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Akshar Foundation highlights Northeast India's development at UN Human Rig
Updated : 1 day, 16 hours ago IST
On the sidelines of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Mazin Mukhtar, Co-founder and Associate Director of the Akshar Foundation, highlighted development initiatives in India's northeastern region and urged global recognition of progress made in previously n
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Activists flag religious freedom concerns across South Asia at UNHRC sessi
Updated : 6 days, 20 hours ago IST
South Asian activists at a UNHRC side event raised concerns over religious intolerance and minority persecution in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Organised by Shivi Development Society, the session called for stronger international cooperation and UN intervention to protect fundamental rel
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Religious discrimination forcing families to leave Pakistan, says voluntee
Updated : 1 week ago IST
At the UNHRC in Geneva, Sambhali Trust volunteer Lara Delutis highlighted the struggles of minority migrants fleeing religious discrimination in Pakistan for India. Praising grassroots support in Rajasthan, she emphasised the importance of livelihood and education for asylum seekers while ca
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Oxford scholar applauds India's skill-based education model under NEP 2020
Updated : 1 week ago IST
At the UNHRC in Geneva, Oxford student Jan Hubel praised India's National Education Policy 2020 for its focus on vocational training and entrepreneurship. Drawing from his work with the Akshar Foundation, he noted how integrating practical skills helps disadvantaged students achieve self-rel
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STP flags transnational repression at United Nations Human Rights Council
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
The discussion featured key representatives from communities impacted by state-driven cross-border repression, including Sarah from STP Germany, Zumrita Akrin of the Uyghur Congress, Lebin Ding representing the Felang Goan Chinese community, and Thinley Chukki, Representative of His Holiness
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At UNHRC, activists highlight plight of Sindhis in Pakistan, underscore eq
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At a UNHRC side event in Geneva, activist Divya Advani and Sindhi Adhikar Manch founder Govind Gurbani highlighted declining Sindhi numbers in Pakistan and contrasted it with constitutional rights enjoyed by minorities in India, stressing equal opportunities, reservations, and inclusive repr
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Voices of Kashmir's terror victims echo in Geneva; international call for
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At a UNHRC session in Geneva, activists from Jammu and Kashmir highlighted Pakistan's role in cross-border terrorism. Speakers Shenaz Ganai, Vishva Ranjan Pandita, and Harleen Kaur detailed decades of violence, the Kashmiri Pandit exodus, and attacks on Sikhs, while urging global action agai
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UN urged to act as invasive alien weeds threaten rural livelihoods and foo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At the UNHRC session in Geneva, ECO FAWN Society's Sai Sampath Mettu urged urgent global action against invasive alien weeds, warning they threaten crops, ecosystems, and rural livelihoods. He called for funds, monitoring, and a "Decade of Action" to safeguard food security and peasants'
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Geneva: Bangladesh interim government criticised for downplaying religious
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
He highlighted that in the immediate aftermath of Hasina's ouster, hundreds of Hindu homes, businesses, and temples were vandalised across the country, disproportionately impacting the minority community, which constitutes about 8 per cent of Bangladesh's population. Over 2,000 incidents, in
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Kashmiri activist at UNHRC exposes Pakistan's hand in Pahalgam carnage
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, a Kashmiri activist, Javed Beigh, in his oral intervention, strongly condemned Pakistan for orchestrating the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir. Javed asserted that Pakistan-backed militants were dir
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Sambhali Trust urges global solidarity against terrorism at UNHRC
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hansraj Singh of Sambhali Trust condemned the Pahalgam terror attack at the UNHRC session in Geneva, calling it a grave rights violation. He urged global unity against terrorism and highlighted India's commitment to peace and solidarity. The session continues until July 9, 2025.
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Geneva: Balochistan human rights crisis raised at UNHRC session
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Niaz Baloch, Coordinator of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) Foreign Department and a Central Committee Member, highlighted the alarming human rights situation in Balochistan during the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.
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