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"Close to 70% of those killed in Gaza were children and women," says UN re
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a statement, the UN Human Rights Office said that it has been verifying the personal details of those killed in Gaza by strikes, shelling and other conduct of hostilities. "Of those fatalities, it has so far found close to 70 per cent to be children and women," it said.
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UN Human Rights Committee criticises Pakistan's human rights record, urges
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Committee expressed alarm over a disturbing rise in discrimination, hate speech, and hate crimes targeting religious minorities in Pakistan, including Christians, Ahmadis, Hindus, and Sikhs.
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"UN Secretary-General and others should also come forward": VHP welcomes T
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vinod Bansal on Friday welcomed former US President Donald Trump's remarks condemning violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities in Bangladesh and said that UN Secretary-General and others should also come forward in this regard.
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Japan protests UN call for reviewing male-only imperial succession
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Japan has lodged a protest with a UN human rights watchdog that called for reviewing a domestic law that limits imperial succession to male heirs on the emperor's father side, the top government spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: UN rights chief raises concerns over new constitutional amendmen
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The International Court of Justice has also called the 26th constitutional amendment as a "blow" to judicial independence, human rights and the rule of law.
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Tibetan advocates highlight language suppression at UN Human Rights Counci
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Tibetans and their supporters took the stage at a United Nations Human Rights Council side event in Geneva, bringing attention to China's suppression of the Tibetan language and recent school closures in Tibet.
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UN Human Rights Committee raises concerns over human rights violations in
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Their inquiries focus on issues arising from recent protests, anti-terrorism policies, accountability laws, widespread enforced disappearances, the right to life amid climate change, death penalty practices, and violations of women's rights
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Amnesty International highlights human rights violations in Pakistan ahead
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
This review falls under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Pakistan is a signatory, according to the rights organization's statement
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Sindhi activist calls for UN intervention to address racial discrimination
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
He urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to appoint a special envoy to investigate the situation in Sindh, stating that this could potentially save millions of Sindhis from the pervasive racial discrimination they face in Pakistan.
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Baloch activist Sammul Baloch appeals to world leaders for action against
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
During the ongoing 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Sammul Baloch, representing the Baloch National Movement (BNM), condemned Pakistan for its severe human rights violations in Balochistan. Her speech detailed the ongoing repression and called for international attentio
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Sufi Laghari urges UN to address Human Rights violations in Sindh
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Executive Director of the Sindhi Foundation, Sufi Laghari, addressed the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva and urged the UN Human Rights Council to give urgent and special attention to Sindh.
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Baloch Human Rights Council highlights enforced disappearances in Balochis
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a passionate intervention, Ullah condemned the rampant human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings and the discovery of mutilated bodies of Baloch activists and defenders.
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