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Myanmar junta blocking life-saving aid from reaching millions of displaced
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 13 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta is blocking desperately needed humanitarian aid from reaching millions of displaced people and others at risk, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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Kerala CM says his govt does not wish to take over Governor's position as
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kannur (Kerala) [India], December 12 (ANI): In his response to Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's allegation on political interference in the functioning of universities, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday denied the allegations and said his government has not tried to take away the
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On Human Rights Day, China placed lawyers, activists under house arrest
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 12 (ANI): Chinese authorities targeted dissidents, rights lawyers and activists and their families by putting them under house arrest, round-the-clock surveillance and restrictions on their children's school attendance on Human Rights Day, a media report said.
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China sentences Tibetan writer to 10-year prison for his loyalty to Dalai
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [ China], December 12 (ANI): A Chinese court in Tibet has given a 10-year prison term to Tibetan writer and educator Go Sherab Gyatso known for expressing loyalty to exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, with the sentence handed down in a secret trial, according to Radio Free Asia
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Over 1,800 Tibetans detained in Chinese prisons: Human rights organization
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 12 (ANI): The Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) launched an online database of Tibetan political prisoners on Human Rights Day, and said that 1,809 people are currently detained in Chinese prisons.
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Taliban not serious on promises made during Doha deal, its inaction agains
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 12 (ANI): The Taliban that has grabbed power in Afghanistan for more than 100 days have proven to be ineffective against terror activities in their country as some blasts by ISIS have caused heavy casualties, sending a clear message to the world that the Taliba
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Foreign Minister Momen says US sanctions on B'desh elite force 'unfortunat
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 12 (ANI): Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has criticised the US sanctions imposed on officials of the country's elite police force over rights abuse, saying the move was unfortunate and not fact-based.
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G-7 foreign ministers exchange views on Beijing Winter Olympics amid calls
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Liverpool [UK], December 11 (ANI): The Group of Seven industrialised nations' Foreign Ministers exchanged their views on the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics amid the echoing call to boycott the games, Kyodo News reported citing a Japanese delegation source.
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Beijing targets activists on International Human Rights Day
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 11 (ANI): As the world observed the International Human Rights Day on Friday, Beijing on the other hand targeted a rights lawyer and his activist wife.
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G-7 foreign Chiefs hold meeting amid China's growing aggression
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], December 11 (ANI): Foreign Ministers from the Group of Seven nations (G7) on Saturday started a two-day meeting in the UK as the world's leading democracies are increasingly being confronted by authoritarian governments like China.
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'Human Rights Focus Pakistan' raises concerns over violation of minority r
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) on Friday raised issues concerned with human rights violations of minorities in Pakistan, marking International Human Rights Day.
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Japan mulls diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 11 (ANI): Japan is considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing amid the human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang province, government and ruling coalition sources said on Saturday.
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