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Anti-govt protests erupt for second day at Iran universities amid tensions
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Anti-government protests continued for a second consecutive day across several university campuses in Iran's two largest cities, Tehran and Mashhad, New York Times reported, citing student groups and human rights organisations, even as authorities maintain a crackdown on dissent.
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Kuki Women's Human Rights Organisation protests against Kuki-Zo MLAs joini
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The Kuki Women's Human Rights Organisation held a protest in Churachandpur on Friday against Kuki-Zo MLAs' participation in the formation of the Manipur Government.
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UK approves China's largest European Embassy amid security, human rights c
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The United Kingdom government has given the green light to China's plans to build what is set to become its largest diplomatic mission in Europe, a decision that has triggered sharp criticism from security experts, opposition politicians, and human rights organisations.
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Canadian rights groups urge PM Mark Carney to raise human rights concerns
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's official visit to China, several leading human rights organisations and civil society groups in Canada have urged Ottawa to place human rights on par with trade and diplomatic engagement during talks with Beijing.
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Baloch rights groups allege killing of 14-year-old, enforced disappearance
Updated : 2 months ago IST
A 14-year-old boy was reportedly shot dead in Balochistan, while six Baloch men have allegedly been subjected to enforced disappearance in separate incidents, according to statements issued by Baloch rights organisations on X.
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WUC raises alarm over intensified cultural repression and transnational pr
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The WUC press release also highlighted concerns over transnational repression, referencing a criminal case in Kazakhstan against Bekzat Maksutkhan, head of the Nagyz Atajurt Volunteers human rights organisation, and 18 others on charges of "inciting ethnic hatred against the Chinese people."
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Amnesty calls Pakistan's Afghan deportation plan 'Unlawful'
Updated : 2 months ago IST
In an open letter addressed to PM Shehbaz Sharif, Agnes Callamard, the secretary general of the global human rights organisation, acknowledged that Pakistan has generously hosted refugees for more than 40 years, but noted that the policy shifted significantly following the announcement of th
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Silence surrounds disappearance of Baloch activist as rights groups slam P
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Seven years after the enforced disappearance of Baloch activist Rashid Hussain, human rights organisations, families of the disappeared, and Baloch activists have renewed demands for accountability, accusing Pakistani authorities of continuing to conceal his fate, as reported by The Balochis
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BSO Azad alleges enforced disappearances of Baloch women, calls it 'worst
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Students Organisation (BSO) Azad has alleged that the enforced disappearance of Baloch women by Pakistani security agencies represents what it termed the "worst form of Baloch genocide", expressing concern over what it described as the continued silence of international human r
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Terre des hommes India Organises 'Children and Climate 2025', Calls for In
Updated : 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12: Terre des hommes (Tdh) India, a child rights organisation that has deepened its understanding of how climate change affects children by actively listening to young people in the Sundarbans region and in Jharkhand, organised Children and Climate 2025 on 11th De
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BASC Research Associate Aisha Baloch urges global action on Balochistan cr
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Taking place from November 10 to 14 in collaboration with major international human rights organisations, the week commenced with the participation of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winners and gathered researchers, activists, and policymakers, along with notable figures such as journalist Pierr
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Paank demands immediate release of paralysed activist Bebarg Baloch amid c
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Baloch human rights organisation Paank has voiced grave concern over the deteriorating health and unlawful detention of Bebarg Baloch, a paralysed human rights defender and prominent member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).
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