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Rights experts condemn repeated use of emergency in Sri Lanka to crack dow
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 9 (ANI): UN human rights experts on Monday (local time) condemned the extensive, prolonged and repeated use of state of emergency measures since April 2, 2022 by Sri Lankan authorities to crack down on peaceful protesters and prevent them from voicing their griev
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Pakistan: Journalists union slams regulatory body for suspension of news c
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): To protect the rights of journalists and protest against the curb on media freedom, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Monday strongly condemned the nationwide suspension of a Pakistani news channel by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regul
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'Tibetans must be grateful to CCP': China-appointed Panchen Lama
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 8 (ANI): Tibetans must be grateful to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to Chinese-appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu.
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Taliban publicly flogs three people for adultery in southern Afghanistan:
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 8 (ANI): Members of the Taliban publicly flogged and shamed three people, two women and a man, for allegedly committing "adultery" in the southern part of the country, according to media reports.
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Parl panel wants 'illegitimate' child reference removed, law on guardiansh
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): A Parliamentary Committee has raised strong objection to the term 'illegitimate' being used in the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (HMGA) and suggested the government omit the word, "as no child is illegitimate, asserting that "the law should be the sam
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Taliban responsible for defending all Afghans: UN
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 7 (ANI): Amid an increasing number of attacks and Friday's explosion in the west of Kabul, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett urged Taliban officials to take responsibility to ensure the Afghan people's safety.
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China invites Turkey to visit Xinjiang after Bachelet's failed investigati
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 7 (ANI): Two months after the UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet visited Xinjiang in China with reports that Bachelet's visit was tampered with and that she was not allowed to speak on detainment of Uyghurs, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is now inviting Turkey
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Taliban urges US to recognize Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 7 (ANI): Taliban on Saturday urged the US to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Economic crisis underlies mass hunger
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis cannot be effectively addressed unless the US and other governments ease restrictions on the country's banking sector to facilitate legitimate economic activity and humanitarian aid, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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Rights bodies condemn Sri Lanka's violent crackdown on protesters
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): As many as 13 organizations have condemned the Sri Lankan authorities' violent crackdown and increasing reprisals against peaceful protesters in the island country.
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Repressive policies impelled 'great exodus' in China since Xi's take over
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 5 (ANI): Since Xi Jinping became President of China in 2013, human rights activists or anyone who supports and echoes democracy has been constantly targeted by the government, while suppression of ethnic minorities has become the new normal.
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Balochistan facing vilest humanitarian crisis in last two decades
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 5 (ANI): Balochistan has been witnessing the worst humanitarian crisis for the last two decades.
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