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India at UNHRC underlines inclusive democracy, independent judiciary, prot
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 2 (ANI): India during the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday underlined its commitment to inclusive democracy, an independent judiciary, promotion and protection of human rights and resolute against terrorism.
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Blinken condemns Russia for killing civilians in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) condemned Russia for killing civilians in Ukraine.
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UN Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate on Ukraine crisis on March 3
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], February 28 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday (local time) said it will hold emergency debates on the ongoing situation in Ukraine in Geneva on March 3, according to a media report.
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COVID pandemic has fed a frightening rise in inequalities: UN on Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): Despite significant progress since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 73 years ago, the COVID pandemic has "fed a frightening rise in inequalities", and laid bare "many of our failures to consolidate the advances made", s
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India re-elected to UNHRC for 6th term with overwhelming majority
Updated : 4 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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UNHCR terms Afghanistan situation as 'humanitarian emergency of internal d
Updated : 4 years, 8 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, 9 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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UNHRC to hold special session on Afghanistan next week, backed by prominen
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold a special session on Tuesday, August 24, to address the "serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan".
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UN Human Rights Council to discuss Afghanistan issue on August 24
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Afghanistan on August 24, to address the "serious human rights concerns" following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn country.
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India responds to UN, says new IT rules 'designed to empower ordinary user
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): India's permanent mission at the United Nations has clarified that India's new IT rules are "designed to empower ordinary users of social media" and that they were finalised after the government held broad consultations with civil society and other stakeh
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