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UNHRC asks Pakistan to not discourage victims of enforced disappearance fr
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 11 (ANI): On World Human Rights Day, a group of UN experts called on Pakistan to halt the approval of an amendment to a bill criminalizing enforced disappearances that would harshly penalise families and other sources for reporting alleged cases.
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Swiss medical agency approves Pfizer vaccine for children over 5
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic on Friday approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11.
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Appalled by alarming escalation of rights abuses in Myanmar: UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 11 (ANI): More than 10 months since Myanmar's military seized power, the country's human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights office, OHCHR, has warned.
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Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet discusses wide-ranging issues during W
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): The Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet met and discussed action plans for Tibet on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Winter Session of the Swiss Parliament, said Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).
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LA28 Initial Sports Programme to be put forward to IOC Session
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday discussed the list of sports to be included in the Initial Sports Programme for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028, along with the process that will be adopted for the r
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COVID pandemic has fed a frightening rise in inequalities: UN on Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): Despite significant progress since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 73 years ago, the COVID pandemic has "fed a frightening rise in inequalities", and laid bare "many of our failures to consolidate the advances made", s
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WHO says global inequities prevent elimination of HIV, Tuberculosis, Malar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Economic and health inequalities remain a major obstacle toward achieving global and national targets in eliminating AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report released on Thursday.
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Omicron could have 'major impact', but no definitive answers yet: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 9 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has shed light on features of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, including the extent to which it will spread, and the number of mutations in the newfound strain.
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International Olympic Committee announces USD 560,000 aid for Afghan athle
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 9 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced an aid package of USD 560,000 to help up to 2,000 Afghan beneficiaries carry on their sporting activities.
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Switzerland confirms daily record of over 12,000 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health said on Wednesday that 12,598 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected over the past day, marking a record daily increase in cases since the start of the pandemic.
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Swiss Parliament names top diplomat Cassis Federal President
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland] December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swiss parliament voted on Wednesday to appoint foreign minister Ignazio Cassis as the confederation's new president for what is a largely symbolic 12-month tenure.
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UN rights chief describes 'disastrous' human rights situation across occup
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 8 (ANI): The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday that the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has become "disastrous", with severe infringements affecting some four million people.
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