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UNHRC's Volker Turk raises alarm on global human rights crisis as Tibet fa
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At the UNHRC, High Commissioner Volker Turk warned that human rights face global threats, citing conflicts, shrinking freedoms, and discrimination. Despite some progress, Tibetans endure repression, cultural assimilation, and arbitrary detentions. He urged urgent international action to prot
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UN rights chief Turk 'appalled' by Nepal protest deaths, urges restraint,
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has expressed deep concern over the violence in Nepal, which has resulted in the deaths of multiple people and injuries to hundreds amid ongoing nationwide demonstrations.
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Silent genocide of religious minorities in South Asia highlighted at Genev
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A protest exhibition held at Geneva's Broken Chair monument has drawn global attention to what organisers described as the "silent genocide" of religious minorities in South Asia, particularly in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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UN Human Rights Chief condemns starvation in Gaza as 'affront to our colle
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Monday condemned the ongoing starvation in the Gaza Strip, describing it as "an affront to our collective humanity."
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UN urges halt to Afghan deportations from Iran, Pakistan over rights conce
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Over 1.9 million Afghans were deported from Iran and Pakistan in seven months, prompting the UN to urge a halt to forced returns. UN rights chief Volker Turk warned that deportees face serious risks in Afghanistan and stressed that all returns must be voluntary, safe, and legal.
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US imposes sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Rubio stated that Albanese's campaign of "political and economic warfare" against Israel and the US will no longer be tolerated. He expressed US' support for its partners in their right to self-defence.
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Geneva: Uyghur rights activist exposes China's forced labour and surveilla
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Isa described the situation as "dire," with widespread human rights violations continuing under the pretext of state security and development.
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"Unjust war imposed on my people": Iran FM calls for international action
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi strongly condemned Israel's recent attacks on Iranian territory, describing it as an "unprovoked aggression" and a "grave injustice."
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Tibetans, Chinese activists hold peaceful protest in Geneva amid UNHRC ses
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
On June 16, as the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC 59th Session) began, the Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein (TCSL) organized a peaceful protest in Geneva to draw attention to ongoing state repressions within the People's Republic of China under the Chine
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UN Human Rights Chief expresses concern over ban on political parties in B
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Bangladesh's interim government recently banned the activities of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League and its affiliated organisations.
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China's expanding repression unmasked in World Uyghur Congress' weekly bri
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In its latest Weekly Brief, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has once again spotlighted the Chinese government's intensifying campaign of transnational repression targeting Uyghur activists and human rights defenders worldwide.
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UN human rights expert condemns brutal treatment of Baloch leaders in Paki
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, she expressed concern over the mistreatment of Baloch Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD'S), including Mahrang Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch, Beebow Baloch, and the reported transfer of Beebow to another prison. Lawlor called for their immediate release and emphasised that any treat
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