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Uyghur woman writes memoir about her gory experience inside China's detent
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 2 (ANI): In view of a recent UN report that exposed severe human rights violations in China's Xinjiang, Gulbahar Haitiwaji became the first Uyghur woman to write a memoir about her gory experience inside the detention facilities in the region.
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"This is going to be a major headache for China", says expert after UN dro
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Just minutes before her four-year term ended, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in her long-awaited report on Wednesday outlined China's crimes against humanity due to its "arbitrary and discriminatory detention" of Uyghurs and other
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Biden says 'MAGA Forces' trying to repeal rights, people must defend US de
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States faces the possibility of having rights to abortion and same-sex marriage rolled back if so-called "MAGA forces" are allowed to take back control of the country, US President Joe Biden said in excerpts of a speech he will delive
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NCPCR chief says adequate care not given to Dumka victim
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Priyank Kanoongo will travel to Dumka to investigate the abscence of due diligence in handling the Dumka incident where a girl was set ablaze.
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UP madrassa survey: Child's rights protection body slams Owaisi for "misle
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Amid the ongoing row over madrassas, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights chairman Priyank Kanoongo slammed All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi and said that Owaisi was misleading minorities. He also thanke
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Rights groups demand action against China after release of UN report on Xi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], September 1 (ANI): A group of 60 Uyghur organizations from 20 countries are calling for an immediate response to put an end to atrocities against Uyghurs, following the release of a report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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EU welcomes UN report on China's human rights abuse
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 1 (ANI): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell welcomed on Thursday a UN report on what it said was a "rigorous review" of evidence suggesting systemic abuse of Muslim minorities in China.
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It is not survey but 'mini NRC': AIMIM's Owaisi hits out at survey on UP's
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 1 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi hit out against the Yogi Adityanath led-Uttar Pradesh Government for its decision to conduct a survey of madrassas in the north Indian state.
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Despite mounting crises, Xi pushes forward to third term
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 1 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping is pushing for his third term at the 20th Party Congress to be held on October 16 in Beijing despite mounting crises.
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China slams UN report on Xinjiang and calls it 'farce'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 1 (ANI): China on Thursday slammed the UN human rights office over a report that found Beijing's crackdown on ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and called the finding a "farce".
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Serious human rights violations in Xinjiang by China: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI): A report published by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday stated that China has committed "serious human rights violations" against the Uyghur and "other predominantly Muslim communities" in Xinjiang Uyghur
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JK Rowling's new book features a character murdered after being accused of
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): Author JK Rowling, who made headlines for sharing her controversial views on transgender rights lately, has come up with a new novel that involves a storyline about a woman who is killed after being accused of transphobia.
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