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Geneva: Activists protest, seek UN intervention to prevent Pak-inflicted g
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 04 (ANI): A group of Baloch activists held a protest here asking the United Nations' Human Rights Council to intervene and stop the 'genocide' in Balochistan.
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European Parliamentarians lambast Pakistan for false propaganda on Kashmir
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 3 (ANI): Coming down heavily on Pakistan for peddling false narrative against Kashmir, members of the European Parliament on Monday stated that the country has become a safe haven for breeding terror outfits on its soil who threaten the peace and stability in the re
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43rd UNHRC session: 'Pakistani Army Epicenter of International Terrorism'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 29 (ANI): A banner with the slogan - 'Pakistani Army Epicenter of International Terrorism' - has been put up at the iconic Broken Chair during the 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. It aims to draw attention to global terrorism emanating from P
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BRICS CCI announces launch of BRICS CCI Women's Wing
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): The BRICS Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BRICS CCI) announced the launch of the BRICS CCI Women's Wing with a focus on women empowerment initiatives and policies across geographies.
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India asks UN rights body to develop better understanding before jumping t
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 28 (ANI): India on Thursday encouraged the United Nations' human rights body to develop a "better understanding and appreciation" of the freedoms and rights that are guaranteed and protected daily in a vibrant democracy like India before coming to any conclusions
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'Pakistan allow media and political freedom' banner displayed outside UN o
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): A banner bearing the slogan -- 'Pakistan allow media and political freedom' -- was displayed outside the United Nations office here with an aim to highlight Islamabad's crackdown on the press in the past two years.
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Ironic of 'epicentre of global terrorism' to lecture on human rights: Indi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): India on Wednesday lambasted Pakistan for raking up the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session, saying that it is ironic on part of the "the epicentre of global terrorism" to lecture others about human rights.
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Trump reaffirms US' support for India's permanent membership in reformed U
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has reiterated United States' support for India's permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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Sindh, Baloch and Pashtuns protest against Pak Army atrocities outside UNH
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): Activists and supporters of the Sindhi, Baloch and Pashtun ethnic groups on Tuesday held a protest, condemning Pakistan's atrocities against minorities and crimes against humanity, outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters in
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We are seeing pushback against women's rights, says UN Secretary-General
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 25 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday pinpointed the "alarming levels of femicide" while issuing a "Call to action for human rights" at the 43rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Protestors outside UNHRC headquarters use posters, props to recreate Pak A
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 24 (ANI): Several protestors gathered outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarter in Geneva, displaying a cage-like structure incarcerating mannequins portraying women in a symbolic enactment of the atrocities carried out by the Pakistani Arm
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'Pakistan Army Stop Supporting Terrorism' banner displayed during UNHRC se
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 24 (ANI): A banner with the slogan -- 'Pakistan Army Stop Supporting Terrorism' -- was displayed outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters here at a time when the 43rd session of the UN body was underway.
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