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Enforced disappearances in Pakistan rose to 3,120 in 2023: Report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The rights organisation recently took up the cases of 69 missing Baloch students with the IHC, prompting "strong remarks" from the court.
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Journalists Center expresses concern over media rights violations in Afgha
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Afghanistan Journalists Centre stated that in 2023 it had documented 168 instances of journalists' rights being violated in Afghanistan, and it raised alarm about these crimes, TOLOnews reported.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf files joint petition against caretaker government
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan has filed a joint petition against the caretaker governments of the country for "depriving them" of their constitutional rights, ARY News reported on Saturday.
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5-day sit-in to be held in London against enforced disappearances in Baloc
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a bid to amplify the chorus of protests against the alleged enforced disappearances and human rights violations in Balochistan, Salia Marri, the niece of Baloch national leader Baba Khair Bakhsh Marri, announced that a five-day sit-in in London from January 3 to 7.
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NHRC sends notice to Delhi Chief Secretary, DCGI after epilepsy drug 'Sodi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sent notices to the Delhi Chief Secretary, Drugs Controller General of India, and Police Commissioner on Friday after the epilepsy drug 'Sodium Valproate' failed a quality test.
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India is working to safeguard cultural identity, ensure return of Baby Ari
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
India remains in constant engagement with Berlin with authorities in Berlin to protect the cultural, national identity, and rights of baby Ariha Shah, currently under German foster care, while ensuring its commitment to facilitating her return to India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
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Human rights situation "rapidly deteriorating" in West bank: UN Report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The UN Human Rights Office has verified the deaths of 300 Palestinians from October 7 to December 27, including 79 children, in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since the attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in southern Israel.
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Pakistan: 'Haq Do Tehreek' holds motorcycle rally in Gwadar, demands end t
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A motorcycle rally was carried out in Pakistan's Gwadar led by Chairman Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch on Tuesday calling for an end to extrajudicial killings and the enforced disappearances of political activists, students and human rights activists, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.
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Detained Chinese dissidents' wives continue advocacy from abroad
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Despite the Chinese government's efforts to cut down on public attention on human rights cases in the country, the wives of dissidents who were arrested in April have been advocating for their husbands globally to raise awareness about human rights abuses in China.
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Pak: Hindu woman in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Buner eyes seat in general electi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Saveera Parkash, a 2022 graduate of Abbottabad International Medical College, serves as the general secretary of the PPP women's wing in Buner. Expressing her commitment to the welfare of the community, she highlighted her desire to work for the betterment of women, ensuring a safe environme
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UN Special Rapporteur urges Taliban to lift ban on Afghan women working in
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Richard Bennett has urged the Taliban to lift the ban on women working in non-governmental organizations.
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Woman activist calls for action against ban on girls' education in Afghani
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A woman activist in Afghanistan has come out openly against the Taliban's draconian policies, putting curbs on the education of girls in the country, Khaama Press reported, adding that she called for strict action against the ban.
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