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Rights group holds protest in London against land grab in Pak's Sindh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 8 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held a protest opposite Downing Street, London on June 6 against large-scale land grabbing in Pakistan's Sindh province, particularly the illegal occupation of Bahria Town in Karachi.
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In a first, Special UN Rapporteurs issue joint communique on enforced disa
Updated : 4 years, 10 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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World Sindhi Congress highlights enforced disappearances in Pakistan durin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): A delegation of World Sindhi Congress (WSC) and Voice for Missing Persons of Sindh (VMPS) had a video meeting with the UN Working Group on Involuntary or Enforced Disappearances (WGEID) during the 124th session and relatives of the victims of enforced disappear
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US: Sindhi American activists highlight rights violation in Pakistan with
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): Several US-based Sindhi activists are on an almost month-long arduous journey from New York, outside the United Nations headquarters, to Washington DC to highlight human rights violations in Sindh province in Pakistan.
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Rights report highlights unlawful killings and forced disappearance of Bal
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 31 (ANI): In its 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights, the US State Department has highlighted significant human rights issues in Pakistan, including unlawful or arbitrary killings by the government and forced disappearance of Pashtun, Sindhi and Baloch human rights
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US Congressman expresses solidarity with Sindhi community as Pak crackdown
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan against the Sindhis, US Congressman Adam Schiff has condemned the human rights abuses in Sindh province, including disappearances, torture, forced conversions and extrajudicial killings.
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US lawmaker expresses solidarity with Sindhi community as Pak crackdown on
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan against the Sindhi Hindus, US Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has supported the Sindhi Foundation's 'Long Walk for Freedom, Nature, and Love' as the "Sindhi culture promotes peace and the inclusiveness o
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UK urged to pressure Pakistan to hold those responsible for forced convers
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): Underlining that Pakistan government narrative and policies have consistently been anti-Hindu, the World Sindhi Congress, an NGO, urged the United Kingdom to pressure Islamabad to hold all parties and community members accountable for forced conversions an
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'Plight of missing persons have increased': NGO highlights issue of enforc
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), an NGO, had a virtual meeting with the United Nations Working Group on Involuntary or Enforced Disappearances, wherein they agreed to make a more concerted efforts to raise the International Community's understanding of the
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US congressman supports 'Long Walk' organized by Sindhi minorities over en
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): US congressman, Brad Sherman on Sunday supported "Long Walk' or "Long March" from New York City to Washington DC by Sindhi Foundation, covering a distance of more than 350 miles on foot to draw attention to issues like enforced disappearances, the plight o
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Exiled Sindhi leader blames Pakistan for targeting political activists, pl
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany] January 23 (ANI): An exiled Sindhi leader has accused Islamabad of framing false charges against political activists for demonstrating against the illegal occupation, exploitation of resources and human rights violations in Pakistan's Sindh province.
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Baloch, Sindhi organisations call for international probe into activist Ka
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 19 (ANI): Baloch and Sindhi human rights and political organisations have called for an international investigation into the death of activist Karima Baloch.
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