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243 global groups call for action against China over human rights violatio
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 29 (ANI): 243 global groups including non-governmental organisations have called for action against China over human rights concerns as Beijing Winter Olympics is set to begin in the first week of February.
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Iran-Afghanistan water dispute: Iranian protesters attack Afghan vehicles
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 29 (ANI): Iranians held a protest in country's Sistan-Baluchestan province and demanded their rights to water that flows from Afghanistan, according to media reports.
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Ahead of Winter Olympics, global groups call for action on rights concerns
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 29 (ANI): A week ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics, hundreds of non-governmental organizations and right groups have joined forces in a call to stop legitimizing the Chinese government's grave record of abuses.
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US says no decision made on releasing USD 130 mln military aid to Egypt
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made no decision on releasing $130 million in military assistance to Egypt that is currently on hold until Cairo addresses human rights issues raised by the Biden administration, State Department Deputy Spoke
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'Urgent, renewed effort' needed to restore civilian rule in Myanmar: UN ri
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 29 (ANI): UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday appealed international community to intensify pressure on Myanmar's military to stop its campaign of violence against citizens, and to insist on the prompt return to civilian rule, almost one year after
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New bill introduced in US House to boost protections for China's Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): A wide-ranging bill intended to support the US tech industry was passed by the US House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill also confronts China on human rights abuses, including the persecution of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the country's Xi
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India urges Pakistan to stop human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): India urged Pakistan to stop human rights violations in Balochistan province on Friday as human rights groups and activists have raised concerns over their targetted killing in the region.
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'Track record of organisers, biases of participants well-known': MEA hits
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): Two days after four US lawmakers and former Vice President Hamid Ansari expressed concern about India's recent record on protecting human rights and civil liberties, the External Affairs Ministry on Friday said it had seen reports about the online even
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China's recent threat to athletes over free speech in Beijing Winter Olymp
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New York [US], January 28 (ANI): Beijing's recent threat of punishment over free speech to the athletes participating in Winter Olympics violates fundamental human rights, said Human Rights Watch following Beijing officials remarks that any behaviour or speech that is especially against the
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China agrees to Xinjiang visit by UN rights chief in first half of 2022: R
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 28 (ANI): China has agreed to let the United Nation's human rights chief visit Xinjiang in the first half of 2022 after the conclusion of the Beijing Winter Olympics, media reports said.
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UN expresses concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 28 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern over the reports of human rights violations in the country.
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Despite global pressure, China's human rights abuse in Tibet is 'active'
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 28 (ANI): Despite global pressure on China to stop its repression of religious minorities, Beijing continues to target Tibetans by demolishing monasteries and Buddha statues, banning Tibetan flags and invoking their land rights.
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