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7 US Capitol police officers sue Trump, right-wing groups over January 6 C
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven US Capitol police officers on Thursday filed a civil rights lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and his ally Roger Stone, as well as a number of members of right-wing extremist groups over the deadly January 6 Capitol riot.
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EU asks member states to offer safe legal pathways out of Afghanistan for
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): EU member states should come up with safe legal pathways for people who are particularly at risk, such as female judges and human rights activists, to travel from militant-controlled Afghanistan to Europe, Eric Mamer, the chief spokesman for the E
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Rescue at-risk Afghans, evacuation needs more time: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 25 (ANI): As the US is about to conclude large-scale airlift operations from Afghanistan, thousands of Afghans fearing persecution are waiting outside Kabul airport, hoping to be evacuated from the war-ravaged country.
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Afghan nationals continue protest outside UNHRC office in Delhi, demand re
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans protested outside United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) office here on Wednesday, demanding refugee cards.
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Kamala Harris meets Vietnamese President amid Chinese criticism
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 25 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday and assured the US assistance to the country to protect its rights in the South China Sea and several other areas, a media report said.
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Taliban search house-to-house for women, girls for marriage, says escaped
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): In a moving report a journalist, who escaped from Afghanistan, has described how life has taken a 180-degree turn for Afghan women after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban.
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Afghanistan: UN rights chief says she has credible 'harrowing' reports of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 24 (ANI): A UN top diplomat for human rights said she has received harrowing and credible reports of serious violations of and human rights abuses in Afghanistan under the Taliban, including executions of civilians.
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Taliban will be held accountable if they do not respect human rights: UK a
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Tuesday said it "remains gravely concerned" about the human rights situation in Afghanistan and urged the terror group to ensure the protection of civilians, to refrain from reprisals, and to uphold human rights.
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We hope Afghanistan's territory is not used by LeT, JeM, other terror grou
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 24 (ANI): Noting that stability in Afghanistan is essential for peace and security in the region, India on Tuesday hoped that territory of the country is not used by terrorist groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to threaten any othe
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Taliban not allowing food, fuel to get into Andarab valley: Amrullah Saleh
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): Afghanistan's "acting" President Amrullah Saleh has highlighted the dire "humanitarian situation" in Andarab valley of the northern Baghlan province and accused the Taliban of committing human rights violations in the region.
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Taliban silent on rights of minorities, we had high hopes from peace proce
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Afghan Member of Parliament (MP), Anarkali Kaur thanked the Indian government for evacuating Afghan nationals at this juncture when the country is in turmoil as the Taliban took over control of the war-ravaged country and dislodged the Ashraf Ghani governm
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US must plan evacuation of Afghan journalists: RSF
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 23 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on US President Joe Biden to draw a special plan for evacuating endangered Afghan journalists and human rights defenders.
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