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10 terrorists killed, 5 injured in Afghan Air Force's airstrike in Kandaha
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Ten terrorists were killed and five other suffered injuries as Afghan Air Force's airstrike targeted the Taliban's gathering in Kandahar city on Tuesday night, the country's defense ministry said on Wednesday.
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183 killed, 1,181 injured in Afghanistan since July 9, says UN body
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 10 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday informed that over 180 people have been killed while more than 1,180 have been wounded in four Afghan cities alone since July 9 as Taliban offensives have escalated.
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UN rights chief calls for release of detained protesters in Cuba
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 16 (ANI): Amid the reports of detention of protesters in Cuba, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday called for the release of all those who have been detained for exercising their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, or freedom of ex
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UN rights chief warns Myanmar at risk of civil war as despair rises
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 8 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has warned that Myanmar could plunge into war as despair among the civilian population rises in the wake of the country's military coup on February 1.
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China opposes UN rights chief's remarks on Hong Kong, Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): The Chinese Mission to the United Nations has opposed the remarks made by the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights on Hong Kong and Xinjiang-related issues at the Human Rights Council on Monday.
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UN rights chief seeks 'meaningful access' to Xinjiang this year
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said that she hopes to agree on terms with China for a visit this year to Xinjiang province, to look into reports of serious abuse against Uyghurs.
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Closely monitoring 'chilling impact' of National Security Law on Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said that the United Nations is closely monitoring the impact that National Security Law had on the civic and democratic space of Hong Kong.
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Forced displacement of people reaches record high of 82.4 million, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): The number of people displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations in the world has increased to a record 82.4 million, according to the Global Trends report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Israeli strikes in West Bank may be defined as war crimes if found discrim
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed on Thursday concerns over Israeli rocket attacks in the West Bank and noted that this could be defined as war crimes if found discriminate and disproportionate.
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Swiss Tibetan held 1000-km solo-cycle rally to raise awareness about Chine
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 25 (ANI): A Swiss-Tibetan held a solo cycle rally of 1000 kilometres from Winterthur to Geneva to raise awareness about the violent repression by China in Tibet.
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Over 200 people killed in Myanmar since Feb 1 coup: UN Rights Chief
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], March 18 (ANI): As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar with the military using deadly violence against anti-coup protesters, over 200 people have been killed since the takeover on February 1, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to CNN.
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At least 149 people killed by Myanmar security forces since Feb: UN
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): At least 149 people have been killed since the military coup in Myanmar in February as a result of actions by security forces, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said on Tuesday.
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