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Mahrang Baloch, Sammi Deen Baloch allege kidnapping attempt by Pak authori
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Baloch rights activists Mahrang Baloch and Sammi Deen Baloch alleged that they were stopped from traveling to New York for the TIME Magazine gala, where they were invited alongside other leaders named as the publication's Most Influential Emerging Leaders of the Year.
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Geneva: Activists at UN highlight rampant human rights abuses in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Human rights activists condemned Pakistan on Thursday for a range of severe human rights violations, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, and torture aimed at silencing dissent.
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Pakistan: Public remains agitated over brutality against blasphemy victim
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The general public and human rights activists in Pakistan continue to remain agitated over the rising number of Blasphemy and extrajudicial killing incidents in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
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Baloch human rights activists demand UN intervention in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) held a demonstration in front of the United Nations building in Geneva to express deep concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in Balochistan.
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BNM Calls for Global Action on Balochistan human rights at Geneva Conferen
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organized the Fifth Balochistan International Conference in Geneva during the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Speakers, including human rights activists and political figures, focused on enforced disappearances, political violence, and environm
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HRCP warns new draft law introduced in Pakistan Senate violates right to f
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
HRCP warned that if this legislation is passed, such a law is likely to be used not only against political opposition but also rights activists mobilising around issues which the state considers "contentious or inconvenient."
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"Families of missing journalists to protest, raise voice against enforced
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch announced on Friday that families of journalists who have gone missing will stage a protest, and raise their voice against the practice of enforced disappearances.
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Human rights activists call for Sindh Tenancy Act reform to protect peasan
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Human rights activists, academics and journalists at the launch of 9th report titled "The State of Peasants' Rights in Sindh for 2023" have called for amending and implementing the Sindh Tenancy Act to protect peasants' rights in the province, Dawn reported on Wednesday.
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Uyghurs right organisation calls out china for cultural destruction: Over
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM), a US-based organisation committed to raising awareness about human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region, called on the International Community, human rights authorities and human rights activists to support them in the fight
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Baloch National Assembly: Activists declare resistance against Pak state o
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The announcement comes amidst escalating tensions over what activists describe as decades-long oppression akin to colonial rule imposed on Balochistan. The region, known for its rich natural resources, has been a focal point of development initiatives such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corr
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Pakistan: False FIR filed against Baloch activists amid protests for Zahee
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Pakistani administration lodged an FIR against top Baloch rights activists, including Maharang Baloch, on Saturday, who were demanding the release of forcibly abducted people.
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Call for justice and recognition of 1971 Bangladesh genocide intensifies
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
With eyewitness accounts and advocacy from human rights activists, researchers, and former legislators, the push for international recognition and justice for the victims of the genocide, which resulted in an estimated three million deaths, is gaining momentum.
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