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British Jews lead fight against China's crackdown on Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], February 19 (ANI): British Jewry's main human rights group lead the fight against the oppression and attempted "genocide" committed by China on its Uyghurs Muslim community.
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Baloch rights group holds march in Islamabad against abduction, torture by
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 18 (ANI): In a bid to highlight the plight of minority communities in Pakistan, a rights group -- Baloch Voice of Missing Persons (BVMP) has been holding demonstrations in Islamabad over the issue of forced abduction, torture, and harassment of the people of
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Human rights group from Kashmir asks UN to probe mass graves in Gilgit, Ba
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 16 (ANI): In a bid to highlight the plight of minority communities in Pakistan, a human rights group from Kashmir has issued a memorandum calling on United Nations to look into the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and probe the m
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Human rights groups call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 7 (ANI): A coalition of 180 human rights groups has urged governments around the world to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympic Games slated for next year due to China's reported human rights abuses towards minorities.
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Pakistan: Human rights group condemns false accusation of blasphemy on Chr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], February 5 (ANI): A human rights group has condemned the brutal attack and false accusation of blasphemy on Tabitha Nazir Gill, a Christian, gospel singer, and nurse at Sobhraj Maternity Hospital in Karachi.
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Myanmar rights group says at least 133 officials detained in military coup
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 5 (ANI): Myanmar's Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a human rights group said on Thursday that 133 people in the country's leadership positions were detained in the military coup that took place earlier this week.
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Pakistani rights group joins hands with Taiwanese NGO to raise minority ri
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], January 30 (ANI): The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), a human rights group based in Faisalabad, has joined hands with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) to raise the issue of rights for minorities in Pakistan on international platforms.
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Uyghur rights group applauds US' atrocity determination of Chinese genocid
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), a US-based rights group on Tuesday applauded the outgoing Donald Trump administration's reiteration that China has committed genocide against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang.
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Human rights group demands justice for Christian girl killed in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], January 12 (ANI): A human rights group has demanded justice for Ishal Afzal, a Christian girl child, killed after abduction in Pakistan's Punjab province.
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Hong Kong rights group stage protest for release of 'political prisoners'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 2 (ANI): A prominent rights group staged an act of defiance on New Year's Day for the first time in 12 months -- on a much smaller scale -- calling for release of "political prisoners" who were arrested for demonstrations against the draconian National Security Law imposed
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Death toll from the armed attack in western Ethiopia climbs to 207: rights
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the recent armed attack in western Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz regional state has risen to 207, the country's federal rights group confirmed late Friday.
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Human rights group call for independent inquiry into death of Karima Baloc
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 24 (ANI): Human rights group based in Hong Kong has asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to initiate an independent inquiry into the abduction and mysterious death of 37-year-old Banuk Karima Baloch.
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