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Pakistan: Baloch Human rights group gives call to hold perpetrators of hon
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has raised its voice over the horrific honour killing of Bano Baloch and her husband, Ehsan, and brought to light several other incidents of human rights violations which aim at distorting Baloch culture.
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Odisha: NHRC, India to hold a camp sitting on July 21- 22, state authoriti
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is scheduled to conduct a two-day Camp Sitting in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on July 21-22. This event aims to review cases pertaining to alleged human rights violations.
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Pakistan's child protection crisis deepens amid legal paralysis, social co
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is facing what experts are calling a "child protection emergency", as a recent report reveals a surge in rights violations against minors, with 402 documented incidents in just six months, already surpassing the 392 cases recorded in all of 2024, Dawn News reported.
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Baloch National Movement urges EU to reconsider economic cooperation with
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking on the formation of a dedicated BNM committee to document human rights violations in Balochistan, Baloch said the initiative aims to systematically inform EU institutions about the atrocities being committed daily by the Pakistani state.
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Pakistan's war on Baloch identity, slain activist's death sparks uprising
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has reported a wave of protests and strikes across Balochistan following the extrajudicial killing of Zeeshan Zaheer, a dedicated member of the BYC, by what the Committee describes as state-backed death squads.
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Geneva: Uyghur rights activist exposes China's forced labour and surveilla
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Speaking at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Isa described the situation as "dire," with widespread human rights violations continuing under the pretext of state security and development.
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Enforced disappearances, custodial killings surge in Balochistan, sparking
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Reports from Balochistan highlight ongoing enforced disappearances and custodial killings by security forces. Victims include abducted men found dead or held for ransom. Human rights groups have condemned the abuses, urging international action, but accountability remains lacking amid rising
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Where Is Mahjabeen Baloch? Pakistan's enforced disappearance of polio surv
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Baloch student Mahjabeen Baloch has been missing for a month after being allegedly abducted by Pakistani state agencies. Her family and activists demand her release, citing human rights violations. Amnesty International and others have condemned the enforced disappearance and urged authoriti
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Pashtun Activist urges UNHRC to act on Pakistan's rights abuses at 59th Se
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
At the UNHRC session in Geneva, Pashtun activist Fazal-ur-Rehman Afridi accused Pakistan of serious human rights violations against Pashtuns, including drone strikes, enforced disappearances, and torture. He urged the UN to act and send an investigative commission to address the abuses. Read More
Geneva: UKPNP leaders demand UN action on human rights violations in PoJK,
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) held a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva during the 59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The protest aimed to spotlight severe human rights abuses in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK
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UKPNP protests at UNHRC over rights violations in PoJK, PoGB
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The protest aimed to shed light on the suffering of individuals living under what the UKPNP referred to as the "colonial rule of Pakistan," and to demand justice, transparency, and accountability from the international community.
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Pakistani state accused of waging war on Baloch civilians as enforced disa
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post shared by BYC on X, it was revealed that the demonstration began at Shopping Road near Police Station Chowk and ended in a sit-in outside the Deputy Commissioner's office.
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