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Youth in PoK forced to join terror groups, activists tell UN forum
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Political activists from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir raised the issue of terrorism in the region and informed the United Nations that youth in PoK are forced to join banned extremist groups who take up arms training to carry out terror attacks.
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Sindhis hold protest against Pakistan for targeting minorities, exploiting
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Sindhi political activists gathered in front of the United Nations on Tuesday and slammed Pakistan for "targeting minorities" like Hindus and exploiting natural resources in Sindh province.
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Baloch Human Rights Council questions Canada for silence on killing of act
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Karima Baloch was a Baloch human rights activist and a dissident. She was granted asylum in Canada in 2016. She was found dead after having gone missing in Dec 2020 in Toronto.
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UN expresses concern over forced separation, language policies for Uyghur
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The experts received information about the large-scale removal of children, mainly Uyghur, from their families, including very young children whose parents are in exile or “interned”/detained. These children are treated as “orphans” by State authorities and placed in full-time boarding schoo
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Indian envoy to UN highlights ongoing situation in Myanmar at Human Rights
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
“As a neighbour of Myanmar, India has direct stakes in peace, stability and development in Myanmar. The ongoing situation in Myanmar has led to influx of Myanmar nationals into India. We have also seen a rise in transnational crimes. There is a need to take into consideration the impact o
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Indian NGOs inform UNHRC about efforts towards women's empowerment, gender
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Speaking during the UN’s Annual discussion on the Integration of a Gender Perspective, a social activist and founder of Akshar Foundation, a women-led NGO based in India, Parmita Sharma said they believe the goals of poverty eradication and gender equality go hand in hand.
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Kashmiri activist draws attention to plight of minorities in PoK at 54th s
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Kashmiri activist Javed Beigh intervened on behalf of India at the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
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“CAA a lifeline for refugees from Pakistan": Indian NGO representative at
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Satya Narayan Sharma, a member of an Indian NGO — Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS) — recently addressed the ongoing 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), shedding light on the significant impact of India's Citizenship Amendments Act (CAA).
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UNHRC urged to protect rights of religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 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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Terror victim families in Kashmir valley awaiting justice: Activist Taslee
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A Kashmiri socio-political activist lambasted Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in India’s Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in her intervention at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
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Research analyst raises human rights violations in Pakistan at UNHRC
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Michela Mutovciev, a Research Analyst at Amsterdam-based EFSAS think-tank made her intervention during the Interactive dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances during the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
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Highlighted responsibility of Global North as historical polluter: IWF pre
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Arvind Kumar, president of India Water Foundation, on Monday stressed that India has invested in climate financing and limiting the emission norms while highlighting the Global North's responsibility as the "historical polluter".
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