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UN rights chief must seize opportunity to address rights abuses in Xinjian
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 24 (ANI): As the UN's long-awaited trip got underway, the rights group urged the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to address crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations when her team visits China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region this wee
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Imran Khan owes apology not just to Maryam but to all women: Pak rights gr
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Saturday came down heavily on former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan after he made a sexist comment against Pakistan Muslim League-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz during his Multan rally which led to outr
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Sindh human rights group to protest outside UN office over water crisis
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], May 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water shortage in Pakistan leading to a tense standoff between the provinces of Punjab and Sindh, a human rights group, Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has called for protests against the crisis in front of the UN office in New York.
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Rights group condemns killing of Ahmadi man in Pakistan's Punjab
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday condemned the brutal murder of an Ahmadi man in Punjab province who was reportedly stabbed to death by a fanatic.
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Uyghurs, Tibetans protest outside UN compound in Geneva
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): Ahead of Michelle Bachelet's visit, the UN's high commissioner for human rights in China's Xinjiang, about 20 Uyghurs, Tibetans and international human rights groups protested outside the United Nations compound in Geneva.
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Rights group condemns murder of two Sikh men in Peshawar
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday condemned the murder of two Sikh men, who were gunned down in the city of Peshawar in Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Rights group urges UK to provide Afghan female refugees with long-term hou
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the United Kingdom to expedite the provision of long-term housing to Afghan women evacuated last August as many of them are faced with a growing risk of domestic violence and pressure from other Afghan
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Hong Kong's new chief executive has an abusive past, says rights group
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hong Kong, May 8 (ANI): John Lee, the only candidate for Hong Kong's top post, has been elected for the sixth term as the chief executive of the city-state.
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Foreign diplomats, rights groups decry Sri Lanka's state of emergency
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Foreign envoys to Sri Lanka and rights groups on Saturday expressed concern over the declaration of a state of emergency by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Rights groups call on China to release Taiwanese man who attended Hong Kon
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 1 (ANI): Human rights groups have slammed China over restrictions being imposed on Taiwan businessman Lee Meng-chu after his release from jail.
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Activists keep focus on Xinjiang access as UN rights chief preps for China
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], April 29 (ANI): The planned visit to China by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights should meet minimum standards to be considered credible, several rights groups have said.
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Dress restrictions tighten for Afghanistan girls' schools, says rights gro
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 28 (ANI): After seizing powering August the last year, the Taliban instituted a de facto ban on girls' secondary education, even though community pressure resulted in some girls' secondary schools reopening in about nine provinces.
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