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"Good thing for people": Humanist Dina Perla Portnaar hails initiative aga
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At a UNHRC side event, humanist Dina Perla Portnaar warned that blasphemy laws are being weaponised as tools of "coercion" and "power" rather than faith. She highlighted how these laws lead to the "criminalisation of identity," silencing minorities in Asia through state-sanctioned persecutio
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South Sudan risks "return to full-scale war" amid entrenched impunity and
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A UN body has warned that South Sudan is close to returning to full-scale war amid rising violence, political instability, and sexual abuse. With mass displacement and severe malnutrition affecting millions, the commission urged urgent international action to prevent further atrocities and i
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"It's always been women and children": Afghan MP in exile Mariam Solaimank
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In an interview with ANI, Solaimankhil dismissed claims that recent airstrikes targeted only militants, asserting that civilians were the primary victims.
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Baloch group backs BYC's month-long campaign marking one year of leaders'
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The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Centre (BASC) has expressed support and solidarity with the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), which has launched a month-long awareness campaign marking one year since the detention of several of its leaders.
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Human rights advocate Senge Sering alleges systemic neglect in PoGB as res
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Sering said women in PoGB are increasingly coming forward to demand fundamental rights, including access to water, electricity and sanitation. Referring to a recent viral video from Gilgit city, he described how a woman protested against the absence of essential services in her locality....
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Human Rights Watch urges Pakistan to quash longstanding blasphemy case of
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Pakistani authorities to quash the decades-long blasphemy conviction of academic Junaid Hafeez, who has been held in prison for 13 years under the country's strict blasphemy laws, highlighting serious concerns about due process and human rights violati
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UN condemns Taliban's new decree on women after it legitimises use of viol
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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has strongly condemned the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan over a new decree that effectively expands and legitimises the use of violence against women and children, including in homes, in the country.
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SC seeks Centre's response on PIL to display punishment for filing fake ca
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The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre, all State governments and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking response on a public interest litigation (PIL) plea filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay.
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US: Speaker Mike Johnson invites daughter of detained Uyghur doctor to Sta
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During the 2026 State of the Union Address, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson invited Ziba Murat, the daughter of detained Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, as his guest, drawing national attention to her case and the broader human rights concerns surrounding the Uyghur community in China. The de
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Delhi HC declines plea over death of Ghaziabad woman during Nepal unrest
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Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition filed by a Ghaziabad-based businessman who alleged negligence on the part of the Central government led to the death of his wife in Kathmandu during last year's Gen-Z protests in Nepal.
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Airtel's NBFC capital infusion unlikely to impact its cash flows: Citi Res
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The report noted that Bharti Airtel currently generates approximately Rs 600 billion in annual consolidated free cash flow (excluding spectrum costs). Additionally, Airtel has initiated the final 75 per cent call on its Rs 210 billion partly-paid rights issue. Citi Research stated that the p
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Human rights situation worsened in Balochistan's Nushki, Kharan districts
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The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), in a post on X, has alleged a sharp deterioration in the human rights situation in the districts of Nushki and Kharan during February 2026, citing enforced disappearances, civilian casualties, curfews, and communication blackouts.
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