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World Sindhi Congress urges G7 leaders to take action against human rights
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], June 16 (ANI): As the much-coveted Group of Seven (G7) concluded recently, the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) has urged world leaders of the summit to take action against ongoing grave human rights atrocities against Sindhi people in Pakistan.
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In a first, Special UN Rapporteurs issue joint communique on enforced disa
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): In its first-ever "Joint Communication" from the UN Special Rapporteurs, eight different UN human rights bodies have formally inquired about the enforced disappearances of people in Pakistan from Prime Minister Imran Khan's government, putting a seal on
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Baloch and Sindhis protest outside UN against Pakistan's human rights viol
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) and the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held a joint protest outside the UN building at the Broken Chair in Geneva during the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against the institutional
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Enforced disappearances of Sindhi people by govt agencies continue unabate
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Enforced disappearances of Sindhi people by Pakistan agencies continue unabated in the country and abduction is used as a tool to spread terror among the minority communities, said Secretary-General of World Sindhi Congress, Lakhu Luhana on Thursday
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World Sindhi Congress urges UNHRC to hold Pakistan accountable for human r
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 13 (ANI): Condemning Pakistan over enforced disappearances and persecution of minorities in Sindh, World Sindhi Congress on Wednesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to hold Pakistan government accountable for the violation of human rights o
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Sindhis call on UN to send fact finding team to Sindh, seek UN interventio
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], March 30 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), which represents the interest of the Sindhi People, has formally asked the United Nations to send a fact-finding team to Pakistan to investigate the ongoing human rights violations in Sindh province of Pakistan and to clear the
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Construction of dam on Indus River illegal, says Sindhi activists
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 20 (ANI): Sindhi political activists have strongly opposed the construction of Kalabagh Dam on the Indus River, calling it as `illegal, unethical and immoral attempt` by Pakistan to deny life to the Sindhi people.
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Protect rights of Sindhi people, says activist to UN
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 19 (ANI): A Sindhi political activist has asked the United Nations Human Rights Office to take notice of rampant violations of human rights perpetrated by Pakistani state agencies against Sindhi people.
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam: World Sindhi Congress seek UNHRC intervention
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 15 (ANI): The World Environment and Resources Council (WERC) on Friday urged the United Nation Human Right Council (UNHRC) to look into the grave human rights violations of Sindhi people resulting from the of construction of a mega Diamer-Bhasha Dam by Pakistan.
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US Congressman blames ISI, Pak Army for Sindhis' persecution
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], June 30 (ANI): US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has raised concern on the issue of persecution and disappearances of the Sindhi people in Pakistan and blamed Islamabad for the same.
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World Sindhi Congress organises 'Remembrance Day' for martyrs
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 17 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) organised 'Remembrance Day' on Sunday here, to remember the men and women who worked, struggled and those who laid their lives for the betterment and emancipation of Sindhi people.
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Activists blame Pakistan for genocide of Sindhi people
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 16 (ANI): Sindhi activists have accused Pakistan of carrying out atrocities on Sindhi people as political activists are routinely being targeted in the province.
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