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Nepal's lower house endorses bill aiming to complete transitional justice
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Nepal's House of Representatives endorsed the enforced disappearances, Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (third amendment) Act 2024 on Wednesday. The recently amended bill comes after an agreement in between the major parties to list intentional and arbitrary killings as seriou
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Germany: Human Rights bodies join hands to voice support for Uyghur minori
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Demonstrating a strong stance against China's transnational repression against Uyghur minorities, 11 human rights organisations jointly formed a coalition to voice support in Germany, a statement by the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) reported on Tuesday.
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Pakistan: Human Rights group Paank condemns targeted killing of Baloch off
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Paank, the Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement, denounced the targeted killing of Panjgur District Commissioner, Zakir Baloch.
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Locals organise protests in North Waziristan against targeted killings and
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan thousands of KPK residents gathered on streets to protest against the targeted killings and human rights abuses in their region by Pakistan armed forces the Express Tribune reported.
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Uyghurs right organisation calls out china for cultural destruction: Over
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM), a US-based organisation committed to raising awareness about human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region, called on the International Community, human rights authorities and human rights activists to support them in the fight
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Prominent Uyghur activist denounces China's tourism campaign as cover-up f
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Amid international scrutiny for human rights violations, China is now attempting to present Xinjiang as a tourist hotspot, a strategy orchestrated and funded by the Xi Jinping administration, wrote Foreign Affairs & Security Minister of the East Turkistan Government in Exile on X.
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Balochistan: Activist faces university suspension for criticising Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A prominent activist from Balochistan, Sadia Baloch, was suspended from Punjab University for her criticism of Pakistan's armed forces.
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US-based rights body urges global community to act against 'China's ongoin
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The US-based East Turkistan National Movement, a platform dedicated to highlighting the human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in China's Xinjiang, has urged global authorities on International Youth Day to address the plight of millions of Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic youths
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Minorities in Pakistan encounter safety challenges, HRCP working group cal
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Minorities in Pakistan encounter numerous substantial challenges that affect their daily existence, safety, and prospects.
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"Rights are equal for everyone" Prof Yunus visits Dhaka's Dhakeshwari temp
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor of Bangladesh, visited the historic Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka on Tuesday, where he addressed the concerns of the minority Hindu community regarding their safety and security in the country.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of Kolkata doctor rape, murder case
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took a suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual assault of a second-year PG student of RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.
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Pakistan: Minorities Rights March held amid tight security in Karachi
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Karachi police took precautions to ensure the safety of participants in the Minorities Rights March 2024, held at Frere Hall on Sunday evening.
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