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India's disability-inclusive electoral reforms highlighted at UN Human Rig
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
During the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on disabilities, in her oral statement, she highlighted the importance of strengthening support systems that enable persons with disabilities to actively engage in political and public life.
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Pakistan's blasphemy victim Shagufta Kiran's case raised at UN in Geneva
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
During the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Jubilee Campaign representative Hulda Fahmi, during an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture, highlighted the case of Shagufta Kiran, a Christian woman imprisoned in Pakistan over blasphemy allega
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Tehreek-e-Insaf seeks end to Imran Khan's 'solitary confinement' after UN
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has voiced serious concern over a report by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, alleging that party founder and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is being subjected to degrading and inhuman treatment during his incarcerati
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China's pressure on French museums sparks UN warning over Tibet's 'erasure
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights has raised serious concerns over the erasure of the word Tibet from French museum collections, cautioning that the replacement with Beijing-endorsed terms such as "Xizang" and "Himalayan World" undermines Tibetans' cultural heritage an
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Taliban's ban on women's education is extremism, threatens Afghanistan's f
Updated : 8 months ago IST
UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett warned at the UNGA that the Taliban's ban on women's education is "extremism" threatening Afghanistan's stability and future. He urged credible reporting, stronger global action, and platforms for Afghans, stressing that without education the country ris
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Pak: Former PM Imran Khan's legal team appeals to UN on human rights viola
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The international legal team representing former Pakistan PM Imran Khan has filed an appeal with the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, after citing severe human rights violations taking place during his ongoing detention, Geo TV reported.
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US imposes sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Rubio stated that Albanese's campaign of "political and economic warfare" against Israel and the US will no longer be tolerated. He expressed US' support for its partners in their right to self-defence.
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UN experts urge China to explain detention of Tibetan environmental activi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Three UN Special rapporteurs, Mary Lawlor, Astrid Puentes Rian, and Irene Khan, issued a collective statement expressing their concerns regarding the summoning and interrogation of Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering in Ngaba, Sichuan, as reported by the Central Tibet Administrat
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Balochistan: Iqra Baloch condemns arrest of sister Mahrang Baloch
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Baloch activist Iqra Baloch has raised concerns over the arrest of her sister, Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch, who was taken into custody in Quetta. International figures, including UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor, have condemned the crackdown on protesters and the detention of hum
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UN condemns arrest of Mahrang Baloch amid violent crackdown in Quetta
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, has strongly condemned the recent arrest of Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch and the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters by Pakistani security forces in Quetta.
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"I deplore the killing of Afghan civilians": UN Special Rapporteur on Pak'
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett on Friday strongly condemned the killing of Afghan civilians, including women and children, in the recent airstrike by the Pakistani military in Afghanistan's Barmal district of Paktika province on December 24.
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United Nations: UAE prioritises gender balance, women's empowerment
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, said that gender balance and equality between men and women are top priorities for the UAE.
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