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11.6 million Afghan women, girls are no longer receiving vital aid: US env
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
On December 24, the Taliban issued a decree banning women from working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
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UN Human Rights Chief calls for coordinated regional approach to protect M
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
"More than 2,400 Rohingya have sought to leave Bangladesh and Myanmar in 2022 alone, and I am deeply saddened that over 200 have reportedly lost their lives on the way. Recent reports indicate that overcrowded and unsafe boats carrying Rohingyas have been left to drift for days on end withou
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World leaders need to act against Myanmar junta: UN Special Rapporteur on
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Andrews said, " The Myanmar junta's 33-year sentence of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi comes a week after a Security Council resolution demanded her release and that of more than 13,000 other political prisoners. They need more than words of condemnation from world leade
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Tension swells in Gwadar as HDT protests get more intense
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
'Haq Do Tehreek' (Gwadar Rights Movement) protest movement entered the second month on December 25 and it's getting bigger amid rising tension between the Pakistan Government and the demonstrators, reported Asian Lite International.
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Taliban's targeting of NGOs deplorable, say UN experts
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Just four days after the Taliban banned women and girls from attending universities, on December 24, the acting Minister of Economy issued a letter barring women from working in international and national NGOs, a further violation of women's rights with the double blow of preventing the deli
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London-based rights activist raises issue of deprivation of basic rights o
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Human rights activist and chairman of United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has raised concerns over the deprivation of basic rights of people in Gilgit Baltistan.
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UN refugee agency seeks reversal of ban on women aid workers in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
More than 500 women staff work with UNHCR's 19 NGO partners in Afghanistan, serving nearly a million women and girls. The most recent restrictions will force the UN Refugee Agency to temporarily stop critical activities in support of Afghan people, especially women and children.
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Corporal punishment: Delhi govt directs schools to comply with child right
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Delhi government on Thursday directed all government-aided and unaided recognized private schools to comply with National Commission for Protection of Child Rights' (NCPCR) guidelines over 'Eliminating Corporal Punishment in schools'.
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BJP depriving Dalits, backwards of their rights: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav o
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Days after the Lucknow bench of the High Court quashed OBC reservation in civic body elections by the government, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party was depriving the Dalits and Backwards of their rights.
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Pakistan: Peshawar HC releases rapist after 'agreement' to marry his victi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Peshawar High Court acquitted Daulat Khan after the two got legally married in December following an out-of-court settlement
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Following Taliban's crackdown on women, German non-profit organizations su
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
After the Taliban banned women from working with NGOs, and international organizations from going to work, German non-profit groups have suspended their operations in Afghanistan, joining a long list of other humanitarian organisations that have done the same, Khaama Press reported.
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Gwadar situation turns tense amid scuffle, shelling and baton charge
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The situation in Gwadar got very tense after many people were injured due to scuffle, shelling and baton charge between the Give Rights Movement and the police, as the 'Haq Do Tehreek' (HDT) protests threatened to blow up on Pakistan's ruling establishment in the port city, reported Pak vern
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