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UKPNP chairman urges UN to take note of human rights violations in PoK, Gi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) president, Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, urged the United Nations to take note of violations that have been taking place in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan and ask Pakistan to uphold and guarantee all our fundamental human ri
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G7 members oppose Beijing's actions in South China Sea, raise concerns on
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Expressing concern about the East and South China Seas, the G7 members at the group's Foreign ministers' meeting strongly opposed China’s militarization and other provocative activities, any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion.
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Research analyst raises human rights violations in Pakistan at UNHRC
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Michela Mutovciev, a Research Analyst at Amsterdam-based EFSAS think-tank made her intervention during the Interactive dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances during the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
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No "gross violation" of human rights in India, says NHRC chief
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The NHRC chairperson was referring to some foreign agencies taking up Human Rights violations in India at the international level.
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Banner exhibition to be held outside UN to expose Pakistan's human rights
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The event to be organised by the Baloch Voice Association in coordination with the Baloch Peoples’ Congress, MiMAN Association and Voice for Baloch Missing Persons will be held during the 54th UN Human Rights Council Session.
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Saudi Arabia court sentences retired teacher to death over online comments
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The 54-year-old retired Saudi teacher, Muhammad al-Ghamdi, was sentenced “following 5 tweets criticizing corruption and human rights violations,” his brother Saeed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi tweeted last week.
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NHRC issues notice to Jharkhand Govt over poor upkeep, management of Jamsh
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Commission has observed that a Government institution cannot be allowed to remain in complete apathy and neglect due to the negligence of the officers, causing human rights violations of the children in conflict with the law, some of whom have been staying in JJH for years together.
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UN to focus on North Korea rights violations and missile program
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The United States holds the 15-nation Security Council’s rotating presidency this month and Thomas-Greenfield has said that human rights would be the core theme. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that North Korea launched scores of ballistic missiles and several intercontinental ballis
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UKPNP delegation briefs European Economic and Social Committee member on h
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
During the meeting, the UKPNP delegation passionately conveyed their concerns regarding the ongoing human rights violations in PoK as well as across the nation. The UKPNP delegation presented a comprehensive overview of the current political, social, economic, cultural, land-grabbing, and en
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Pakistan Human Rights Body launches fact-finding report on rights violatio
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In its fact-finding report titled "Balochistan’s Struggle for Hope" launched in Quetta on Wednesday, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern about the mounting public frustration in Balochistan over enforced disappearances, economic exclusion, curbs on press
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US bill would punish non-US companies found working with entities supporti
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Two lawmakers in the United States re-introduced a bill to Congress on Tuesday that would expand US sanctions to include foreign companies that do business with entities that are contributing to human rights violations against ethnic Uyghurs in China's Far West, reported Radio Free Asia.
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Activists raise concern over persecution of ethnic minorities by Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
They raised concern over the gross human rights violations committed by Pakistan against Baloch, Sindhi and the Pashtuns, and against the Uyghur Muslims by China.
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