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Balochistan: Rights group alleges fake encounters as Baloch youth face ext
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Prominent Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch addressed the media, shedding light on the disturbing trend of extrajudicial killings. She emphasised that despite peaceful demands voiced during the Long March, the Pakistani authorities refused to address the concerns of the families of missing pers
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Human rights group call on UN for protection of Baloch people's rights aga
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Baloch human rights organisations have written to the United Nations urging for the protection of Baloch people's rights against Pakistani occupation, military operations and enforced disappearances.
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Afghan women deserve their day in court against Taliban, ICJ could play im
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to address the issue of women's rights in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule which has imposed a brutal crackdown on women and girls, the Human Rights Watch highlighted in a report.
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Amnesty International condemns arrests of Baloch protesters in Pakistan, s
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A global human rights group, Amnesty Asia, condemned the arrests and detention of people who participated in the Baloch protest in Dera Ghazi Khan to raise a voice against the terrorism and brutality against the Baloch people on Monday.
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Activist critical of Pakistan army goes 'missing', allegedly picked up by
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The founder of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (Pashtun Protection Movement or PTM) rights group was arrested by police on Monday for allegedly firing on police vehicles, Chaman Deputy Commissioner Raja Athar Abbas was quoted as saying as per per Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper.
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Pakistan: Human Rights group demands legislation to protect minorities fro
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has demanded justice for Mehwish Iram and Irfan Tariq Masih, who belonged to the Christian minority and faced religious persecution at their workplaces.
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Human rights group accuses Pakistan of using Afghan refugees as 'political
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The human rights group cited reports of alleged harassment in holding centres and instances where legal migrants possessing Proof of Registration (POR) identity documents were allegedly targeted. The organisation claimed that a 17-year-old boy detained in a Karachi raid on November 3, despit
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Israel-Hamas war: 20 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt as Rafah crossing op
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Rafah border crossing was opened for a short window on Saturday morning to let 20 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt. Though many have welcomed the brief reopening, rights groups have asserted that much more aid is needed.
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London: "China’s dictators" condemned by UK parliamentarians, human rights
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
“Nothing to celebrate” was the central theme of the protest, organised by China’s persecuted communities, including Hongkongers, Southern Mongolians, Tibetans and Uyghurs, according to Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities, a UK-based rights group.
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“No celebrations - China’s Dictators”: Members of persecuted Chinese commu
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Members of China’s persecuted communities and rights groups staged a peaceful protest outside the InterContinental Hotel in Mayfair, London on Sunday, where the Chinese Embassy was hosting its 74th anniversary celebration of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
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On Mahsa Amini's death anniversary, her father detained by Iranian authori
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Even as Saturday marked the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a progressive Iranian woman who stood up against the draconian Hijab rule and whose alleged custodial death sparked furious protests, the Iranian authorities detained her father, CNN reported citing Iranian jo
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Chinese lawyer travelling to US detained at Thailand border
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Advocates for Lu in Laos were hopeful they could secure a quick release after he was detained two weeks ago near Thanaleng train station, on the border with Thailand. Laotian authorities initially said it was a paperwork issue. But on Wednesday, after a week of appeals by human rights groups
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