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Taliban calls out UN Security council to permanently end all travel bans
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Earlier in September, Human Rights Watch urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) not to extend the existing government officials' travel exemption as a result of the closure of girls' schools in Afghanistan and the Taliban's atrocities against women and girls in the war-torn nation.
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Germany pledges 90 million euros in aid for Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Germany on Friday announced a new aid package of 90 million euros to crisis-hit Afghanistan. This urgent assistance comes as the International Community of Red Crescent (ICRC) said that more than 24 million Afghans need immediate humanitarian aid, Tolo News reported.
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India abstains on UN resolution to probe Iran's 'human rights violations'
Updated : 3 years, 7 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 ask Taliban to end gender-based violence in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Since the summer of 2021, women in Afghanistan have had many of their most fundamental rights restricted or rescinded in a country that has one of the highest rates of violence against women globally. Afghan women have also experienced a marked deterioration in access to coordinated, compreh
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India should strive for win-win situation for all: Rajnath Singh at Indo-P
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Speaking in favour of the multi-alignment approach, the Defence minister argued that a strong and prosperous India would not be built at the cost of others, rather, India is there to help other nations realise their full potential.
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China unlikely to pay for climate change despite being 'biggest annual emi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
According to diplomats from developed nations, the classification has enabled China to avoid paying for helping poor nations to tackle the effects of climate change.
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UN committee calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Acting under its early warning and urgent action procedure, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) also called on China to immediately release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in the XUAR, whether in so-called Vocational Education and Trainin
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UN rights body launches Iran human rights probe
Updated : 3 years, 7 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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Taliban urges Afghan refugees to refrain from protesting in Iran and Pakis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Abdul Rahman Rashid, the Taliban's Deputy Minister of Refugees, urged Afghan refugees to avoid taking part in demonstrations held in Iran and Pakistan.
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Iran is in a "full-fledged human rights crisis," says UN rights chief Turk
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Thursday said that a "full-fledged" crisis is underway in Iran amid a crackdown on protesters.
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Plush mansions and underground tunnels: Sneak peek into 'princess' life of
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter made her first public appearance last week, accompanying her father to oversee the launch of "a new type" of an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday. And while much is not known about her, some North Korean analysts say that she has q
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Bhupender Yadav holds special meeting with UN Country Team on COP27
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Yadav said, "Held a special meeting with the UN Country Team in India today to discuss the key outcomes from COP27. We also discussed how the UN agencies can take Mission LiFE, a mantra given by PM Shri @narendramodi ji, to the masses."
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