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UK high court allows Uyghur advocacy group to proceed with forced labour c
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], December 17 (ANI): The High Court of England and Wales on Wednesday allowed Uyghur rights advocacy group to proceed with a forced labour case against UK authorities for permitting the importation of cotton goods produced with Uyghur forced labour in China.
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Bangladesh's growth proved its people fought for a cause: President Kovind
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 17 (ANI): Underlining that Bangladesh has become a model of growth in the region, President Ram Nath Kovind has said that the country's growth has proved that the fight of the people of Bangladesh was for a cause.
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UP polls: Shah to hold 'Sarkar Banao, Adhikar Pao' rally in Lucknow today
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 17 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a "Sarkar Banao, Adhikar Pao" (make government, get rights) rally in Lucknow on Friday.
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Morocco's extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to China could lead to serio
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): Four UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Morocco to reverse its decision to extradite an Uyghur Muslim to China as his return would place him under threat of serious human rights violations.
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US blacklists Chinese biotech firms over rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): The United States on Thursday blacklisted over 30 Chinese biotechnology companies and organisations which it said are involved in using technologies for military applications and human rights abuses.
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Chinese envoy urges Japan to not join US-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 17 (ANI): Chinese ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday urged Japan not to join the US-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights issues.
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Venezuela violated jurist's rights, says UN Human Rights Committee
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): Venezuela violated a jurist's right to be tried by an independent tribunal and his right to the presumption of innocence, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday.
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UP Assembly polls: Amit Shah to hold 'Sarkar Banao, Adhikar Pao' rally in
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold "Sarkar Banao, Adhikar Pao" (make government, get rights) rally in Lucknow tomorrow.
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Afghanistan: Women hold protest in Kabul, demand basic rights
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 16 (ANI): Women on Thursday gathered in large numbers in Kabul to demonstrate against the ongoing economic crisis in the country and for their basic rights, including political participation, local media reported.
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Foreign influencers used to whitewash China's rights abuses in Xinjiang, s
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 16 (ANI): Foreign social media influencers are being used by the Chinese Communist Party as part of its "global propaganda push" to whitewash its human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, states an Australia based think tank.
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No plans to attend Beijing Winter Olympics, says Japanese PM Kishida
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 16 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he has no plans to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics pointing out that he is considering multiple options over the US-led diplomatic boycott of the games, reported Kyodo News.
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NHRC to hold 'Public Open Hearing' of human rights cases in Guwahati from
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will hold a two-day 'Camp Sitting and Public Open Hearing' in Guwahati from Thursday to hear the complaints related to the human rights violations from the five Northeastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh,
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