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UN chief Guterres fears world is heading towards a wider war
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he fears the world was headed for a "wider war" as the potential for escalation of the Ukraine war continues.
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Tibetan community holds peaceful march to mark anniversary of universal de
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
On Human Rights Day, the Tibetans chanted slogans like "Shame on China," "No more sleeping," "Wake UP," and "United Nations."
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Members of civil society, minority groups in Pakistan's Sindh province hol
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Civil Society organisations and members of minority communities in Pakistan's Sindh province held rallies against 'forced conversion' to mark the occasion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day and demanded that the government to enact and eff
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Human Rights Day an opportunity to reflect upon what it means to be human
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that the occasion of Human Rights Day presents all with an opportunity to reflect upon what it means to be a human being and our role in enhancing the basic dignity of humankind.
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COVID pandemic has fed a frightening rise in inequalities: UN on Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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20th anniversary of Durban Declaration's adoption: Racism is antithesis to
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): Racism is the antithesis to the spirit of humanity and it is a negation of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, said Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ambassador TS Tirumurti on Wednesday (local time
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EU urges China to reverse ban on BBC, says it violates Chinese constitutio
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 14 (ANI): Asserting that it is strongly committed to safeguarding media freedom, the European Union (EU) said China should reverse its ban on BBC World News as it violated both the Chinese constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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India 'proud' to endorse US initiative on Joint Statement on UDHR
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], September 24 (ANI): India on Wednesday (local time) said it is "proud" to endorse the US initiative on the Joint Statement on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which reaffirms fundamental freedoms and rights for all.
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Pakistan continues to violate Universal Declaration of Human Rights' right
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Every year a large number of Christian and Hindu girls, mostly minors, across Pakistan are abducted and forcibly converted to Islam to get married to Muslims.
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China's Tiananmen Square 'slaughter' not forgotten: White House
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 5 (ANI): Commemorating the 31st anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, the United States said that 'slaughter' by China will not be forgotten and called upon the Chinese government to fulfil its commitments under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the
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'Balochistan a victim of Pakistan's nuclear proliferation activities'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
British Columbia [Canada], Dec 11 (ANI): Balochistan is a victim of Pakistan's nuclear proliferation activities, said Naela Quadri Baloch, an activist for Baloch rights, who led a protest here on 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Giving value to human rights is within India's DNA: Venkaiah Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Giving value to human rights is within the DNA of India, which has no history of aggression against any country in the world, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on the occasion of Human Rights Day, on Sunday.
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