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India re-elected to UNHRC for 6th term with overwhelming majority
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI): India on Thursday was re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a sixth term (2022-24) with an overwhelming majority as it vowed to promote and protect human rights through "Samman, Samvad and Sahyog".
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Afghanistan: UNHRC adopts resolution to install special rapporteur to moni
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 8 (ANI): Amid reports of escalating violence in Afghanistan post the Taliban takeover, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday in Geneva adopted a resolution to install a special rapporteur and a team of experts to monitor human rights.
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PoK activist writes to UNHRC showing concern over terror activities in J-K
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], October 8 (ANI): A political activist from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has written a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to show concern over escalating terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Madrasas in Pakistan, Afghanistan becoming breeding grounds for terrorists
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 (ANI): A research analyst at the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has expressed concern over religious schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan becoming breeding grounds for terrorists.
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Pak should take credible steps to end state-sponsored terrorism: India at
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) asked Pakistan to take credible and irreversible steps to end state-sponsored terrorism and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in all the territories under its control.
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Pak-backed `jihadis' will re-route from Afghanistan to Kashmir, EFSAS to U
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has expressed fear that Pakistan-backed and trained 'jihadi' terrorists will be diverted to Kashmir after the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
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At UNHRC, India rejects OIC remarks on J-K, says it has helplessly allowed
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): India has slammed Pakistan and OIC at the Human Rights Council for making references to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Mullah Baradar meets top UN official for humanitarian efforts
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 5 (ANI): Taliban's deputy head Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar met UN under-secretary-general Martin Griffiths, urging the UN's humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan on Sunday, reported local media.
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UNHCR terms Afghanistan situation as 'humanitarian emergency of internal d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Sunday termed the Afghanistan situation a "humanitarian emergency of internal displacement" as more than half a million Afghan civilians have been displaced from the war-ravaged country.
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Afghan nationals continue protest outside UNHRC office in Delhi, demand re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans protested outside United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) office here on Wednesday, demanding refugee cards.
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Taliban will be held accountable if they do not respect human rights: UK a
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Tuesday said it "remains gravely concerned" about the human rights situation in Afghanistan and urged the terror group to ensure the protection of civilians, to refrain from reprisals, and to uphold human rights.
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We hope Afghanistan's territory is not used by LeT, JeM, other terror grou
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 24 (ANI): Noting that stability in Afghanistan is essential for peace and security in the region, India on Tuesday hoped that territory of the country is not used by terrorist groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to threaten any othe
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