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Pak minority groups in Canada moot over state -sponsored atrocities in Sin
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Toronto [Canada], June 30 (ANI): Members of Pakistan's minority groups raised several related to state atrocities, human rights violations, and systematic discrimination in Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Congolese woman raped, forced to cook and eat human flesh: Rights activist
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI): A Congolese woman was kidnapped by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the UN Security Council (UNSC).
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Afghan grand assembly 'Loya Jirga' opens in Kabul, women debarred
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): The first-ever 'Loya Jirga' or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Kabul on Thursday, Xinhua reported citing the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid.
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Men will represent women at religious gathering: Taliban
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): Ahead of the religious scholars' grand gathering of Taliban, the deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi announced on Wednesday that the meeting will convene without the participation of women.
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Afghan Human rights Commission confirms reports of civilian shooting in Ba
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission confirmed the reports of civilian shootings in Balkhab, adding that the Taliban killed the public and prisoners during an attack in the district, displacing people.
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Pakistan court holds state responsible for enforced disappearances: HRW
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], June 29 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has provided a glimmer of hope for hundreds of victims of enforced disappearances in Pakistan, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
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Taliban detains former police commander of Bagram
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 29 (ANI): The Taliban on Tuesday detained the former police commander of the Bagram district of Parwan province, Ahmad Khan Ahmadzai.
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MEA rebukes OHCHR interference regarding legal action against Teesta Setal
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday rebuked the UN Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) for Human Rights interference against Teesta Setalvad and two other persons as "completely unwarranted."
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Pakistan: Minor boy from Hindu community abducted in Sindh
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): A minor boy of the Hindu community was kidnapped from outside his residence in Pakistan's Sindh province.
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G7 expresses concern over humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
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Schloss Elmau [Germany], June 28 (ANI): The Group of Seven (G7) countries on Tuesday expressed deep concern about the political situation and the deterioration of the humanitarian and economic situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban take-over.
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NHRC issues advisory to Centre, States to protect human rights of commerc
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) headed by Justice Arun Mishra, has issued an Advisory to the Centre, States and Union Territories Administrations to protect the human rights of commercial truck drivers.
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Kashmiris hold anti-Pak protest, call out Islamabad's human rights violati
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 28 (ANI): On the sidelines of the ongoing 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, a number of Kashmiri activists, led by the chairman of the United Kashmir People's National Party, Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, demonstrated against Pakista
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