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East Turkistan Government in Exile urgently calls on US Senate to pass Uyg
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) urgently called on the US Senate to pass the Uyghur Policy Act without delay to establish a Special Coordinator for Uyghur Issues within the US State Department. The East Turkistani people have been advocating for such a position since 1997, seek
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee denounce Gwadar fencing, calls project attempts
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Baloch Yakjeheti Committee (BYC), a Baloch rights organization from Balochistan, organized a day-long conference in Quetta Press Club on Saturday highlighting the issue of erecting a wall of barbed fencing around Gwadar city, calling it a project to open prison for locals.
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"India must act, cannot remain aloof from current situation in PoJK": Huma
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Political activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) Amjad Ayub Mirza said India cannot remain aloof from the current situation in PoJK and must act now. He called on India to focus on PoJK as the situation is getting out of hand there.
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Pakistan: Campaign launched for safe return of missing Baloch journalist
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Several human rights activists and Baloch leaders announced the launch of a social media campaign to inquire about the whereabouts of Rashid Hussain Brohi, a Baloch journalist and human rights activist missing since 2018.
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Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to 11 years in prison
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The sentence, handed down in a "secret hearing" by Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court on January 9, 2024, was only revealed weeks later, following a United Nations inquiry, according to Amnesty International and the London-based Saudi rights group ALQST.
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Pakistan Army pushes Baloch individuals to bonded labour: Activist
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Baloch rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch on Thursday expressed serious concern over the atrocities inflicted by the Pakistan Army on the locals of Mashkay, who are being forced into labour camps for the reconstruction of the alleged army post attacked recently.
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Baloch rights activist Mahrang Baloch highlights exploitation faced by wom
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The fifth edition of the Asma Jahangir Conference 2024, titled "People's Mandate, Protection of Civil Rights in South Asia" concluded in Lahore on Sunday and witnessed the participation of several judges, human rights activists, office bearers from the government of Pakistan, Samaa TV report
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Activist says, exploitation of religious minorities continues in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan again witnessed the incidents of exploitation of religious minorities in Akbarabad. Recently, a mob of Muslims broke into a Christian household and tore several pages of the Holy Bible, Faraz Pervaiz a human rights activist stated.
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Baloch Rights activist urges UN to take action against enforced disappeara
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Jamal has been a major voice against the incidents of enforced disappearances on platforms across the world.
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Crisis deepens in Pakistan as human rights activist warns of complete melt
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Mirza highlighted the plight of Gilgit-Baltistan and said that people in the region are protesting on the streets, raising demands for basic rights encompassing economic, social, political, and human rights.
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Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court grants bail to professor Shoma Sen
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to professor and women's rights activist Shoma Sen, accused in Bhima Koregaon case.
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Human rights activists in Gilgit Baltistan demand government to fulfil peo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan prominent journalist Munizae Jahangir and Baba Jan, a human rights activist belonging to Gilgit Baltistan, in a recent press conference emphasised that the administration of the GB must ensure to fulfil the needs of the people as it has crossed their levels of tolerance, Pamir Times
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