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Activists raise concerns over human rights situation in PoK, Gilgit Baltis
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Organised by the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) at John Knox Center, the participants including intellectuals and researchers discussed about radicalism, exploitation of resources, enforced disappearances and other issues concerning the region.
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People in PoK oppose digital census in fear of losing identity and demogra
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI during the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Jamil Maqsood said a large number of people in these occupied regions are opposing the Census as it will diminish their identity and demography of the region.
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India's development model praised at 52nd UN Human Rights Council meet in
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Sai Sampath from Eco Fawn, United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) NGO, during his oral intervention, described and narrated the story of Rohini, a Dalit girl studying in Geneva. She has been the beneficiary of Rs 1 Cr granted by the government of India.
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Women in data announce plans to launch data curiosity program in India
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
On the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) 52nd General Session in Geneva Women in Data (WiD) announced plans to launch its Data Curiosity Program in India in coordination with the Centre For Global Affairs and Public Policy (CGAPP). The program seeks to stem the Gender Gap in S
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Belarusian court sentences Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski to 1
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Bialiatski was detained in August 2011 and sentenced in November to 4.5 years in a maximum security penal colony for tax evasion.
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Several countries at UN express concerns over restrictions on Afghan women
Updated : 3 years ago IST
President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, Hala Mazyad Al-Tuwaijri, at the UN Human Rights Council, said Saudi Arabia calls on Kabul to rescind its decisions so women can "fully enjoy their rights without discrimination".
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UN rights chief Volker Turk condemns Russia's "senseless" war in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years ago IST
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has condemned Russia's "senseless" invasion of Ukraine and stressed that the UN body needs to forge a new worldwide consensus on human rights, broadening its base of support, according to the statement released by UN's OHCHR.
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Thousands of young Pakistani girls fall victim to landlords, criminals, ze
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the IFFRAS report, Pakistan's media, civil society and political leaders have been silent about the issue. Religious leaders and generals have never paid any attention to the same. Only, occasionally, international organisations express their distress at the plight of Pakistan's
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Sri Lanka must ensure compensation for victims of 2019 terrorist attacks
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Lankan Supreme Court last week ordered the former President and three other senior officials to compensate the families of the victims because they had failed to prevent the tragedy. More than 270 people were killed in the series of explosions at churches and hotels across the island nat
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Civilian attacks 'must end immediately' in Ukraine, says UN
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
UN chief's Associate Spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay told during Monday's regular briefing for correspondents in New York that Guterres had condemned Saturday evening's missile strike adding that it was "another example of a suspected violation of the laws of war."
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Thousands remain in detention in Myanmar for opposing military rule: UN
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
To mark the country's 75th anniversary of independence, the military junta announced this week that it would free some 7,000 prisoners, UN news reported. However, it did not specify whether those jailed as part of its brutal crackdown on dissent would be included.
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UN Human Rights Chief calls for coordinated regional approach to protect M
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"More than 2,400 Rohingya have sought to leave Bangladesh and Myanmar in 2022 alone, and I am deeply saddened that over 200 have reportedly lost their lives on the way. Recent reports indicate that overcrowded and unsafe boats carrying Rohingyas have been left to drift for days on end withou
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