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Women activists protest in Germany against ‘Gender Apartheid’ in Afghanist
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A group of women’s rights activists in Afghanistan have initiated a campaign to officially recognize “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, Khaama Press reported.
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At UN, rights activists lambast Pak Army for suicide blasts, targeted kill
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, on the sidelines of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, two rights activists explained the pattern of terrorist attacks in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying they mostly happened in areas where people “do not want their government.”
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Human rights activists at UN discuss China’s expansionist policies
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Human rights activists from South Asia, Japan and Africa discussed about the implications of China’s expansionist policies and their consequences on the people in the region.
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Women, children in China facing repression, female activists tell UNHRC
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Female human rights activists from Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong jointly highlighted China’s forceful repression of women calling it the worst human rights violations in the country.
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Pakistan: Christian human rights activists detained, tortured by police in
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
It was reported that August 16, 2023, marked a tragic day for the Christian community in Jaranwala. A brutal and destructive attack unfolded, resulting in the desecration of 24 churches, some reduced to rubble, and the widespread looting and burning of hundreds of homes across 11 areas in th
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UNHRC urged to protect rights of religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Victims of blasphemy along with other human rights activists urged the United Nations to protect the minorities in Pakistan by bringing urgent reforms.
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Political upheaval worsened female illiteracy in Afghanistan, say activist
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amid the worsening humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, especially that of women and young mothers, women's rights activists have said the recent political upheaval and repressive policies of the Taliban have not only set the country back by decades but also adversely affected the female l
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Women's rights activists call hunger strike amid global neglect of Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Women rights activists along with other women have initiated a hunger strike to bring the issues regarding global neglect of Afghan women and gender apartheid, reported Khaama Press.
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China’s long arm: Rights lawyer tries to flee to US, held in Laos; faces r
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Lu Siwei, who belonged to a rare and increasingly besieged group that took sensitive cases to defend rights activists and political pariahs, is now facing the threat of deportation in Laotian custody.
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UKPNP highlights the poor state of affairs in PoK
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The speakers also discussed the denial of basic facilities and human rights, economic hardships, political suppression, forced migration of nationalist and rights activists, and Islamabad's suppressing voices of the Kashmiris.
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Activists raise concern over persecution of ethnic minorities by Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
They raised concern over the gross human rights violations committed by Pakistan against Baloch, Sindhi and the Pashtuns, and against the Uyghur Muslims by China.
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Pakistan: Death sentence for Christian youth on blasphemy charges sparks o
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A local court in Bahawalpur sent shockwaves across Pakistan after sentencing a 22-year-old Christian youth, Noman Masih, to death on blasphemy charges, BNN Network reported, adding that the court's decision has sparked outrage among human rights activists and religious minorities who have sa
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