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CCP attempting to erase memories of Tiananmen Square massacre: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 9 (ANI): Asserting that the recollection of the Tiananmen Sqaure massacre still haunts the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a media report said that the party is making attempts to erase the memory of the ruthless political crackdown from public memory.
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EU monitoring human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Gilgit
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 7 (ANI): The European Union on Wednesday (local time) said that it is monitoring the human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.
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Blasphemy laws taking its toll on Pakistanis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): The mixing of state and religion in Pakistan has provided a dangerous cocktail for Pakistan's population and the blasphemy laws are taking their toll on the people of Pakistan, reported a Canada-based thinktank, International Forum for Rights and Security
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Amit Shah slams opposition in LS, says need to worry about human rights of
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Allaying concerns of opposition parties in Lok Sabha over human rights violations due to possible misuse of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said they "worry about the rights of rapists and looters" and
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Taliban has begun to show its true colours: European think tank
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 4 (ANI): Amid the continuing concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan, a European think tank said that the Taliban has in recent weeks "begun to show its true colours."
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Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka government imposed a nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday, April 3, according to an internet observatory.
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Sri Lanka: Emergency should not become pretext for rights violations, says
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): A London based rights watchdog on Saturday warned the Sri Lankan government that the declaration of emergency in the island nation, in the name of public security, should not become a pretext for human rights violations.
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9 million people are at risk of famine in Afghanistan: UN Chief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], April 1 (ANI): Highlighting the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday (local time) said that nine million people are at risk of famine in the troubled country.
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Beijing threatens reciprocal sanctions after US unveils visa curbs on Chin
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): China has threatened the United States with retaliatory sanctions after Washington announced visa restrictions on officials over human rights violations in the country.
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Rights activist says no value of Sindhi life in Pakistan, pleads for justi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Sindhi-American activist Fatima Gul on Tuesday highlighted the plight of Sindhi people in Pakistan and said there is no value of minority communities in the country as anyone can violate their rights, especially women.
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Human Rights body holds conference on atrocities, human rights violations
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), a Netherland based international NGO organized a press conference focusing on the atrocities and human rights violations in Pakistan and China.
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Baloch human rights group hosts seminar to address Pakistan's atrocities i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) hosted a seminar titled, "The Baloch Lives Matter" during the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to highlight atrocities by Pakistan in Balochistan.
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