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Pakistan: Human rights activist highlights failure of bodies formed by gov
Updated : 2 years ago IST
While addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, Mahrang Baloch noted that there is a huge difference in the number of missing persons given by the government and what they are reporting and termed it a complete collapse of law and order.
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West Bengal Governor tears into Mamata Banerjee govt for not allowing post
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"Yesterday, I gave permission to the victims of violence in the field who came from various parts of Bengal to meet me in the Raj Bhavan and air their grievances. I was shocked to find that for one reason or another, they were all prevented from exercising their democratic rights," Govern
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Chinese #MeToo advocate journalist gets 5-year prison sentence
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Huang Xueqin, a respected independent journalist, was declared guilty by the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court on Friday for "inciting subversion of state power," as relayed by her advocates.
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Report portrays grave plight of human rights in Pakistan's Sindh province
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's 2023 annual report has revealed a grave state of human rights in Pakistan's Sindh province with a significant rise in street crime, kidnappings, and violations of both civic and fundamental rights.
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"Shocking that he wasn't arrested till now...": Human rights activist Vina
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After a Bengaluru Court issued a non-bailable warrant against former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa, human rights activist and advocate Vinay said that it is "shocking" that he was not arrested till now.
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Pakistan: Two abducted Baloch siblings return home, 3 more 'forcibly disap
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Two siblings hailing from Barkhan have been released and reunited with their families, following their abduction earlier this month while three more persons have been allegedly forcibly disappeared from Turbat and Taunsa Sahrif areas of Pakistan's Balochistan.
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Pakistan: Human Rights body raises concern about situation in Khyber Pakht
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday released its annual report on the status of human rights in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the year 2023.
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Sindhi Foundation to commemorate abduction of minor Hindu girl on June 14
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Sindhi Foundation, a Washington-based human rights body focusing on the human rights of Sindhis in Pakistan and elsewhere, on Tuesday announced to organise a long march on the streets of London to commemorate the abduction of Priya Kumari, a young Hindu girl, on June 14.
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Grammy-winning Ruben Blades contributes original song to climate change an
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Twelve-time Grammy-winning Panamanian musician, actor, and human rights activist, Ruben Blades, has lent his talents to the Spanish-Panamanian animated film 'Black Butterflies,' directed by David Baute.
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PoGB: Religious leader voices support for people demanding land, water own
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri, a religious leader from Pakistan expressed his support to the people of Pakistan-occupied-Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), demanding the ownership of land and water resources in the region.
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Families of abducted Baloch individuals block major roads at Khuzdar
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The families of forcibly disappeared Anees Baloch and Nazeer Ahmed Baloch blocked the major road near Balochistan's Khuzdar, a statement by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, a Baloch rights organization reported on Sunday.
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Mahrang Baloch criticises global silence on atrocities against Baloch in P
Updated : 2 years ago IST
She expressed concerns during a conference, highlighting the issues faced by young people in the Middle East and North Africa due to repeated wars and clashes concluded in Beirut, Lebanon on Sunday.
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