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Khashoggi killing: UN official expected to visit Turkey for international
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 25 (ANI): The UN's special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, is expected to visit Turkey on January 28 for an international probe into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October last year.
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India wins seat to UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): India on Friday was elected to the United Nations' top human rights body after getting 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category.
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Construction of dam on Indus River illegal, says Sindhi activists
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 20 (ANI): Sindhi political activists have strongly opposed the construction of Kalabagh Dam on the Indus River, calling it as `illegal, unethical and immoral attempt` by Pakistan to deny life to the Sindhi people.
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Europe concerned over China's hidden agenda behind One Belt, One Road
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 18 (ANI): A group of panellists from Europe have expressed concern over China's 'One Belt One Road Initiative' (OBOR), calling out the hidden agendas to capture European markets.
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Posters outside UN highlight issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 11 (ANI): Banners have been put up in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to highlight the grim issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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US exits UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], June 20 (ANI): US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has announced that the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council, alleging the 47-member council of "political bias."
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Conference on human rights in Sindh, Balochistan held in UN
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 20 (ANI): A conference on the human rights situation in Sindh and Balochistan was held on Tuesday in the United Nations on the sidelines of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Short films, posters on persecution of Christians in Pak showcased in Gene
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland] Mar 14 (ANI): Short films depicting the persecution of the Christian minority in Pakistan was showcased during the 37th session of United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Islamic radicalization in Pakistan poses threat to world, say experts
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 14 (ANI): Pakistan continues to remain an epicenter of Islamic radicalization, said a group of international experts while speaking on a side event titled "Growing Extremism in South Asia; Repercussions for the West" held during the 37th session of UN Human Right
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MDMK staged protest over Sinhalese objection to Vaiko's speech
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 27(ANI): Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) party member on Wednesday staged protest outside Sri Lankan High Commissioner over Sinhalese objection to MDMK general secretary Vaiko's speech at a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meet.
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Terror incidents in the West have roots in Pakistan, say scholars at U.N.
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 20 (ANI): Accusing Pakistan of harbouring and funding terror outfits responsible for violent incidents in the West and South Asia, the scholars at the United Nations have asked Islamabad to act.
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UN Human Rights Council to review Pakistan's human rights record
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] Jul. 9 (ANI): Alarmed over reports of the deteriorating human rights situation across Pakistan, and particularly in the country's Sindh Province, the United Nations Human Rights Council has said that it will undertake a thorough two-day review of Islamabad's h
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