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Baloch rights organisations commemorate Independence Day pledge, to contin
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Balochistan gained independence from British rule on August 11, 1947.
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Pakistan observes National Minorities Day 2024 on "Jinnah's 11 August Spee
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) observed National Minorities Day on Sunday, and raised voices through a protest rally, on the theme of religious freedom.
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Bangladesh: Jamaat-e-Islami leaders visit temple in Dhaka with Hindu leade
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Amid Bangladesh's political turmoil, Jamaat-e-Islami leaders visited the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka with Hindu leaders to foster interfaith harmony and emphasise that the country belongs to all its citizens, regardless of religion, and everyone has equal rights.
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Judiciary yielded to "brazen dictatorial regime" during emergency: VP Jagd
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
While describing the era of Emergency as "the draconian darkest period" since independence, Dhankhar expressed concern that during this time, even the highest levels of the judiciary, typically a "formidable citadel of basic rights," yielded to the "brazen dictatorial regime."
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Uyghur advocacy groups laud US expansion of import ban on products linked
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The East Turkistan National Movement, dedicated to highlighting human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, welcomed the US government's decision to ban goods produced with Uyghur forced labour.
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"How a person is put in jail by deceit, and is not even allowed any bail,
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Raut said Manish Sisodia has got bail after 17 months. He further added that this showed how a person was put in jail by deceit and that his rights were violated.
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"We must ensure that minorities' rights are protected," Congress leader Ra
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Chennithala backed the decision of the central government to refer Waqf Amendment Bill to the Joint Parliamentary Committee and emphasised that minorities rights should not be snatched away. Congress leader Chennithala said, "The government did not discuss with anybody befor
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Swedish Uyghur Committee urges global action against China's genocide in E
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A Sweden-based Uyghur rights organisation, Svenska Uyghur Kommitten (SUK), commonly known as the Swedish Uyghur Committee, appealed to the international community to confront the geopolitical effects of China's action in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region (XUAR).
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US tightens grip on entities involved in "forced labour" in Xinjiang
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The DHS added five entities belonging to the People's Republic of China (PRC) bringing the new total to 73 entries, the DHS said in an official press release.
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China considers jail for human rights lawyer, arrest of journalist
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Chinese prosecutors are deliberating whether to impose a jail sentence on human rights lawyer Lu Siwei and to arrest citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, as reported by US-based VOA News.
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UN Special Rapporteurs call on China over maintaining 'secrecy' on impriso
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A panel of UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights wrote a letter to the Chinese authorities expressing serious concerns at the conviction and imprisonment of Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas without due process and not even informing her family on her whereabouts.
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Afghan, Pashtun and PoJK leaders meet Pope Francis, discuss human rights v
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a significant move to draw international attention to human rights violations in their regions, a high-level delegation representing Afghans, Pashtuns, and Kashmiris met with Pope Francis in the Vatican City on Wednesday.
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