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"Awarding those also attack sovereignty of India": BJP slams Congress over
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Bhatia cited Bachelet's statements during the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, where she raised concerns about alleged human rights violations in Jammu & Kashmir and criticised the amendment of Article 370.
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UN report raises alarm over China's transnational human rights violations
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the report, the UN has expressed concern over China's cross-border operations targeting dissidents, human rights defenders, and members of ethnic and religious minorities abroad. These activities reportedly include harassment, surveillance, intimidation, and forced returns, ofte
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India elected to UN Human Rights Council for 2026-28 term
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
India has been elected for the seventh time to the United Nations' Human Rights Council for the term 2026-28, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish shared on Wednesday.
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Pakistan's hidden occupation: PoGB left voiceless under Islamabad's cont
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On the sidelines of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in an exclusive interview with ANI, political activist from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), Sherbaz Khan has accused Pakistan of exploiting the region's disputed status while denying its peopl
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Bangladesh: New crackdown under anti-terrorism law
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The United Nations human rights team in Bangladesh should immediately seek the release of those arbitrarily detained and encourage the authorities to uphold rights and prosecute all those who use unlawful political violence.
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Pakistan: 113 enforced disappearance cases disposed of in September
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances disposed of 113 cases in September, with 14 people returning home, Dawn reported. Since 2011, it has received 10,636 cases, resolving 84 per cent. Civil society, UN and the Supreme Court have urged stronger action to end enforced di
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Global alarm at UN over Bangladesh's slide into fundamentalism and violenc
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The two-day exhibition, held on September 26-27 during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Commision.
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India sets global example in accessible justice, showcased at UN Human Rig
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the CEO of the ECO FAWN Society, Sai Sampath Mettu, in his oral intervention, highlighted India's ongoing efforts to modernise its judiciary and expand access and praised India's advances in judicial reforms and the inte
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Pakistan accused of using blasphemy laws to oppress communities
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Alejandra Martinez Otero, the Human Rights Officer of the Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), in her oral intervention, has raised alarm about Pakistan's blasphemy laws, warning that these provisions are being increasing
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Bangladesh minorities face growing persecution, GHRD alerts UN Human Rig
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the UN-EU Human Rights Officer, Charlotte Zehrer from Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), in her oral intervention, has drawn international attention to the precarious conditions faced by ethnic and religious minorities
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China's control over Dalai Lama succession draws global rebuke from Austra
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Australia has raised serious concerns over human rights violations in Tibet and condemned any interference in the selection of the next Dalai Lama at the ongoing 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), according to a report by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)
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Forum in Geneva exposes alarming human rights abuses in Pakistan, Banglade
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A seminar held during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva highlighted the deteriorating human rights conditions in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Organised by the Forum on Inter-Cultural & Inter-Religious Dialogue (FICIR) in collaboration with the Asian-Eur
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