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Vulnerable groups hit hardest by Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan's Punjab pr
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Lahore [Pakistan], June 24 (ANI): An annual report on the state of human rights in Pakistan during 2020 underscores the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the shortcomings of the healthcare sector, both in terms of preparedness and access to facilities.
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US adds 5 Chinese companies to export restrictions list over rights abuses
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Washington DC [US], June 24 (ANI): The United States has put five Chinese companies on its Entity List that restricts their ability to receive exports, over human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang province.
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EU reacts sharply to new Hungarian law over homosexuality content
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Brussels [Belgium], June 24 (ANI): The European Union (EU) on Wednesday reacted sharply to a new law in Hungary, which critics say targets gays, lesbians and transgender people. The European bloc has threatened to sue Budapest over violations of fundamental human rights if it does not back d
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Hundreds from Tibetan, Uyghur, Hong Kong communities protest in France aga
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Paris [France], June 24 (ANI): Hundreds of people from the Tibetan, Mongolian, Uyghur, Vietnamese, Hong Kong and Taiwanese communities staged a protest at the Bastille square in Paris on Wednesday, demanding the boycott of the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over human rights violat
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Trudeau lashes out at China, says Beijing unwilling to admit problem over
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Ottawa [Canada], June 24 (ANI): After China demanded an investigation into the discovery of the remains of indigenous children in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lashed out at Beijing, stressing that there was a difference between the matter and the communist country's systemic abu
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Free Tibet drops banner at Westminster Bridge urging boycott of Beijing Wi
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London [UK], June 23 (ANI): Free Tibet, a group fighting for the rights of Tibetans on Wednesday unfurled a banner at the Westminster Bridge calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Rajasthan to constitute Transgender Protection Cell
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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 23 (ANI): To protect the rights of the transgender community, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday decided to constitute a Transgender Protection Cell in the state.
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Imran Khan's comic reply on China's Uyghur persecution exposes double spea
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan refusal to condemn China's alleged human rights abuses against the Muslim-majority Uyghur minority in Xinjiang has exposed his image as the world's leading anti-Islamophobia crusader.
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Cabinet approves merger of Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited with
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New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the merger and transfer of all assets, liabilities, rights and obligations of 'Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited' (CRWC), a Mini-Ratna Category-II Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) incorporated under th
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EU has certain redlines in its relationship with China: Portugal Foreign M
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New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Portugal Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva has said that the European Union has certain redlines in its relationship with China and cannot be silent concerning human rights violations in Xinjiang, squeezing of democratic space in Hong Kong and cannot acc
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Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 games on International Olym
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Munich [Germany], June 23 (ANI): A group of campaigners representing Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hongkonger and Taiwanese people will hold rallies in over 60 global cities, calling on world leaders, Olympic bodies and sponsors to boycott Beijing 2022 Games.
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Grave concerns raised about 'Uyghur genocide' in China at UN rights counci
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 23 (ANI): Expressing grave concerns over the "Uyghur genocide" in China's Xinjiang province, Canada delivered a joint statement on behalf of 42 countries at the UN Humans Rights Council on Tuesday.
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