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India raised cases of minority persecution in Pakistan multiple times: MoS
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, informed the Lok Sabha on Friday that India is aware of the reports of minority persecution in Pakistan and has also taken up the matter with the Islamabad government multiple times.
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Pakistan: Massive protests erupt in Balochistan after alarming rise in ext
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Large-scale protests have erupted across Balochistan after an alarming rise in cases of killings and enforced disappearances spanning different demographics in the region, the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) stated in a report.
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Afghan envoy to UN emphasises importance of women's education, work, parti
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Afghanistan's permanent representative to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Nasir Ahmad Andisha emphasised the importance of women's education, work and participation in the society, on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), TOLO News reported.
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London: Baloch Human Rights Council organises conference to address human
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) organised a conference in London to address the human rights violations in Balochistan and to provide a platform where impassioned voices could highlight the ongoing human rights issues in Pakistan.
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Geneva: Activists protest outside UN office against inhuman treatment of A
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Activists of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in Europe staged a protest outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) building in Geneva to denounce the crackdown and forced deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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UN Human Rights chief alarmed by abuses against Afghans forced to leave Pa
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan ordered undocumented foreigners, including Afghans residing in Pakistan, to leave the country by a deadline of 1 November this year. Between 15 September and 11 November, over 327,000 people have arrived in Afghanistan from Pakistan, many compelled to leave out of fear of arrest.
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India recommends Canada to prevent attacks on places of worship, address h
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The proposals were presented during the UN Human Rights Council Review meeting, where diplomats from India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka shared their insights and recommendations.
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Baloch activist flags atrocities, China-Pak nexus in Balochistan
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Activist Qambar Malik Baloch said thousands of people have become victims of the "kill and dump policy" of the Pakistani state for expressing dissent, while the whereabouts of many others remain unknown.
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Japan: International conference raises human rights violations by China ag
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Over 150 participants, including parliamentarians, politicians, Uyghur rights advocates and civil society representatives participated in the two-day "International Uyghur Forum: Global Parliamentarian Convention" at the National Diet of Japan (House of Representatives Building) in Tokyo.
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UN probe finds evidence of "indiscriminate attacks", violations by Russian
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine presented the report to the General Assembly in accordance with Human Rights Council Resolution 52/32, which renewed the Commission's initial mandate for one additional year.
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Uyghurs condemn 74th anniversary of Chinese invasion of East Turkistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
October 12, 2023, marks the deplorable 74th anniversary of China's belligerent invasion of East Turkistan, a country that China subsequently renamed "Xinjiang," which translates to 'new territory' or 'colony' in the Chinese language.
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Geneva: Bangladeshi activists dub BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami as "collaborators o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
They held a demonstration and banner campaign during the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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