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UN Special Rapporteurs call on China over maintaining 'secrecy' on impriso
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A panel of UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights wrote a letter to the Chinese authorities expressing serious concerns at the conviction and imprisonment of Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas without due process and not even informing her family on her whereabouts.
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NGOs slam China for rejecting UPR recommendations at UNHRC's 56th session
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Responding to the dismissal of the UPR recommendations, in a joint statement on behalf of 29 NGOs delivered at the Human Rights Council after China's remarks, International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) urged China to 'genuinely engage with the UN to enact meaningful reforms' in line wi
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UN urges China to disclose status of imprisoned Uyghur doctor
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, has urged Chinese authorities to disclose information regarding the status and location of Dr Gulshan Abbas, an Uyghur doctor reportedly serving a 20-year prison sentence since 2019 on charges rela
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UN Special Rapporteur calls for immediate aid for flood victims in Afghani
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Bennett called recent floods in Afghanistan, including in Baghlan where many lives were lost, a stark reminder of Afghanistan's vulnerability to climate crises.
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UN Special Rapporteur expresses concern about media restrictions in Afghan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The United Nations Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has expressed concern about the surge in restrictions on media in Afghanistan, according to TOLOnews.
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What's happening in Xinjiang, Tibet is part of Chinese colonisation proces
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The speakers included social activists, human rights advocates, representatives and delegates from the World Uyghur Congress, and the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, a social organisation from the US.
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Baloch Rights activist urges UN to take action against enforced disappeara
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Jamal has been a major voice against the incidents of enforced disappearances on platforms across the world.
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UN: Activists organise event to highlight condition of minorities in PoK,
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Panellists of the press conference were Nicolas Levrat the Special Rapporteur on minority issues of the United Nations, Konstantin Bogdanos a journalist and former member of the Greek Parliament, Tsenge Tsering, Humphrey Hawksley, Sajjad Raja the Founder Chairman of NEP-JKGBL and Joseph Chon
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Afghanistan: United Nations Special Rapporteur endorses calls to cease gir
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the UN experts' statement, detained women and girls were taken to police stations, where they received only one meal per day and endured physical torture.
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UN Special Rapporteur alleges use of torture against Jimmy Lai, demands pr
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, has written a letter to the Chinese authorities urging them to address the claims that it has allegedly tortured Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai for obtaining evidence against him, a press release from the United Nations Human Rights Commis
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UN special rapporteur discusses genocide, enforced disappearances with Bal
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Following the ongoing Baloch genocide and enforced disappearances of Baloch people, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, held a meeting with the Balochistan Human Rights Defenders, the Balochistan Post reported.
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UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor voices concern over reports of police ha
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
She said that "spurial criminal complaints" against the peaceful protesters should be dropped.
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