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ISIS group targets religious minorities in Afghanistan, says HRW
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) repeatedly attacked Hazaras and other religious minorities at their mosques, schools, and workplaces.
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London-based activist lambasts Imran Khan over new anti-Pakistani army sta
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], September 8 (ANI): London-based rights activist Shaukat Ali Kashmiri raised concern over Pakistan's socio-economic and political situation and lambasted former Pakistani Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan for his close association with the Pakista
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High time situation of Uyghurs is discussed in UN Security Council: World
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], September 8 (ANI): In the wake of serious human rights violations against Uyghur minorities in China, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) said that it is about time that the situation of Uyghurs should be discussed at the UN security council and the human rights council.
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Taliban to revise mass media law in Afghanistan, condition of the press co
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): With Taliban officials set to make changes in the culture and religious sections of media books and revise the mass media law in the country, the condition of media personnel in Afghanistan is likely to get worse.
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House arrest instances in China could cross over a million in next 3 years
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 7 (ANI): Under the Chinese President Xi Jinping, the law enforcement's use of house arrests or "residential surveillance" has risen sharply, media reports said citing a research by Safeguard Defenders.
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China must address human rights violations, world must not turn a blind ey
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 7 (ANI): Independent UN experts said on Wednesday that profound concerns over systematic human rights violations and their widespread effect on individuals and minorities in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region cannot, and should not, be ignored by the in
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NCW organizes consultation on inclusion of Transwomen in India
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): The National Commission for Women organized its first-ever Consultation for transwomen; 'Inclusion Amplified, Transwomen in India: Problems and Prospects' to address the misconceptions leading to the stigma attached to the community's individuals and to
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China-backed controversial mega project in Myanmar rapidly becoming human
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], September 7 (ANI): Rising incidents of human trafficking have alarmed human rights activists, with reports that the Shwe Kokko New City in southeast Myanmar's Karen State has become a people-trafficking hub.
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Sri Lanka: UN report urges progress on institutional, security reforms
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 6 (ANI): Sri Lanka's new Government should embark on a national dialogue to advance human rights and reconciliation, a UN report urged on Tuesday, calling for accountability and deeper institutional reforms to prevent a recurrence of past violations.
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Maharashtra: Union Minister Ramdas Athwale backs CM Shinde, says Thackeray
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 6 (ANI): Amid the ongoing tug of war between Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over holding Shiv Sena's annual Dussehra rally in Mumbai's Shivaji Park, the Union Minister (MoS) for Social Justice department Ram
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Pakistan Army violates human rights in draconian response to target PTM
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 6 (ANI): The Pakistan Army has committed many grave human rights violations in order to target the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) with its draconian response.
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China's angry defense of its "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 6 (ANI): The Chinese government reacted furiously to the release of a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 31 August, calling it "wholly illegal and invalid".
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