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WHO chief welcomes US support for temporary waiver on intellectual propert
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 6 (ANI): WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised the commitment shown by Joe Biden's administration to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines.
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G7 raises concern over China's actions in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and South Ch
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 6 (ANI): Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries rebuked China on issues concerning Hong Kong, human rights violations in Xinjiang, and military build-up in South China Sea.
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EU's resolution on Pakistan 'dictation' of the West, says Fawad Chaudhary
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that the European Parliament resolution against Pakistan which asks for a review of the country's GSP Plus (GSP+) status, citing an increase in laws that it sees as discriminatory towards minorities and fundament
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Taliban could undo advances made in Afghanistan women's rights: US report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): The withdrawal of US and international forces from Afghanistan, which is set to be completed by September 2021, has raised fears that return of Taliban rule would risk undoing the gains made in women's rights.
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Key step in fight to crush Covid globally: Nancy Pelosi as US backs waivin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday (local time) hailed the Biden Administration's announcement that they will work to advance a carefully-crafted Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver for vaccines at the World Trade Organisation
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Monumental moment in fight against COVID-19, says WHO chief after US annou
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 6 (ANI): Lauding the United States for extending support to waiving patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines amid the global health crisis, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus termed the Biden administration's decision
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Bangladesh Human Rights Council protests against persecution of Uyghur Mus
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 5 (ANI): The Human Rights Protection Council of Sylhet held protests across Bangladesh on Wednesday against the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China's Xinjiang region and to mark Doppa Day, the festival celebrated by the people of the ethnic group.
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Economic woes, curbs on dissent in Pakistan marred 2020: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)'s annual report has asked the Imran Khan government to deliver to the public the "rights and freedoms to which they are legally and constitutionally entitled."
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Civil society organisations call for rights safeguards in EU-China investm
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 5 (ANI): A coalition of 36 civil society organisations (CSOs) has launched a joint appeal to the European Institutions calling for the inclusion of enforceable human rights clauses in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI).
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President Biden hopes to send AstraZeneca vaccine to countries by July 4
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) provided an update from the White House on goals for providing AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to countries by July 4.
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While Biden says no decision yet, House Republicans oppose COVID-19 vaccin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said he has not yet announced whether his administration will support a global push to waive intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines.
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Letter to US Trade Representative Tai urges to oppose request by India, ot
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): In a letter to US Trade Representative Katherine C Tai on Tuesday (local time), Ranking Member Jim Jordan, and Darrell Issa, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual property, and the Internet urged Washington to oppose a request by India, other nati
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