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Myanmar's ousted lawmakers declare military as terrorist organisation
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 1 (ANI): Days after Myanmar's military used snipers to fire on pro-democracy protesters, members of the civilian government, which was overthrown by the military on February 1, has declared the junta as a terrorist organisation on Monday.
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Myanmar: India embassy 'deeply saddened' as 18 people killed during protes
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], March 1 (ANI): India embassy here said it is deeply saddened by the loss of lives in Yangon and other cities of Myanmar as police fired on protestors on Sunday, and urged all stakeholders to "exercise restraint and resolve issues through dialogue" in a peaceful manner.
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'Exercise maximum restraint': UN Human Rights Office on farmers' protests
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 6 (ANI): The United Nations human rights office on Friday called on Indian authorities and those protesting against the new agricultural laws to exercise maximum restraint stating that it is crucial to find "equitable solutions" with due respect to human rights for al
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UN Human Rights Office raises concerns over 'shrinking of democratic space
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is concerned about the situation over ensuring democratic freedoms in Tanzania in the wake of reported attacks against political opponents and journalists, the spokeswoman for the UN High
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UN Human Rights office closely monitoring Thailand protests
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 17 (ANI): The United Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights in Thailand has been "closely" monitoring the protests in the country and stresses that people must be allowed to demonstrate peacefully, said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Friday (local
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UN Human Rights office urges Chinese authorities to ensure due process rig
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 18 (ANI): UN Human Rights Office on Friday urged Chinese authorities to ensure due process rights to twelve of its residents seeking to flee to Taiwan and arrested at sea.
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UN report on Kashmir relied on unverified sources'
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jul 10 (ANI): Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN) Tanmaya Lal hit out at the recent report on Kashmir prepared by the UN Human Rights Office, saying it relied on unverified sources of information.
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Microsoft to fund UN Human Rights Office's operations
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday announced a landmark five-year partnership with Microsoft Corporation, who will be providing a grant of USD 5 million to support the work of the UN Human Rights Office.
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