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Pakistani Minorities continue to live under clouds of fear, persecution: R
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Several members of minorities including a Sri Lankan national have been killed and attacked in various cities and towns of Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for allegedly committing blasphemy, which in this country is commonly used to settle personal scores relating to business, financi
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Iran protest: Violent clashes break out between students and security forc
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Iranian students clashed with security forces at universities across Iran on Sunday, according to the country's activist and human rights groups.
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Afghanistan: People of Helmand request aid as violence-hit province suffer
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 25 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the residents of Helmand Province have requested financial aid to re-build the demolished homes as the Taliban regime and conflicts have resulted in financial difficulties for the people in the coun
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Human rights groups call on UN to establish dedicated accountability mecha
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 9 (ANI): Human rights groups called on the United Nations for stronger accountability in Afghanistan.
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Taiwan calls for Dalai Lama's visit to Taipei during celebrations of Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 3 (ANI): Taiwan Parliament Group along with other rights groups has called for the Dalai Lama's visit to Taipei over the human rights situation in Tibet.
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Rights groups demand action against China after release of UN report on Xi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], September 1 (ANI): A group of 60 Uyghur organizations from 20 countries are calling for an immediate response to put an end to atrocities against Uyghurs, following the release of a report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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Uyghur rights groups urge UN member states to appoint credible, impartial
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], July 28 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress along with other human rights groups urged the UN member states to give the position of the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to someone who will be a credible, impartial and courageous champion of human rights around the world.
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China is exploiting Tibet's natural wealth: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 22 (ANI): China is only interested in exploiting the natural wealth of Tibet and is changing its demography in an attempt to bring the roof of the world under its influence, according to rights groups.
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Uzbek govt rejects reports of illegal use of force at 'peaceful rally' in
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 7 (ANI): The Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry has rejected media reports and claims by human rights groups which stated that illegal use of force was employed for the dispersal of a "peaceful rally" in the city of Nukus in Karakalpakstan.
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Pakistan: Rights groups condemn forced disappearance of Karachi-based soci
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Human rights groups have condemned the forced disappearance of Karachi-based social media activist, Arsalan Khan, who went missing from the city's Clifton area, the latest in the series of abductions.
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End violence, serious human rights violations against Afghan refugees: Rig
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI): To mark World Refugee Day, the Alliance for Human Rights in Afghanistan reminded the international community of its obligations to uphold and protect the right to seek asylum, the right to life and other fundamental human rights of Afghan refugees under th
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Civil society calls for urgent measures to protect Uyghurs at risk of refo
Updated : 3 years, 12 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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