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Joshua Wong in US to seek support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 14 (ANI): Joshua Wong, one of the most visible leaders of the Hong Kong protest movement, along with other protest leaders, has arrived in the United States to seek support for the city's widening pro-democracy protests that have crippled parts of the Asian financi
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Imran Khan incites violence at PoK rally
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], Sept 13 (ANI): Continuing his anti-India narrative, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday incited violence, saying that the people of Kashmir would move towards extremism to fight against the alleged human rights violation in the region.
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Tribal eviction case: Brinda Karat writes to Prakash Javadekar over absenc
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 13 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Friday wrote a letter to Union Minister Prakash Javadekar expressing disappointment over absence of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta during the hearing of an ongoing petition in the Supreme Court challen
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SC seeks centre's response on PIL challenging Triple Talaq law
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the central government seeking its response on public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019, which criminalises Triple Talaq.
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US State Dept to hear on human rights cases in South Asia next month
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 13 (ANI): US State Department announced it's South Asia subcommittee will hold a hearing on "Human Rights in South Asia" next month.
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Hong Kong: IHRC expresses concerns over Pak's 'malicious' action against h
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 13 (ANI): International Human Right Council of Hong Kong has expressed concern over "malicious and unlawful actions" of Pakistan against Human Right activist Abdul Baseer Naveed who has been rendered stateless after Islamabad deprived him of his passport, freedom of movement
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Switzerland: World Sindhi Congress urges UNHRC to suspend Pak membership u
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], Sept 13 (ANI): Condemning Pakistan for killings and enforced disappearances of the activists and minorities in Sindh, World Sindhi Congress on Thursday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to suspend Islamabad membership until all the abducted people a
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India raises Pak-sponsored terrorism in J-K with UNHRC chief
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 12 (ANI): A high-level Indian delegation led by MEA Secretary (East) Vijay Thakur Singh on Thursday met UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and briefed her on the issue of Pakistan's continued efforts to destabilise the situation in Jammu and Ka
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China, Pak only countries to raise Kashmir at UNHRC; Indian delegation mee
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 12 (ANI): As Pakistan and China remain the only two countries to make references on Kashmir at the UNHRC meet, a high-level Indian delegation led by MEA Secretary (East) Vijay Thakur Singh met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, here on T
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Repeating a lie doesn't turn it into gospel truth, India tells Pak
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Repeating a lie does not turn it into gospel truth, India told Pakistan on Thursday while referring to the recent exchanges at the UN Human Rights Council where Islamabad put out a "distorted statement" on Jammu and Kashmir.
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58 countries joined Pakistan in asking India to lift restrictions in Kashm
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
IIslamabad [Pakistan], Sep 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday claimed that 58 countries had joined Pakistan in the Human Rights Council "reinforcing" the demand of the international community on India to lift the restrictions and "protect Kashmiris' rights".
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There has never been democracy in Balochistan: BHRC vice chief Hamdam
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 12 (ANI): There has never been 'democracy' in Balochistan, claimed vice president of Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) Hassan Hamdam on Thursday.
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