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Global lawmakers call for sanctions against firms complicit in DNA harvest
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) is an international, cross-party alliance of parliamentarians from democratic countries focused on relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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Britain rejects Bilawal's plea to consider Pakistan as emerging market
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
He appealed to the world on the same day when Britain announced sanctions against a Muslim cleric Maulana Abdul Haq alias Mian Mithu for forced conversion of non-Muslims in Pakistan's Sindh province.
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Chinese Embassy gave Rs 1.35 crore to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation: Amit Shah
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Shah alleged that Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) has accepted Rs 1.35 crore from the Chinese Embassy during 2005-2007. Shah pointed out that the Home Ministry had imposed sanctions on the RGF as it violated the regulations of the ministry and added that if Congress had allowed him in the P
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US announces sanctions against human rights abusers in Iran
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Responding to a query over supporting protesters in Iran, Sullivan said, "We have had a drumbeat of announcements relative to sanctions against those who are perpetrating these gross human rights abuses and this repression. We haven't just done so ourselves, we have coordinated and aligned
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World Sindhi Congress thanks UK for sanctions on Pak cleric accused of for
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
World Sindhi Congress (WSC) thanked the government of UK for putting sanctions on Mian Mithu, who has been involved with the forced conversions of Sindhi Hindu girls in Sindh.
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Tharoor applauds India's abstention of vote in UNSC on humanitarian concer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday applauded India's abstention from the vote in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on a resolution that exempts humanitarian aid efforts from sanctions.
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US sanctions Sri Lankan Army officer for human rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"Pursuant to Section 7031(c), the Department of State is designating Bulathwatte for his involvement in a gross violation of human rights, namely torture and/or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of Sri Lankan journalist, Keith Noyahr, in May 2008," US State Department s
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US announce sanctions on 2 Chinese officials involved in serious human rig
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
US on Friday announced sanctions on two Chinese officials for serious human rights abuse in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), according to the US Department of Treasury.
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At UNSC, India abstains from vote on resolution that exempts humanitarian
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj said India's concerns were triggered by proven instances of terror groups taking full advantage of such humanitarian carve-outs and making a mockery of sanctions regimes.
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US planning to announce new sanctions against Russia, China
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The US Defense Department just released the 2022 China Military Power Report last week, and both China and Russia were central in October's National Defense Strategy.
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European Commission proposes additional sanctions against Russia
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a press statement, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that they are "stepping up the pressure" on Russia with the ninth package of sanctions.
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US and Israel's confrontation with Iran could escalate into unconventional
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
First, the failure of the parties involved to reach an agreement on a nuclear deal that would significantly reduce economic sanctions on Iran and in exchange Tehran would reduce its nuclear program -which is seen by the West as aiming at building a nuclear bomb- and would allow international
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