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Biden 'considering' diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] November 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has said that his administration was considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, reported NBC News.
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MP Human Rights Commission takes cognizance of social boycott of family in
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Guna (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 18 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission on Thursday took cognizance of the complaint filed by a family to Guna collector alleging a social boycott by Gwal samaj as the family refused to give land for the construction of a temple in Madhya Prad
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Pakistan: Nearly 1,000 Christian, Hindu women fall victim to forced conver
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 18 (ANI): Atrocities against minority women has now become common in Pakistan and according to recent data around 1,000 women belonging to Christian and Hindu communities are forced to convert to Islam every year.
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NHRC's new seminar hall inaugurated by its housekeeping staff, COVID-19 wa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): A new seminar hall of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was on Wednesday inaugurated by one of its women housekeeping staff and three COVID-19 warriors, with an aim to recognize their contribution to the fight against coronavirus and to prom
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UN calls for more inclusive Afghanistan government as rights of women, gir
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): The United Nations calls for a more inclusive government in Afghanistan as the country has seen a curtailment of the fundamental rights of women and girls under the Taliban rule, a special UN envoy said on Wednesday.
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UN calls for inclusive govt in Afghanistan, says country faces curtailment
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): Strengthening call for a more inclusive government in Afghanistan, the United Nations has said that the country is facing curtailment of women's and girls' fundamental rights under the Taliban, reported Sputnik.
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Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
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Ahamdis' persecution intensifying since Imran Khan govt came to power: Ahm
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 17 (ANI): Highlighting the state-sponsored persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat wrote to the President of the UN Human Rights Council, informing that Imran Khan-led government have banned over 20 websites affiliated with the Ahmadiyya Mus
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Iran death penalty threat for abortion unlawful: UN rights experts
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): A new Iranian law that raises the prospect of the death penalty for abortion has been condemned by independent human rights experts, who have declared that is in "clear contravention of international law".
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Shringla, EU official developments, priorities in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had a telephonic conversation with Stefano Sannino, Secretary-General of European External Action Service (EEAS), during which they stressed the importance of preventing Afghanistan from being used as a base fo
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UN human rights agency condemns arbitrary detention of Tigray people
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokeswoman, Liz Throssell, condemned on Tuesday the continued extra-judicial detentions of people of Tigrayan origin in Ethiopia and called on the country's authorities to respect human rights.
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Ramiz Raja delighted as Pakistan get hosting rights for ICC Champions Trop
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], November 16 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ramiz Raja has thanked the International Cricket Council for awarding the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to Pakistan, saying the event will showcase Pakistan's passion for the sport.
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