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UN expresses concern over forced separation, language policies for Uyghur
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The experts received information about the large-scale removal of children, mainly Uyghur, from their families, including very young children whose parents are in exile or “interned”/detained. These children are treated as “orphans” by State authorities and placed in full-time boarding schoo
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Geneva: Pashtuns hold anti-Pakistan protest over human rights violations
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) organised a protest rally in Geneva accusing Pakistan army for sponsoring terrorism and carrying out gross human rights violations.
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Indian constitution provides fundamental rights to linguistic minorities:
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A group of NGOs and social activists informed the United Nations about the Indian Constitution which protects the country's linguistic minorities, especially in the Northeast region.
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Banner exhibition outside UNHRC highlights human rights violations in Balo
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The organisers have been demanding urgent UN intervention to protect the lives of the Baloch people, who have been facing the worst human rights violations.
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Indian NGOs inform UNHRC about efforts towards women's empowerment, gender
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Speaking during the UN’s Annual discussion on the Integration of a Gender Perspective, a social activist and founder of Akshar Foundation, a women-led NGO based in India, Parmita Sharma said they believe the goals of poverty eradication and gender equality go hand in hand.
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'Pakistan must vacate PoK': Activists raise slogans outside UNHRC in Genev
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Political activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) raised slogans against Islamabad to vacate Kashmir and allow them to live a peaceful life.
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Kashmiri activist draws attention to plight of minorities in PoK at 54th s
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Kashmiri activist Javed Beigh intervened on behalf of India at the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
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At United Nations, session to recognize "Gender Apartheid" in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The United Nations held a session to recognize the “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule, for the first time as part of their efforts to support human rights, Khaama Press reported on Saturday.
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Extremist, radical groups work hand-in-glove with Pak Army in PoK: Activis
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has informed the United Nations that extremist and radical groups in the region are often overlooked by security forces, even being facilitated into becoming political parties and register in the local election commission.
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UNHRC welcomes Women's Reservation Bill in India
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has welcomed the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in India, which will reserve one-third of seats in the country's Parliament and state assemblies for women.
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UKPNP chairman urges UN to take note of human rights violations in PoK, Gi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) president, Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, urged the United Nations to take note of violations that have been taking place in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan and ask Pakistan to uphold and guarantee all our fundamental human ri
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“CAA a lifeline for refugees from Pakistan": Indian NGO representative at
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Satya Narayan Sharma, a member of an Indian NGO — Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS) — recently addressed the ongoing 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), shedding light on the significant impact of India's Citizenship Amendments Act (CAA).
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