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Saudi Arabia to chair UN forum on women's rights and gender equality
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahead of the decision, Amnesty International Deputy Director for Advocacy Sherine Tadros called out Saudi Arabia for its notorious treatment of women.
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Concern sparks over as Afghanistan emerges as hub of narcotics production
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Despite the caretaker Taliban government's ban on narcotics cultivation, production, and trafficking, some farmers who formerly grew poppies criticised the absence of assistance in transitioning to alternative crops.
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Russia vetoes UN resolution on North Korea sanctions amid Ukraine war
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
This move comes amidst heightened tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine, with North Korea emerging as a significant supplier of munitions to Russia.
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PoK: Students in Gilgit Baltistan block roads protesting against unavailab
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The students of Government Boys Degree College in Skardu staged massive protests by blocking roads while demanding an uninterrupted power supply in the area.
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Activist raises issue of racial discrimination prevailing in PoK
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
He emphasised that this constitutional racial discrimination by Pakistan's occupying forces blatantly violates the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
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"Hoping everyone's rights are protected" says UN statement on Kejriwal arr
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"We very much hope that in India, as in any country that is having elections, that everyone's rights are protected, including political and civil rights, and everyone is able to vote in an atmosphere that is free and fair," said Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Th
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"Brutal policy of killing, dumping Baloch people by state continues unabat
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee on Thursday emphasised that the brutal policy of killing and dumping Baloch people by the state continues unabated, adding that the enforced disappearances of Baloch people have deeply scarred the lives of Baloch people.
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India sees UNSC resolution on ceasefire in Gaza as "positive development":
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India's position on the Israel-Gaza conflict and said that New Delhi condemns terrorism, calls for safe and timely aid to Palestinians, and also believes in a two-state solution.
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Any external imputation "completely unacceptable": India after US' remarks
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
This comes after US State Department doubled down on its remarks that that they encourage "fair, transparent and timely legal processes" on the issue, a day after a US diplomat was summoned to communicate India's "strong objections" to the earlier remarks.
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Philippines announces decisive measures amid tensions with China
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The measures are designed to be proportionate, deliberate, and reasonable in the face of what Marcos describes as "open, unabating, and illegal" actions by China's Coast Guard and Maritime Militia.
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UN: India launches new database to promote accountability for crime agains
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a bid to promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers, the India-led Group of Friends (GOF) comprising 40 member states, convened its second meeting to deliberate on strategies to strengthen legal frameworks against perpetrators of malicious acts targeting peacekeepers, focusing
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Baloch Human Rights Council seeks UN fact-finding mission to investigate r
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Representing the Baloch Human Rights Concil, Qambar Malik in his address at the event elaborated that in constant violation of national and international laws and its obligations under various UN conventions, Pakistan has been committing heinous crimes against humanity in Balochistan.
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