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Rights group calls on Pakistan to quash activist Idris Khattak's sentence
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): A human rights group called on Pakistani authorities to quash the verdict against political activist Idris Khattak, saying they should allow the activist adequate legal representation to defend himself.
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Rights group condemns brutal murder of Sri Lankan in Pakistan's Sialkot
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has condemned the horrific incident in Pakistan's Sialkot where a man from Sri Lanka was beaten and burnt alive on December 3 by a mob alleging a blasphemous act.
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'Cowardly at best, complicit at worst': Rights group slams Pak govt over k
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): Highlighting the grim reality of "spiralling radicalisation" in the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday condemned the killing of the Sri Lankan man by a Sialkot mob on "flimsy allegations of blasphemy".
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Rights group raises alarm over 'lynching' of Sri Lankan national in Pakist
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): A London based rights group on Friday expressed concern over the "disturbing" lynching and killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot, allegedly due to a blasphemy accusation.
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Pak's women rights group objects to Imran Khan's view on divorce issue
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] December 3 (ANI): A women rights organization in Pakistan has objected to the views expressed by their country's Prime Minister Imran Khan on women’s divorce.
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Over 100 former Afghan forces killed or disappeared by Taliban, rights gro
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): Taliban forces in Afghanistan have executed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former police and intelligence officers in just four provinces since taking over the country on August 15 despite a proclaimed amnesty, a US-based rights group has said.
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Beijing using forced deportation to extradite Taiwan nationals: Rights gro
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 1 (ANI): Beijing has been pressuring foreign governments to extradite Taiwan nationals to China as part of an effort to undermine the self-ruled island, according to a human rights group.
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Taliban's lack of accountability makes clear need for continued UN scrutin
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): The Taliban's claims that they will prevent abuses and hold abusers to account appears nothing more than a "public relations stunt" so far, said a US-based rights group, adding that the lack of accountability makes clear the need for continued UN scrutiny of
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Rights group raises alarm over threat to freedom of expression in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 25 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday expressed concern over attempts to smother freedom of expression and opinion in the country.
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Afghanistan must have access to funds to avoid humanitarian disaster, says
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 24 (ANI): The international community must urgently ease existing financial restrictions on Afghanistan that are blocking the provision of healthcare, food and other essential services, and expedite delivery of scaled-up humanitarian assistance to avert a mounting crisi
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Rights group urges Pakistan to end 'abhorrent' enforced disappearances
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 24 (ANI): A UK based human rights group has called for Pakistani authorities to end the use of enforced disappearances as a tool of state policy as it released new evidence documenting the effect of illegal abductions on the families of those victims.
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Don't promote Chinese state propaganda, rights group urges IOC
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 24 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) collaboration with Chinese authorities on tennis star Peng Shuai's reappearance undermines its expressed commitment to human rights, including the rights and safety of athletes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tue
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