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Rights groups want UN to ban Bangladesh's RAB from peacekeeping
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 21 (ANI): The UN Department of Peace Operations should ban Bangladesh's "notoriously abusive paramilitary" Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from UN deployment, 12 organizations said in a letter to Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, made public on Thursday.
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Rights group raises alarm as Beijing's threats to muzzle athletes ahead of
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 21 (ANI): The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the veiled threats issued by Chinese authorities over freedom of speech ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 next month.
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China cracks down on human rights activists ahead of Winter Olympics next
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): Chinese authorities are detaining human rights activists to strike out any potential dissent and criticism right ahead of the next month's Winter Olympics.
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Uyghurs detained in Saudi Arabia fear deportation to China: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Two Uyghur men, detained in Saudi Arabia, face the prospect of being sent back to China while a human rights organization is working to stop that possibility, a media report said.
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Over 50 Sindhi nationalists booked for sedition in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] January 20 (ANI): Over 50 Sindhi nationalists were booked for raising "anti-Pakistan" slogans in Sann town of Jamshoro district on the eve of the 118th birth anniversary of veteran nationalist leader G M Syed, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said, adding that among t
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Chinese citizens running out of food, essentials amid harsh COVID-19 curbs
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): China's heavy-handed and draconian approach to handling COVID-19 lockdowns has left millions of its residents struggling to meet basic daily needs, said a media report.
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Biden 'not ready' to ease tariffs on Chinese imports
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Despite calls from US businesses to relieve the duties, US President Joe Biden said that he's not ready to lift tariffs that have been imposed on Chinese imports, adding that his chief trade negotiator Katherine Tai is working on the issue.
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Lifting sanctions on China 'uncertain' says President Biden
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): President Joe Biden said that he's not ready to lift tariffs that have been imposed on Chinese imports, despite calls from US businesses to relieve the duties.
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It's been a year of challenges but also of enormous progress, says Biden c
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Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): US President Joie Biden on Wednesday (local time) commemorated his first year in office and said "it's been a year "of challenges" but also of considerable strides."
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Newly-elected president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola questio
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], January 19 (ANI): Newly-elected president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola on Tuesday (local time) was questioned over abortion rights.
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China envisages converting its N-doctrine into credible nuclear strategy
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 18 (ANI): Beijing aspires to convert its Nuclear Doctrine into a credible deterrence nuclear strategy, according to International Forum for Rights and Security.
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NHRC issues detailed advisory to Centre, States/UTs seeking overall welfar
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) headed by Justice Arun Mishra, on Monday issued a detailed advisory to the Centre, States and Union Territories calling for timely identification, treatment and elimination of discrimination against the persons
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