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Vietnam named as Asia's leading country for girls' rights
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 8 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam is ranked 4th on the list of top Asian countries for girls' rights.
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US not yet ready to provide financial aid to Afghanistan via Taliban regim
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday said that the US is yet not ready to provide financial aid to Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan until they fulfil their commitments like inclusive government, protecting rights of women and not allowing the Afg
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UN expresses concern over killing of rights activists in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the reports of killing of human rights defenders in the country.
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Widespread, systematic attack on civilians in Myanmar, reveals UN fact fin
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 7 (ANI): An United Nations fact-finding body has found evidence of a "widespread and systematic" attack on civilians in Myanmar in the wake of the military coup in February, which it said amounts to crimes against humanity.
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New Zealand PM Ardern welcomes US greater presence in Indo-Pacific
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], November 7 (ANI): Amid China's assertiveness, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday welcomed signs of the US greater presence in the Indo-Pacific.
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Bulgarian Minister of Justice: The thesis that the Green Certificate discr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Sofia [Bulgaria], November 7 (ANI/Novinite): According to the caretaker Minister of Justice Ivan Demerdzhiev, the criticism that the green certificate is discriminatory and violates the rights of people who do not want to be vaccinated is unfounded.
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Taliban arrest two persons suspected of killing female activists in Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 6 (ANI): Two suspects have been arrested by the Taliban in the murder of four female activists in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif in the northern Balkh province, reported Sputnik.
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Myanmar military attempting to curb media freedom, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 6 (ANI): Myanmar's latest amendments in telecommunications law are an attempt by the junta to suppress the voice of journalists and muzzle the media, experts and rights activists said on Friday.
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Taliban bars women from operating as aid workers in Afghanistan: Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 6 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the Taliban has prohibited Afghan women from "operating as aid workers," which is preventing the desperately needed lifesaving aid from reaching Afghans, reported a local media.
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US senior diplomat to visit Uruguay, Peru to discuss climate, human rights
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to Uruguay and Peru this week to discuss with government officials a range of issues, including human rights and climate, the State Department said on Friday.
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Human rights group asks China to release activist Zhang Zhan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 5 (ANI): Human Rights Watch on Friday asked China to immediately and unconditionally release activist Zhang Zhan, who was wrongfully imprisoned for reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Wuhan in early 2020.
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US urges China not to restrict journalists' freedom at Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 5 (ANI): The United States has urged China not to restrict journalists' access and movement as they report on the 2022 Winter Olympics, local media reported.
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