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Pashtun community fights for equal rights and dignity in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
So-called "encounter killings" are common in Pakistan. Rights groups say when police lack enough evidence for a court conviction, they extrajudicially kill suspects.
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US company supplied DNA collection equipment used in Tibet by China: repor
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Citizen Lab report referenced above found that police collected DNA samples from roughly a quarter to a third of the population of the TAR. Citizen Lab's analysis determined that the activity was not apparently related to any criminal activity and that police targeted men, women, and
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Rights group raises alarm over mass arrests in Pakistan's Gwadar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The group said putting a "blanket ban on all forms of public gatherings amounts to repression of the right to protest and sends a chilling message that there is no room for dissent." "It is imperative that the Government of Pakistan upholds the human rights of everyone, including their righ
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China's DNA profiling campaigns attract global opposition: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The report said that one campaign is about the mass scanning of the irises of people in the Qinghai province and the other is about mass blood sampling of Tibetan people for their DNA profiling.
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Boat adrift at sea for weeks carrying Rohingya refugees reaches Indonesia'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A boat carrying Rohingya refugees which was adrift for a month at Sea has finally landed in Indonesia's Aceh, VOA news reported on Monday citing the two rights groups that have been tracking the vessel.
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China's secret overseas police stations unveiled, shocking truths emerge
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid-based human rights organization, Safeguard Defenders, in its 21-page report, titled "110 Overseas - Chinese TransNational Policing Gone Wild" has revealed the presence of dozens of Chinese police "service stations" in major cities around the world.
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Pakistan's civil society protests forceful conversion of minor girls to Is
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Highlighting the plight of religious minorities in Pakistan, a human rights group in a fresh report laid bare the rising number of cases of abduction, forced faith conversion, forced and child marriage of girls belonging to the minority Christian community.
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German FM Baerbock to visit India for discussions on renewable energy, Rus
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who will be visiting India on December 5-6, will hold discussions on cooperation on the transition to renewable energy, India's relationship with Russia and China, and will also have a meeting with a women's rights group, the German Embassy in Ne
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Atleast 448 killed in Iran protests over Mahsa Amini's death: Rights group
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Iranian Security Forces have killed at least 448 people in a crackdown on protests held in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The protests began in mid-September and witnessed clashes, and killings of demonstrators in large numbers.
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Chinese tech firms under criticism for spying in Europe:Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Chinese Technology companies such as Huawei, ZTE Corps and Hikvision have been heavily criticized by human rights groups for providing surveillance technology not only for authoritarian regimes but also for espionage activities at the behest of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Pak activists raise concern over custodial torture in blasphemy cases
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Joseph Jansen, chairperson of the rights group "Voice for Justice" said that the existing blasphemy laws did not guarantee a fair trial and religious freedom, and the accuser enjoyed impunity despite presenting false evidence and false testimony, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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'Landmark' court ruling blocks Taiwan man's extradition to China
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Back in October, a French court unanimously ruled that a Taiwan national accused of telecoms fraud, should not be extradited from Poland to China as he could face ill-treatment or torture and may not have access to a fair trial, the Voice of America (VOA) reported.
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