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UN human rights chief to visit Xinjiang in May
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 9 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is set to visit China in May, including a trip to Xinjiang, after reaching an agreement with Beijing.
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At UNHRC, India slams Pakistan for malicious propaganda, raking up bilater
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for raking bilateral issues at multilateral forms and said that the top leadership of Pakistan has openly admitted that their military and intelligence agency (ISI) has created terro
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India safeguards rights of minorities, essential core of democracy, says I
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Indramani Pandey, during the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday said that India is a secular state and safeguarding the rights of minorities forms an essential
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Kashmir-based rights group marks International Women's Day
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 8 (ANI): A Kashmir-based human rights group, Voice for Peace and Justice held a conference cum brainstorming session to mark International Women's Day.
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Pakistan behind human rights crisis in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, EFSAS to
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): The human rights violations in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is the brainchild of neighbouring Pakistan which played a key role in shaping both the radical ideas of the Taliban in religious seminaries and the fate of the terrorist group through steadfast supp
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Every second accused of blasphemy in Pakistan a Muslim, says report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 8 (ANI): A report titled 'Human Rights Observer 2022' prepared by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has revealed that every second accused of blasphemy happened to be a Muslim.
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International Women's Day: US should impose sanctions on Pakistan for Bang
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 8 (ANI): On the occasion of International Women's Day, an article in the Global Strat view argued that the US should recognize the Bangladeshi genocide and organised rape committed by the Pakistani Army in 1971, and impose sanctions on Pakistan for gross human right
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'Pakistan responsible for present Afghan humanitarian crisis'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): An international NGO called 'The Organisation for Poverty Alleviation and Development' held Pakistan completely responsible for the present humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Monday.
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Pakistani media remains hostage to repressive tactics, says rights commiss
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 8 (ANI): Pakistani media remains hostage to repressive tactics and critical reporting results in violations against journalists, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on Monday.
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Taliban threatening provincial media in Afghanistan, says rights group
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): The Taliban authorities have carried out far-reaching censorship and violence against Afghan media in district and provincial centres, drastically limiting critical reporting in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
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Minority rights group releases charter of demands against forced conversio
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], March 8 (ANI): A Christian rights organisation organized a press conference on the theme "Break the Bias and Forced Conversions in Pakistan" in connection with International Women's Day on Monday.
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UNHRC: Pashtuns continue to protest in Geneva against rights violations in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): Members of the civil rights movement, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) will hold protests outside the UN headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday to raise concerns over human rights violations being committed by the Pakistan Army.
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