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Baloch and Sindhis protest outside UN against Pakistan's human rights viol
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) and the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held a joint protest outside the UN building at the Broken Chair in Geneva during the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against the institutional
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Enforced disappearances of Sindhi people by govt agencies continue unabate
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Enforced disappearances of Sindhi people by Pakistan agencies continue unabated in the country and abduction is used as a tool to spread terror among the minority communities, said Secretary-General of World Sindhi Congress, Lakhu Luhana on Thursday
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Balochistan struggling to end Pakistan's oppression: Activist at UNHRC
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Highlighting the rising incidents of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, President of Baloch Voice Association, Munir Mengal, told United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) that people in the region are struggling to end oppression, suppression
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Stop Pakistan from treating POK citizens 'like animals': Activist breaks d
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Raising voice against the atrocities by Pakistan on the people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), activist Sajjad Raja broke down in tears as he appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to stop Pakistan from treating them like ani
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Am concerned about Uyghurs Muslims in China, says UN High Commissioner for
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 14 (ANI): The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, in her inaugural statement at the 45th session of the Human Rights Council on Monday, raised concerns over rights violations in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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Establish inquiry commission to probe human rights violations in PoK: Acti
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 16 (ANI): Activist Sajjad Raja on Thursday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan and hold their perpetrators acco
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Extrajudicial killings by Pakistan establishment not acceptable: Activist
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 09 (ANI): Asserting that extrajudicial killings by Pakistani establishment in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are "not acceptable", activist Sajjad Raja on Thursday urged United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to put Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government on no
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Pakistan seeks re-election in UNHRC
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Pakistan, July 9 (ANI): Pakistan has confirmed its bid to seek another term in the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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UN experts call for decisive measures against China for collective repress
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): A group of independent experts have called upon the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to "act with a sense of urgency" in taking decisive measures to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Tibet and Xinjiang province.
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India says UNHRC's UPR mechanism a visible instrument for rights protectio
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India has termed the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) an effective and visible instrument for the promotion and protection of human rights.
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India slams Pak for raising Kashmir at UNHRC, asks it to 'introspect' its
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India on Monday ripped into Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here and expressed "serious concern" over Pakistan's audacity to accuse others of "effecting a state-sponsored genocide."
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ICJ urges UNHRC to act against China for coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 4 (ANI): The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to act against China for committing grave offenses against humanity by spreading the lethal coronavirus across the world resulting in the death of thousan
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