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UN Special Rapporteur urges release of Chinese human rights defender Guo F
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Guo Feixiong is unjustly imprisoned, and he is in a critical state of health," said Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. "UN human rights experts have sent 10 urgent letters to authorities about his situation since 2006. He must be released immediat
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Uyghurs condemn 74th anniversary of Chinese invasion of East Turkistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
October 12, 2023, marks the deplorable 74th anniversary of China's belligerent invasion of East Turkistan, a country that China subsequently renamed "Xinjiang," which translates to 'new territory' or 'colony' in the Chinese language.
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Geneva: Bangladeshi activists dub BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami as "collaborators o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
They held a demonstration and banner campaign during the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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UN Human Rights Chief urges states to defuse "powder keg" situation in Isr
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday issued an urgent plea to all states with influence to take steps to defuse the "powder keg" situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). He stressed that international humanitarian law and international human
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Geneva: Rights advocates call for recognising 1971 Bangladesh genocide by
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
An event was organised, on the sidelines of the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), by Global Human Rights Defence, an international Non-Governmental Organisation based in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa echoed
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Baloch and Pashtun political activists have raised the growing issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan during the 54th Session of UN Human Rights Council Session on Friday.
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At UN, rights activists lambast Pak Army for suicide blasts, targeted kill
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, on the sidelines of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, two rights activists explained the pattern of terrorist attacks in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying they mostly happened in areas where people “do not want their government.”
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Pakistan creating hostile environment for minorities by promoting extremis
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A research analyst lambasted Pakistan on Friday, accusing the country of creating a hostile environment for religious minorities by promoting Sunni Islamist extremism.
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Human rights activists at UN discuss China’s expansionist policies
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Human rights activists from South Asia, Japan and Africa discussed about the implications of China’s expansionist policies and their consequences on the people in the region.
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Geneva: Sindhi Foundation holds poster campaign to highlight plight of Sin
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Sindhi Foundation organized a day-long poster campaign in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to make people aware of the plight of Sindhis in Pakistan’s Sindh province.
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China attempts to block Uyghur activist at UN for speaking against Chinese
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A Chinese diplomat interrupted his speech and demanded the floor to object. The Chinese diplomat said Isa is not a representative of the "so-called NGO". However, UN Human Rights Council Vice President Asim Ahmed allowed Uyghur activists to complete his statement.
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At UN Human Rights Council, India flags atrocities against minorities in P
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
At the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council, India came down hard on Pakistan for using the forum for their baseless allegations against New Delhi and also highlighted the prevailing atrocities against the minorities in the neighbouring country.
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