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UKPNP convention in PoJK highlights human rights violations, development i
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The event saw participation from a large number of people from different districts of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
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US reaffirms support for Rohingya on 7th anniversary of Burma genocide
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights abuses in Burma exacerbate difficulties faced by members of many of Burma's ethnic and religious minority groups, and Rohingya in particular, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Saturday.
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Uyghur businessmen imprisoned by China for making donations to political p
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU), a Washington-based Uyghur rights organisation, has highlighted the case of Elijan Ismail, a Uyghur entrepreneur who was arrested and sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment for performing 'Zakat', the yearly donation practice underscored in Islam.
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"Historic decision of abrogation of Article 370 brought citizenship rights
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Union Minister Jitendra Singh praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his decisive leadership in restoring peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir, noting that this has allowed even senior leaders from the opposition to freely enjoy the region's newfound stability, as evidenced by the re
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of 2 separate incidents of food poisoning i
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of two separate incidents of food poisoning in Andhra Pradesh that claimed the lives of three children and left several others sick.
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DHS adds five firms to Uyghur Forced Labour List amid Xinjiang human right
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has updated the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, adding five new companies allegedly linked to forced labour practices in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
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'Campaign for Uyghur' calls for global accountability for China's human ri
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
On the fifth annual International Day of Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Campaign for Uyghur's Founder and Executive Director, Rushan Abbas took part in a webinar entitled "Prisoners of Conscience: Violence and Detention and Violence in Detention.
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JSFM central leader Goro Sindhi critically injured in attack
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a shocking turn of events, Goro Sindhi, a central leader of the Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM), is in critical condition following a violent attack.
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UN human rights chief calls for victim-centred implementation as Nepal adv
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United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has called for victim-centred implementation of new transitional Justice legislation in Nepal ensuring accountability and reconciliation. Issuing a statement, Turk said, "Eighteen years since the end of the decade-long conflict, and after sever
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Pakistan's human rights body urges immediate action to alleviate escalatin
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The group demanded the imposition of price controls on essential goods such as staple foods and medicines.
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Pakistan forces enforce "disappearance" of rights activist Banda Khan Bugt
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The report states that Banda Khan Bugti, the son of Nazar Ali Bugti, was apprehended on August 15 in the Satellite Town area of Quetta.
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"Priority that people of J-K and Ladakh get their democratic rights back":
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the Central government and said that the promises made to Jammu and Kashmir were not fulfilled.
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