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UN experts call for decisive measures against China for collective repress
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): A group of independent experts have called upon the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to "act with a sense of urgency" in taking decisive measures to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Tibet and Xinjiang province.
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Pompeo slams UNHRC for holding vote on resolution regarding policing in US
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 20 (ANI): The United States on Saturday slammed UN Human Rights Council for holding a vote on a resolution focusing on policing and race in the US, saying that the world body has once again reaffirmed the wisdom of Washington's decision to withdraw in 2018.
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India says UNHRC's UPR mechanism a visible instrument for rights protectio
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India has termed the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) an effective and visible instrument for the promotion and protection of human rights.
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India slams Pak for raising Kashmir at UNHRC, asks it to 'introspect' its
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India on Monday ripped into Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here and expressed "serious concern" over Pakistan's audacity to accuse others of "effecting a state-sponsored genocide."
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Eight countries including India urge Office of UN High Commissioner on Hum
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 6 (ANI): Around eight countries including India, while responding to a release issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights, have urged the world body to play a "responsible role".
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ICJ urges UNHRC to act against China for coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 4 (ANI): The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to act against China for committing grave offenses against humanity by spreading the lethal coronavirus across the world resulting in the death of thousan
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World Sindhi Congress urges UNHRC to hold Pakistan accountable for human r
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 13 (ANI): Condemning Pakistan over enforced disappearances and persecution of minorities in Sindh, World Sindhi Congress on Wednesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to hold Pakistan government accountable for the violation of human rights o
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People in PoK live in atmosphere of fear, says Kashmiri leader
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 12 (ANI): A leader from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has said that the people in the so-called 'Azad Kashmir' or Free Kashmir have no freedom and they continue to live in an atmosphere of fear.
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Pashtun, Baloch facing worst human rights crisis, says activists at UNHRC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 11 (ANI): Political activists from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have raised the issue of worsening human rights situation in their provinces by targeting the Pakistani Army during the 43rd session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Don't need lessons from failed state: India lambasts Pak for raking up Kas
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 11 (ANI): India on Wednesday lambasted Pakistan for peddling its narrative on Kashmir at the United Nations Human Rights Council, remarking that the country "cannot mislead the international community" on the matter while continuing to use cross-border terrorism as
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Pakistan exposed at UNHRC for sponsoring, exporting terrorism
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 11 (ANI): A European think-tank has exposed Pakistan at UN Human Rights Council for sponsoring and exporting terrorism despite it facing strict regulations by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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Pakistan violating human rights in PoK, Gilgit: activists at UNHRC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 10 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir have urged the UN Human Rights Council to protect their rights and save them from "Pakistan's oppression".
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