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Owaisi urges Jaishankar to rescue Indians "enslaved" at Myanmar-Thailand b
Updated : 4 months ago IST
"I have received a distressing message: at least 16 Indian nationals, including three from Hyderabad, were promised jobs in Thailand but taken to the Myanmar-Thailand border and enslaved. They are forced to work 18-20 hours daily, physically punished, and deprived of passports, phones, an
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BNM takes Balochistan to Europe; Pakistan's rights commitments under GSP P
Updated : 4 months ago IST
A delegation of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) has met with members of the Dutch Parliament to raise concerns over what it described as persistent and grave human rights violations in Balochistan, placing renewed international focus on Pakistan's rights record and its GSP Plus obligation
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Pakistan's enforced disappearances continue unchecked as another Baloch wo
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The family of a woman allegedly abducted by Pakistani security and intelligence agencies from Hub Chowki has appealed for her immediate recovery. Speaking at a press conference at the Hub-Lasbela Press Club, relatives of Fatima Muhammad Qasim said she was taken from her home in Akram Colony
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"Very painful": Assam BJP president condemns violence against Hindus in Ba
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia on Wednesday condemned the violence against minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh, saying it's "very painful" and demanded immediate action.
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Balochistan: Paank reports three enforced disappearances in Quetta, calls
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Paank reported three enforced disappearances in Quetta on January 4, alleging Pakistani security forces detained a political worker and two brothers. Rights groups say such cases remain unresolved in Balochistan, worsening public alienation, political instability, and mistrust, while authori
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Opposition parties in India slam US over Venezuela strikes, Maduro's captu
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
CPI(M) General Secretary MA Baby on Sunday strongly condemned the US' military action in Venezuela and the capture of its President and deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife from Caracas, accusing Washington of violating international law and human rights.
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"Brutally oppressive and criminal regime": Canadian PM Mark Carney on depo
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Explaining the rationale behind the move, Carney said in a post on X that the sanctions were meant to unequivocally condemn Maduro's "grave breaches of international peace and security, gross and systematic human rights violations, and corruption."
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Pakistan's disappearances crisis deepens as families freeze on CPEC Highwa
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A protest against alleged enforced disappearances in Balochistan's Kech district stretched into its third consecutive day, with families continuing to block the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway in the Tejaban area, highlighting what critics describe as Pakistan's persistent fa
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"There are civil war-like conditions in Bangladesh...": Uttar Pradesh Mini
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Minister Jayveer Singh on Friday reacted to the recent violence against the minorities in Bangladesh, saying that there are civil war-like conditions in Bangladesh, highlighting that the atrocities are mostly targeted towards the Hindu community there.
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Study flags widespread labour rights violations in Karachi
Updated : 5 months ago IST
A recent study has shown that labour rights violations are widespread in major textile factories in Karachi and Faisalabad, which produce healthcare exports for Europe
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BASC webinar highlights widespread human rights abuses against Baloch in I
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Sabiha Baloch painted a grim picture of the realities in Balochistan, Pakistan, underscoring the systematic and complex nature of the human rights violations endured by the Baloch populace. She noted the pervasive occurrence of enforced disappearances. She highlighted the escalated targeting
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World Uyghur Congress highlights rights violations in China's Xinjiang reg
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The month began with the East Turkistan National Day on November 12, reaffirming the resilience of the Uyghur struggle. The WUC marked a milestone in Uyghur women's empowerment through the International Uyghur Women's Dialogue, thereby strengthening gender representation in the global moveme
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