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UN to review detention of Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The case of Baloch human rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch has been officially accepted for review by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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Imran Khan's prosecution in Toshakhana, cipher cases 'without legal basis,
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention stressed that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's detention and prosecution in the first Toshakhana case and Cipher case were "without legal basis" and were politically motivated, reported Dawn.
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Mahrang Baloch urges human rights organisations, international media to ad
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch urged all human rights organisations, including the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, to address the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
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Enforced disappearances in Pakistan: Baloch Voice Association urges UN bod
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): Representatives of the Baloch Voice Association (BVA) met with the United Nations Working Group over the issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan and urged the UN body to appoint a special rapporteur.
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'Well known global brands' may be linked to Xinjiang rights abuses: UN pan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 30 (ANI): Scores of Chinese and foreign companies may be involved in human trafficking, forced labour and other human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region, a United Nations working group said on Monday.
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'Plight of missing persons have increased': NGO highlights issue of enforc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), an NGO, had a virtual meeting with the United Nations Working Group on Involuntary or Enforced Disappearances, wherein they agreed to make a more concerted efforts to raise the International Community's understanding of the
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World Sindhi Congress urges UN group to inquiry into enforced disappearanc
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), a UK-based prominent group of the Sindhi diaspora, has requested the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) to initiate an inquiry into the secret abduction and forced imprisonment by the state of Pakista
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UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances seeks permission to visit Paki
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], May 17 (ANI): A UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances has sent several requests to Pakistan government to visit the country, especially Sindh province, to investigate the cases of enforced disappearances, but is still waiting to get permission.
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World Sindhi Congress' highlights issue of enforced disappearances in Sind
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], May 15 (ANI): A delegation of World Sindhi Congress (WSC) attended a virtual session of the United Nations' Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) during which they highlighted the incidents of enforced disappearances in Sindh.
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World Sindhi Congress highlights enforced disappearances in Pak at UN meet
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 16 (ANI): A delegation of the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held a detailed meeting with the United Nations Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) in Geneva and flagged the issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Sindh province.
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