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Myanmar spiralling 'from bad to worse, to horrific', says rights expert
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): Since the Myanmar military launched its "disastrous" coup last year, conditions have worsened, said UN-appointed independent human rights expert Tom Andrews on Wednesday.
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High time for Human Rights Council to address issues in Tibet as CCP regim
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 22 (ANI): World has turned its attention towards Tibet once again as the United Nations (UN) has failed to discuss the crisis unfolding in Tibet in its fifty-first regular session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva so far despite the unlawful suppression of Tibet
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At HRC, Baloch group requests UN intervention over rights abuses in Pakist
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): A Baloch rights group has requested UN intervention in the southwestern province of Pakistan to save people suffering from the most severe form of rights violations.
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Biden, Erdogan slammed for "failure" to adequately address China's rights
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): The Washington-based East Turkistan Government-in-Exile has rebuked US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing that the two leaders did not adequately address the issues of the minority community in China's Xinjiang region
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UK Rights envoy raises concern on 'grave' oppression of Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 22 (ANI): As human rights violations continue to take place in Afghanistan, Britain's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French condemned the suppression of women in Afghanistan and said that the condition for women and girls in the country is deteriorating and the
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China shows laxity over MeToo, suppresses women's voices against sexual vi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 21 (ANI): Chinese authorities and prominent male players are suppressing women on digital platforms who are protesting under the MeToo banner and drowning out these voices of sexual violence victims, media reports said.
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Activists hold anti-Pakistan protest outside UN office in Geneva
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 21 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) organised a massive anti-Pakistan protest in front of the United Nations office in Geneva during the ongoing 51st session of the Human Rights Council.
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China-elected Panchen Lama's 'perfectly planned' visits hide human rights
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 21 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing sinicization of Tibetans by China, the regular visits of the China-appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu to Tibet throw light on the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) hidden agenda to spread disinformation about Tibet and hide the r
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Enforced disappearances continue to be a significant political issue in Ce
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 21 (ANI): Enforced disappearances continue to be a significant political issue in Central and South Asia and the recent UN report on China is a great example as it highlights that Beijing has systematically disappeared ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and other h
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Centre says EWS reservation does not erode rights given to SC, ST and OBC
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Attorney General of India KK Venugopal on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the 103rd amendment was affirmative action for the weaker sections of the society and EWS reservation does not erode rights given to SC, ST, and OBC.
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Minority women at risk in Pakistan due to forced conversion, marriages
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): Pakistan's dilemma of forced conversions and marriages put minority women at risk and the issue of securing rights for minority women has become particularly complex in Pakistan.
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Delhi court dismisses plea over Qutub Minar land ownership rights
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The Saket court in Delhi on Tuesday dismissed an Intervention Application (IA) moved by Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Pratap Singh, who claimed ownership rights over the Qutub Minar land while hearing an appeal that sought worship rights for Hindus and Jains in
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