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EU special envoys meet as human rights situation in Afghanistan deteriorat
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 12 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating human rights situation due to the Taliban regime, Special Envoy of the European Union for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson hosted Special Representatives and Envoys for Afghanistan from the EU Member States in Brussels on Saturday.
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Taliban arrest Panjshiri journalist in Kabul
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 11 (ANI): The Taliban have arrested a Panjshiri journalist in Kabul while he was doing his job, local media reported amid the growing incident of human rights violations in the country.
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Pakistan rejects Washington's report on religious freedom
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 11 (ANI): Pakistani Foreign Ministry on Friday rejected Washington's report on the deteriorating religious freedom in Pakistan, saying that it is an "arbitrary" assessment of the prevailing rights situation in the country.
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COVID-19: Pope Francis backs waivers on intellectual property rights for v
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], June 11 (ANI): Ahead of the 12th World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference, Pope Francis has extended support for waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and asked the UN body to adopt measures to ensure access to coronavirus shots fo
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UN experts urge China for 'full access' amid human rights concerns
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): Ahead of the Human Rights Council meeting, a group of UN experts have urged the Chinese government to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access to independent experts to report on the treatment being meted out to the ethn
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging exploitation of t
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission of India, on Friday, has taken a suo motu cognizance of a media report that a top Indian woman cyclist has accused the national sprint team chief coach of inappropriate behaviour during a camp in Slovenia and has sent an
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Centre directs ministries to include sign language interpreters in all off
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar on Friday wrote to all central ministries and departments to include a sign language interpreter in all the press briefings as well as media interactions.
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Afghan women protest against violations of rights, removal from government
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 10 (ANI): A group of Afghan women on Thursday protested in Kabul against the Taliban for the violations of their rights and the removal of women from government institutions.
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Afghanistan: Taliban torture civilians in Panjshir
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI): Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan's Panjshir province have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday.
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Malaysia government agrees to abolish mandatory death penalty
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 10 (ANI): Malaysia has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and agreed on a substitute sentence that will be imposed at the discretion of the courts.
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European Parliament calls for sanctions on Chinese officials for Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 10 (ANI): An overwhelming majority of the European Parliament (EP) adopted its strongest language yet concerning the ongoing gross human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province, citing "crimes against humanity and serious risk of genocide".
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Uyghur group hails recognition of China's human rights violations by Europ
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress (WUC) applauds the passing of a resolution in the European Parliament on Thursday by an overwhelming majority, which recognises that the Chinese government's systemic human rights violations against the Uyghur people in East Turkistan "am
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