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Sri Lanka: EU delegation hold talks with Wickremesinghe, assures support t
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): The delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and urged him to devote special attention to Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), IMF and Human Rights Council as it assured the island country
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One year under Taliban rule, girls are more isolated, hungry, sad: report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): One year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, an economic crisis, crippling drought and new restrictions have shattered girls' lives, excluding them from society and leaving them hungry, with a quarter showing signs of depression, according to
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Taliban says girls' schools closed for 'religious issues'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Amid the growing outcry over the women's rights situation in Afghanistan, a top Taliban official has said that the schools for female students are closed for religious issues and that there is a need for agreement of Islamic scholars on this matter.
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Sense of universal responsibility is biggest contribution of Tibetan cultu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], August 11 (ANI): The 14th Dalai Lama's idea of Universal Responsibility is that of a global responsibility that every human being should carry within and it is the biggest contribution of Tibetan culture to the world today, said Hollywood actor Richard Gere, a special guest at
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Taliban broke multiple pledges on human rights since taking over Afghanist
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], August 11 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday said the Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women's rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago.
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Allegations that Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with millions in cash may b
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): The allegations that former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and his senior advisors fled aboard with millions in cash are unlikely to be true, according to a new report by the US government's oversight authority on Afghanistan.
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Pak forces killed 48, disappeared 45 in Balochistan in July: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): Pakistan's paramilitary forces were responsible for 48 cases of killings, including 11 cases of extrajudicial executions in July, according to the Human Rights Council of Balochistan.
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US Special Envoy Stern to visit India, Nepal to advance human rights of LG
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): US Special Envoy Envoy Jessica Stern will visit India and Nepal to advance the human rights of LGBTQIA+ persons in each country, according to the statement released by State Department.
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Concerned over Uyghur rights violations Britain replaces China-made sur
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 10 (ANI): Concerned over Uyghur rights violations and the presence of Chinese-owned surveillance systems at the Department of Defence and police forces that has undermined national security, the British government has replaced security equipment provided by Chinese-ow
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Escalating evidence of crimes against humanity in Myanmar: UN investigator
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 9 (ANI): Crimes against humanity continue to be systematically committed in Myanmar, with ongoing conflicts severely impacting women and children, according to evidence gathered to date by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (Mechanism) and outlin
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UN condemns IS-claimed blasts in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): The United Nations has condemned the recent blasts in Afghanistan that have killed and injured more than 120 people.
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Pakistan rights commission slams disruptions to ARY News
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission in Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday strongly opposed the disruptions to ARY News and asked the country's regulatory authorities not to take channels off the air arbitrarily.
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