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US Senator calls for partial boycott of Beijing Olympics over Uyghur 'geno
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Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): US Senator Mitt Romney has urged the Biden administration to partially boycott the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing over the reports of gross human rights violations against the Uyghur community in Xinjiang.
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Urdu Bulletin: Farmers' protest, rise in COVID-19 cases reported widely
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New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Various Urdu newspapers in their Wednesday edition reported the farmers' appeal to United Nations Human Rights Council to interfere in the matter. Most publications also carried the news of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country.
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At least 149 people killed by Myanmar security forces since Feb: UN
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): At least 149 people have been killed since the military coup in Myanmar in February as a result of actions by security forces, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said on Tuesday.
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Animal rights activists slam Pakistan over use of sedated lion cub in brid
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): Known for its dismal record of animal conservation and 'trophy hunting' of endangered animals, Pakistan on Monday faced the wrath of netizens over the use of a sedated lion cub in a bridal photoshoot, reported Gulf News.
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Pakistan muzzling voices of dissent in PoK, Gilgit Baltistan: Activist inf
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): A Kashmiri political activist has urged the United Nations to take serious note on human rights violations in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan during his intervention at the ongoing 46th Session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Beijing intensifies attacks on foreign media, journalists: Report
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Beijing [China], March 16 (ANI): China's move to ban the broadcasting of BBC World News last month for reporting on human rights violations in Xinjiang has exemplified Beijing's escalating attacks on foreign media and journalists to curb independent coverage of its government.
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US needs to act more against China for human rights abuses against Uyghurs
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Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): Even though the US sanctions on China for numerous human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims are hurting the nation but more action needs to be taken by the Biden administration to further enhance the pressure on Beijing's increasing crackdown on ethnic mino
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UNHRC must pay attention to Pakistan's deplorable human rights record: Ind
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): India on Monday called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold Pakistan accountable for its state-sponsored and supported grave violation of human rights of its people, saying the UN body must pay urgent attention to Islamabad's deplorable hum
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Pak orchestrating proxy war, promoting terrorism in Kashmir, EFSAS chief t
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): Thousands of Kashmiris have died in a proxy war orchestrated by Pakistan and they continue to suffer due to terrorist groups patronized by Pakistan military establishment, said the chief of the European Foundation for South Asian Studies during a general
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UN Secretary-General's special envoy condemns bloodshed in Myanmar amid in
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New York [US], March 15 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's special envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener on Sunday strongly condemned the bloodshed in Myanmar, amid increasing violence following the military's crackdown on peaceful protests and its continued refusal to follow intern
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Uyghurs write to UK Parliament against Chinese human rights atrocities
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Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), a US-based rights group on Friday (local time) wrote a letter to the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament calling attention to the most horrific human rights atrocities committed by China against the Uyghur people.
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US congressman demands shifting 2022 Olympics from Beijing amid gross huma
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Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The United States and other countries should pursue moving the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games from Beijing to another place because of China's human rights violations and its responsibility for the novel coronavirus pandemic, US Congressman Michael McCaul
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