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Systematic exclusion of Afghan women under Taliban continues, says UN righ
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While giving the opening statement at the press conference today, Turk said, "Afghanistan, where the continued systematic exclusion of women and girls from virtually all aspects of life is unparalleled in this world. It deprives the country as a whole of the benefit of the significant con
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UN rights chief alarmed at death sentences by Myanmar military courts
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
At least seven university students were sentenced to death by a military court on 30 November, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement. There are reports of as many as four additional death sentences being issued against youth activists yesterd
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US, France pledge to hold Russia accountable for 'war crimes' in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
US and French leaders "reiterate their steadfast resolve to hold Russia to account for widely documented atrocities and war crimes, committed both by its regular armed forces and by its proxies, including mercenary entities such as Vagner and others, through support for international acco
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India abstains on UN resolution to probe Iran's 'human rights violations'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, United Nations Human Right Council said, "At its 35th special session, the @UN Human Rights Council decided to create a new fact-finding mission to investigate "alleged #HumanRightsViolations in the Islamic Republic of #Iran related to the protests that began on 16 Septemb
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UN rights body launches Iran human rights probe
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Council, meeting in a special session in response to the crisis that was sparked by the death in September in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, heard Turk criticise "the fortress mentality of those who wield power" in Iran.
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50 UN member states condemn Xinjiang rights abuses in China
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The UN members state that the release of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) assessment of human rights concerns in Xinjiang corroborates these concerns in an impartial and objective manner.
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China continues to wage repression campaign against Tibetan community: US
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): China continues to wage a campaign of repression against the Tibetan community, according to a top US diplomat, who believes that Beijing plans to install a Dalai Lama of its own choosing.
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'Intrinsic to our foreign policy, India prefers another approach to issue"
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): After India abstained on Thursday from voting on a UN Human Rights Council resolution on holding a debate on the human rights situation in China's Xinjiang, experts called this 'intrinsic' to foreign policy and that New Delhi would prefer another approach
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Rights group condemns Pakistan for backing brutal Chinese regime in Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], September 30 (ANI): The Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities, a UK-based rights group condemned Pakistan and China-puppet countries for supporting China over human rights violations in Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
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Experts discuss terrorism, effects on human rights in South Asia at UNHRC
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): Experts and human rights activists discussed the proliferation of terrorist organizations in the region of South Asia during the 51th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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World Sindhi Congress holds protest in Geneva against Pak crimes
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 23 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held a large protest in front of the United Nations office in Geneva during the ongoing 51st session of the Human Rights Council on Thursday.
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Uyghur community holds photo exhibition in Vienna to highlight rights abus
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], September 23 (ANI): A photo exhibition was organised by the Uyghur Association in Vienna on September 22 to showcase ongoing human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang province.
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