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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli PM Netanyahu hold talks amid Ga
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli PM Netanyahu held talks amid Gaza crisis and last week's Israeli attack on Qatar. Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel's "full responsibility," while Rubio condemned Hamas. The UNHRC plans an urgent debate, and Gaza faces worsening humanitarian conditions
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Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan report hardships
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A total of 10,288 people had been deported from Iran and Pakistan earlier in the week, as per the Afghan Commission for Refugees.
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UNHRC warns Pakistan deportations of Afghans could deepen crisis without a
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking in Geneva on September 12, UNHCR's representative for Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, urged Islamabad to halt expulsions of vulnerable Afghans, stressing that many asylum seekers require protection. He said the agency was ready to work with Pakistani authorities to identify and safeguard
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Pakistan called out for ethnic cleansing in PoJK, PoGB at UN Rights Counci
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), speaker Fidencie Izabayo, from an international NGO, Reveil communautaire d'assistance aux victims, based in Burundi, raised alarm over what she described as Pakistan's "grave and deliberate crime against humanity" in Pa
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"We need no lessons from a terror sponsor": India slams Pakistan at UNHRC
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
He accused Pakistan of sponsoring terror, manipulating international forums like the OIC, and propagating falsehoods. Tyagi stated India needs no advice from a state supporting terrorist networks.
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"Surprising, shallow, ill-informed": India slams Switzerland's remarks on
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi criticised Switzerland's comments as "surprising, shallow and ill-informed," highlighting India as the "world's largest, most diverse and vibrant democracy" with a strong tradition of pluralism, offering assistance to Switzerland on these matters.
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UNHRC's Volker Turk raises alarm on global human rights crisis as Tibet fa
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
At the UNHRC, High Commissioner Volker Turk warned that human rights face global threats, citing conflicts, shrinking freedoms, and discrimination. Despite some progress, Tibetans endure repression, cultural assimilation, and arbitrary detentions. He urged urgent international action to prot
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UN Expert urges China to protect imprisoned Human Rights Defenders
Updated : 10 months ago IST
China should protect the rights of human rights defenders who are imprisoned, ensuring they are not subjected to torture or mistreatment, according to a UN expert, as reported by the United Nations Human Rights Office (UNHRO).
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Geneva: Uyghur rights activist exposes China's forced labour and surveilla
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Isa described the situation as "dire," with widespread human rights violations continuing under the pretext of state security and development.
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Geneva: Photo exhibition highlights persecution of minorities in Banglades
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The exhibit documented reported attacks on religious minorities--especially Hindus and Buddhists--as well as the detention of journalists and political activists under the current caretaker administration led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.
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Global Human Rights Groups call out China at UN for ongoing persecution of
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A global coalition of rights groups at the UNHRC condemned China's ongoing persecution of human rights lawyers, marking 10 years since the "709 Crackdown." They highlighted cases of imprisonment, disappearances, and family harassment, urging stronger international action against China's lega
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Pashtun Activist urges UNHRC to act on Pakistan's rights abuses at 59th Se
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
At the UNHRC session in Geneva, Pashtun activist Fazal-ur-Rehman Afridi accused Pakistan of serious human rights violations against Pashtuns, including drone strikes, enforced disappearances, and torture. He urged the UN to act and send an investigative commission to address the abuses. Read More
