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Baloch Rights activist urges UN to take action against enforced disappeara
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Jamal has been a major voice against the incidents of enforced disappearances on platforms across the world.
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UN Special Rapporteur alleges use of torture against Jimmy Lai, demands pr
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, has written a letter to the Chinese authorities urging them to address the claims that it has allegedly tortured Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai for obtaining evidence against him, a press release from the United Nations Human Rights Commis
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UN special rapporteur discusses genocide, enforced disappearances with Bal
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Following the ongoing Baloch genocide and enforced disappearances of Baloch people, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, held a meeting with the Balochistan Human Rights Defenders, the Balochistan Post reported.
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UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor voices concern over reports of police ha
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
She said that "spurial criminal complaints" against the peaceful protesters should be dropped.
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UN Special Rapporteur urges Taliban to lift ban on Afghan women working in
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Richard Bennett has urged the Taliban to lift the ban on women working in non-governmental organizations.
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UN special rapporteur condemns lack of accountability for crimes in Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, condemned the lack of accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and human rights violations, TOLO News reported.
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UN Special Rapporteur urges release of Chinese human rights defender Guo F
Updated : 2 years, 7 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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'International community has betrayed Afghan women': UN special rapporteur
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid the worsening women's rights situation in Afghanistan, the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett said that women and girls in Afghanistan have lost trust in the global community and the international community has betrayed Afghan women, reported Khaama Press.
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“Thin, tight, short” clothes banned in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The citizens of the province have been directed not to wear "tight, thin, and short" clothing, calling it an imitation of Western culture.
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UN official calls on Taliban to “reverse draconian policies” on women
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennet, called on the Taliban to reverse the “draconian, misogynist policies” against women and allow them to work and run businesses, Tolo News reported.
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Women's public presence in Afghanistan totally erased by Taliban: UN
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Irene Khan said in a report that women's rights groups play an important role in the struggle for gender equality and in promoting the agency of women.
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Forced marriages, conversions continue in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to the data compiled by one of Christian Solidarity Worldwide's (CSW) local partners in Pakistan, the Centre for Social Justice, 202 incidents were recorded and documented between 2021-2022. Almost all of them took place within the Sindh and Punjab provinces.
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