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Kazakhstan ratifies international protocol to abolish death penalty
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which entails a formal commitment to abolish the death penalty, his press service said
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Hong Kong rights group stage protest for release of 'political prisoners'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 2 (ANI): A prominent rights group staged an act of defiance on New Year's Day for the first time in 12 months -- on a much smaller scale -- calling for release of "political prisoners" who were arrested for demonstrations against the draconian National Security Law imposed
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Army creates new Major General-led Human Rights cell at headquarters
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): As part of the restructuring of Army Headquarters, the Indian Army has appointed a Major General-rank officer as the head of its newly created Human Rights cell.
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Activists to discuss role of Pakistani agents in killing Baloch activists
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 1 (ANI): Amid protests against the mysterious killing of human rights activist Karima Baloch, a video conference will be held on the role of Pakistani agents in the killings of Baloch activists on January 3 and a protest will be staged in front of the Canadian Emb
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Yearender 2020: Clampdown in Hong Kong, treatment of Uyghurs worsen China
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): It was a year that worsened China's global image. While COVID-19, which emerged in its city of Wuhan, was a factor, China's coercive tactics with countries in its neighbourhood and beyond, its clampdown on people in Hong Kong in breach of "one governme
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Imran Khan, Pak Army attacking minorities amidst rising public anger again
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], December 31 (ANI): In the face of rising public anger against the Pakistan Army and with Prime Minister Imran Khan's power dwindling, incidents of vandalism on places of worship of minority communities have gone up, according to human rights activists.
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Baloch Voice Association to hold protest against mysterious killing of Kar
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 31 (ANI): Amid continuous protests in several countries against the mysterious killing of human rights activist Karima Baloch in Toronto, the Baloch Voice Association has said it will organise a protest demonstration in front of the Canadian Embassy in Paris on Janua
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Science has delivered, will the WTO deliver?
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): A proposal by India, South Africa and eight other countries calls on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to exempt member countries from enforcing some patents, and other Intellectual Property (IP) rights under the organization's Agreement on Trade-Relate
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Protests outside Canada consulate in New York over Karima Baloch's death
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 30 (ANI) A protest was organised in front of Consulate General of Canada in New York on Tuesday against the mysterious death of human rights activist Karima Baloch in Toronto.
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Protests held in Washington DC over death of activist Karima Baloch
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 30 (ANI): Dozens of demonstrators made calls for justice outside the Canadian embassy in Washington DC on Tuesday afternoon and demanded a formal investigation into the death of human rights activist Karima Mehrab.
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EU slams China for unfair trial of 10 Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 29 (ANI): The European Union on Tuesday slammed Beijing for human rights violations against 10 political activists from Hong Kong who tried to escape to Taiwan, urging authorities to ensure a fair trial and called for an immediate release of the Shenzen 12.
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Japan to join 'Five Eyes' to check China's clampdown on Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 29 (ANI): Amid calls within the Japanese government to join the 'Five Eyes' intelligence-sharing alliance, it provided key inputs to the US and the UK regarding Chinese clampdown on Uyghurs, reported Kyodo News.
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