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UN seeks safety and protection of women, children in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The UN agencies say children face serious protection risks while on the move in Pakistan, in detention centres, crossing borders and upon return to Afghanistan.
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Baloch Organizations host conferences at UN, urge action on human rights v
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The aim was to draw the attention of UN bodies and member states to the severe human rights violations perpetrated in Balochistan by Pakistan, treating the region as a colony under its occupation.
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"Pakistan steadfast in supporting cross border terrorism," says Kashmiri j
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Senior Kashmiri Journalist and author Khalid Jehangir during his intervention at the 54th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) reiterated that Pakistan continues to support cross-border terrorism in India's Jammu and Kashmir.
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Geneva: Rights advocates call for recognising 1971 Bangladesh genocide by
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
An event was organised, on the sidelines of the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), by Global Human Rights Defence, an international Non-Governmental Organisation based in The Hague, Netherlands.
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UN member states should "not vote for China" for seat at UNHRC: Human Righ
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Human Rights Watch China director, Sophie Richardson has urged the United Nations(UN) Member countries to make a choice and "note vote for China" for a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) amid its growing human rights violations against Uyghur minorities and a crackdo
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Baloch National Movement organises exhibition outside UN to showcase human
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Baloch National Movement organised a three-day long exhibition showcasing about the history and violations of human rights in Balochistan province of Pakistan.
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Issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa echoed
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Baloch and Pashtun political activists have raised the growing issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan during the 54th Session of UN Human Rights Council Session on Friday.
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Over 2500 dead, missing as 186,000 people cross Mediterranean to Europe in
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Over 2,500 people died or gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year, reported Al Jazeera citing the United Nations Refugee Agency.
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Geneva: Sindhi Foundation holds poster campaign to highlight plight of Sin
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Sindhi Foundation organized a day-long poster campaign in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to make people aware of the plight of Sindhis in Pakistan’s Sindh province.
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Women, children in China facing repression, female activists tell UNHRC
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Female human rights activists from Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong jointly highlighted China’s forceful repression of women calling it the worst human rights violations in the country.
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UN rebukes Suella Braverman remarks over asylum system
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The UN Refugee Agency rebuked UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman remarks that the asylum framework is creating “huge incentives for illegal migration."
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Narratives peddled by international media on Manipur violence hold no grou
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A Christian social activist from Mizoram, Alinery Lianhlawng, told the United Nations that the narratives peddled by the international media on Manipur violence hold no ground and India’s northeast region has rich ethnic diversity.
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