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Civil society calls for urgent measures to protect Uyghurs at risk of refo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 17 (ANI): A group of 22 refugee and human rights groups and 50 Uyghur organizations are calling on governments and international organizations to take urgent steps to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples at imminent risk of refoulement, a pro-Uyghur announced on Fr
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Rights group condemns abductions of Baloch students from Karachi Universit
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 15 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the recent cycle of abductions and manhandling of Baloch students from Karachi University.
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Balochistan rights group FBM condemns violent attack of Pakistan forces on
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], June 15 (ANI): The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) in a statement to the media condemned the violent attack of Pakistan forces on the peaceful vigil of the families of forcibly disappeared persons and other peaceful protesters in Karachi.
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Pakistan: Rights group condemns police action against Baloch protesters in
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 14 (ANI): A London-based rights organisation strongly condemned the use of excessive force by the police to disperse peaceful protesters at a sit-in against the enforced disappearance of two Baloch students outside the Sindh Assembly in Karachi.
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UN rights chief not to seek second term after criticism over China visit
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding her recent China visit, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has decided not to seek another term after the present term was marred by criticism of her response to Beijing's alleged rights vi
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Malaysia government agrees to abolish mandatory death penalty
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 10 (ANI): Malaysia has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and agreed on a substitute sentence that will be imposed at the discretion of the courts.
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Rights groups call for sacking of Bachelet after sham China visit
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): As many as 230 human rights advocacy groups have called for the immediate resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after she "whitewashed" the Chinese government's human rights atrocities during her recent visit to China.
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Looks like UN is in bed with communist China: Rights group on Bachelet's C
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Pro Uyghur groups are calling for the resignation of the UN rights chief, stating that she failed to denounce the repression of Uyghurs, during her six-days trip to China.
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Rights group call for urgent debate on women's rights crisis in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): The world's worst women's rights crisis demands an urgent and proportionate response from the UN Human Rights Council, urged a coalition of 25 leading NGOs from all world regions on Wednesday.
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Death penalty cases soar in Myanmar after coup
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], May 31 (ANI): Raising an alarm over the rights situation in Myanmar, Amnesty International has said the death penalty increased at an alarming rate under military rule, with nearly 90 people sentenced to death by military tribunals since the coup last year.
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Human Rights Groups demand resignation of UN rights chief, term her China
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): A Human Rights group has demanded the resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet stating that she insulted the Uyghur victims of genocide and failed her duty as High Commissioner.
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Rights group let down after Bachelet hands out 'political victory' to Chin
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has expressed disappointment with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's visit to China, saying this trip has given a "political victory" to the Communist regime.
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