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UN Human Rights Council renews mandate of Commission on Human Rights on Sy
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 25, (ANI): The United States co-sponsored a resolution led by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, and Turkey that highlighted ongoing atrocities by the Assad regime in Syria and renewed the mandate of the Independent In
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UNHRC session: US co-sponsors UK led resolution on human rights violations
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) co-sponsored a resolution led by the United Kingdom on "Promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka" in the 46th session of UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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UNHRC session: US co-sponsors resolution led by EU over human rights conce
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) co-sponsored a resolution led by the European Union (EU) that highlighted ongoing human rights concerns, including for Rohingya and recalled developments since February 1 in the 46th session of UN Human Rights
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South Sudan: UN Human Rights Council renews mandate of Commission on Human
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday (local time) renewed the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan for another year.
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India abstains from voting at UNHCR on Sri Lanka resolution, says Govt mus
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): India along with 13 other countries abstained from voting at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on the Sri Lanka resolution titled 'Promotion of Reconciliation Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka'.
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UNHRC adopts resolution against S Lanka; India abstains from voting
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): India on Tuesday abstained from voting on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution in Geneva against Sri Lanka, while calling on the island country to carry forward the process of reconciliation and address aspirations of its Tamil mino
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UNHRC: Baloch activists accuse Pakistan of violating human rights in Baloc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Baloch political activists have raised the issue of human rights violations in Pakistan's resource-rich Balochistan province by the state security agencies during the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday.
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Pakistan muzzling voices of dissent in PoK, Gilgit Baltistan: Activist inf
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): A Kashmiri political activist has urged the United Nations to take serious note on human rights violations in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan during his intervention at the ongoing 46th Session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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UNHRC must pay attention to Pakistan's deplorable human rights record: Ind
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): India on Monday called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold Pakistan accountable for its state-sponsored and supported grave violation of human rights of its people, saying the UN body must pay urgent attention to Islamabad's deplorable hum
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Pak orchestrating proxy war, promoting terrorism in Kashmir, EFSAS chief t
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): Thousands of Kashmiris have died in a proxy war orchestrated by Pakistan and they continue to suffer due to terrorist groups patronized by Pakistan military establishment, said the chief of the European Foundation for South Asian Studies during a general
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'We see no contradiction between countering terrorism, protection of human
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 4 (ANI): Underlining that terrorism is an attack against human rights, India on Thursday said it has been at the forefront of global counter-terrorism efforts and does not see any contradiction between countering terrorism and promotion and protection of human rig
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Pashtuns protest at UNHRC against rights violations in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland] March 04 (ANI): Members of the civil rights movement, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) on Wednesday staged a protest outside the UN headquarters in Geneva raising concerns over gross human rights violations committed by the Pakistan Army on innocent Pashtuns.
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