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RSKS highlights India's progress on child protection at UNHRC session
Updated : 3 days, 5 hours ago IST
In her remarks, Majid stated that every child, regardless of birthplace, deserves safety, dignity and opportunity. She pointed out that violence against children remains a global concern, with more than half of the world's children experiencing some form of violence each year. Such violence,
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Activists flag religious freedom concerns across South Asia at UNHRC sessi
Updated : 1 week 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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Civil society statement highlights India's expanding role in protecting cu
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
The statement highlighted India's efforts to treat culture as both a public good and a vital pillar for promoting peace and social cohesion.
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Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan calls for just global order, strong acti
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The organisation thanked the High Commissioner for the Annual Report and stated that a just and democratic international order is not merely an aspiration but the cornerstone of durable peace and the full realisation of human rights. It emphasised that such an order requires equality among n
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"The issue is coercion, not belief": Humanist Dina Perla Portnaar on blasp
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Portnaar addressed the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding religious legislation and the recent testimonies from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Iran.
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"Blasphemy laws protect political power, not religion": Baha'i Representat
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
At a UNHRC event in Geneva, Simin Fahandej, Representative of the Baha'i International Community's UN Office, warned that blasphemy laws in Asia are often used to "protect political power" and "silence religious minorities." She noted these frameworks "frequently contradict international gua
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"Good thing for people": Humanist Dina Perla Portnaar hails initiative aga
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
At a UNHRC side event, humanist Dina Perla Portnaar warned that blasphemy laws are being weaponised as tools of "coercion" and "power" rather than faith. She highlighted how these laws lead to the "criminalisation of identity," silencing minorities in Asia through state-sanctioned persecutio
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Sambhali Trust calls for deeper human rights integration at 61st UNHRC ses
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Representing the organisation, Hansraj Singh stated that human rights mainstreaming should not remain a theoretical or symbolic commitment, but must function as a cross-cutting principle integrated into policies, institutions, and implementation frameworks.
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Pakistan becoming "rogue state" with alarming enforced disappearance, says
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The event, titled "Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan: Amplifying Voices, Demanding Justice, Calling for Global Action", was convened by the Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy.
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UKPNP raises alarm over humanitarian crisis in PoJK at UNHRC session in Ge
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Nasir Aziz Khan, spokesperson of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), has urged the United Nations and the international community to intervene against Pakistan's growing repression in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
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PoJK, Gilgit-Baltistan activists highlight Pakistan's human rights violati
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Political activists from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan raised concerns over worsening human rights violations in their regions during a side event held on the sidelines of the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Director of Rights and Risks Analysis Group raises Guimara massacre in B'd
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Three indigenous people were shot dead and dozens were injured when the Bangladesh Army indiscriminately fired upon indigenous peoples protesting against no justice for an indigenous girl gang-raped on 23 September 2025.
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