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Incidents like Minar-e-Pakistan create difficulty in bringing justice to v
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] November 15 (ANI): Victim-blaming mindset and social stigma attached with reporting incidents such as the Minar-e-Pakistan incident where a woman was allegedly assaulted by hundreds of men on Independence Day, often weaken the authenticity and progress of other cases whe
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UN expresses concern over killing of rights activists in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the reports of killing of human rights defenders in the country.
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Myanmar military attempting to curb media freedom, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 6 (ANI): Myanmar's latest amendments in telecommunications law are an attempt by the junta to suppress the voice of journalists and muzzle the media, experts and rights activists said on Friday.
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Election posters with Tibetan flag put up outside Chinese embassy in Denma
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 29 (ANI): China has condemned and expressed anger after election posters depicting the Tibetan flag were placed outside its embassy in Denmark, Euro News reported.
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Turkish Opposition says Erdogan's move to expel 10 Envoys linked to domest
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tankara [Turkey], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to declare personae non grata ambassadors of 10 countries that have called on Ankara to release human rights activist Osman Kavala is designed to justify Turkey's economic crisis, main opposition Re
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Turkey's Erdogan orders to expel envoys of 10 countries including US
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 24 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he had told his foreign ministry to expel the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries for calling to release human rights activist Osman Kavala.
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Protests intensify in Gilgit Baltistan as Islamabad tightens grip on illeg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Gilgit [Gilgit Baltistan], October 21 (ANI): A huge gathering comprising members of a regional political party, Awami Action Committee and rights activists gathered in Gilgit, the capital city of illegally-occupied Gilgit Baltistan to oppose Islamabad's policies, which they say are intrusive
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Taliban isolated, silenced female population in Afghanistan and left them
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], October 14 (ANI): With the Taliban back at the helm in Afghanistan and the country's humanitarian and economic crises deepening, many Afghans are living in fear, especially women and minority groups. Despite the group's claim to be more moderate, reports of violence by Taliban f
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Civil society activist Abdul Rahman Mawin gunned down in Jalalabad
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): A prominent rights activist Abdul Rahman Mawin on Tuesday was shot dead by unknown assailants in eastern Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan.
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Taliban reneging against pledge of inclusive government: Afghan women's ri
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], October 8 (ANI): The Taliban have gone back on their pledges to form an inclusive government and respect human rights according to women's rights activist Masouda Jalal.
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Pakistani Karen claiming to be 'human rights activist' caught bullying foo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], October 7 (ANI): A female customer at Okra Test Kitchen in Karachi who claimed herself to be a "human rights activist" was caught bullying its staff after she was asked to show a COVID-19 vaccination certificate that has been made mandatory by the Pakistan government.
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Colman Domingo to headline biopic on influential civil rights activisit Ba
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): American actor Colman Domingo will be starring in 'Rustin', which is a biopic based on influential civil and gay rights activist Bayard Rustin.
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