhi Congress urges G7 leaders to take action against human rights
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], June 16 (ANI): As the much-coveted Group of Seven (G7) concluded recently, the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) has urged world leaders of the summit to take action against ongoing grave human rights atrocities against Sindhi people in Pakistan.
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G7 leaders vow to promote shared values by calling out China's actions in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], June 13 (ANI): The leaders of the G7 countries on Sunday pledged to promote shared values by calling on China to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Xinjiang where Beijing is accused of committing serious human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority, and in th
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Japan, Australia express concern over China's recent coast guard law, huma
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 9 (ANI): Japan and Australia's foreign and defense ministers on Wednesday expressed strong concerns over the oppressive coast guard law passed by China earlier this year, and called for it to be more consistent with international law.
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Veteran Chinese activist arrested for speaking against human rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 7 (ANI): A 44-year-old Chinese activist, Wang Aizhong, was arrested last month on the charges of 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' for speaking his mind on Twitter, a common offence used by China's authorities to stifle dissent.
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'Uyghur Tribunal' hears allegations of rights abuses in China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], June 5 (ANI): A independent panel probing the plight of Uyghurs in China is currently hearing witness testimony of torture and gang rapes at Church House, London.
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Amid human rights abuses by China, Australia's Uyghurs in despair over dis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], June 4 (ANI): As Beijing continues its human rights abuses against ethnic minority communities in Xinjiang, Uyghurs living in Australia are left in despair over the 'disappearance' of their relatives in China.
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'Uyghur Martyrs' Road', 'Free Hong Kong Road': Budapest streets renamed in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], June 3 (ANI): The Budapest authorities have decided to rename the streets in the Hungarian capital near a planned campus of a Chinese university to commemorate human rights abuses by China.
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Chinese people 'biggest victims' of CCP regime, says columnist Rita Panahi
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], May 27 (ANI): American-born Australian columnist and TV host Rita Panahi has said that Chinese people are the "biggest victims" of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime, which has received global condemnation for human rights abuses.
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Japanese sportswear firm becomes latest to stop using Xinjiang cotton amid
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Osaka [Japan], May 21 (ANI): Japanese sportswear firm Mizuno Corporation on Friday announced its decision to stop using cotton sourced from China's Xinjiang region, believed to reflect concern amid allegations of human rights abuses by Beijing against the Uyghur Muslims.
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European Parliament votes to 'freeze' investment deal with China
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament on Thursday voted to freeze the legislative process for ratifying the EU's investment pact with China, until Beijing lifts sanctions against EU lawmakers, in retaliation for the condemnation of human rights abuses in Xin
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China's repression of Uyghurs is not only cultural, but also physical: Rep
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 17 (ANI): Amid growing scrutiny over the human rights abuses by Chinese authorities, a new report has emerged, which based on China's own government data, shows a precipitous drop in Uyghur birthrates in areas of southern Xinjiang in the northwest province of the coun
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UN members ask China to give 'unfettered' access to Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): A group of United Nations members has asked China to grant "immediate, meaningful and unfettered access" for the group's human rights chief to Xinjiang to inspect human rights abuses of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
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