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UN Rights Chief condemns Israel for ordering "full siege" on Gaza, urges d
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights have condemned the decision of Israel to order a "full siege" of Gaza, and also pleaded with "states with influence" to defuse the situation, Al Jazeera reported.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for "immediate stop" to violen
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Expressing 'deep concerns' over Hamas attacks on Israel, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has called for an "immediate stop" to the ongoing violence in Israel
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Indian NGOs inform UNHRC about efforts towards women's empowerment, gender
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Speaking during the UN’s Annual discussion on the Integration of a Gender Perspective, a social activist and founder of Akshar Foundation, a women-led NGO based in India, Parmita Sharma said they believe the goals of poverty eradication and gender equality go hand in hand.
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UNHRC welcomes Women's Reservation Bill in India
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has welcomed the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in India, which will reserve one-third of seats in the country's Parliament and state assemblies for women.
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Hundreds of thousands trafficked into online scam centres across Southeast
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The United Nations said in a report that hundreds of thousands of people are being trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centres and other illegal online operations that have surged across Southeast Asia in the past years, reported Al Jazeera.
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Rule of law in Pakistan is under serious threat: UHNRC High Commissioner
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"One more situation that is of deep concern to me is that in Pakistan, hard-earned gains and the rule of law are at serious risk. I am alarmed by the recent escalation of violence, and by reports of mass arrests carried out under problematic laws, arrests that may amount to arbitrary detenti
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UN voices concern over tense situation in Sudan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The signing of the final agreement was scheduled to take place on April 6, but was further delayed. No date has been announced for the signing of the deal, News Agency Anadolu reported.
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Baloch Human Rights Council calls for UN intervention in Balochistan
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A delegation of the Baloch Human Rights Council submitted two separate petitions addressed to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calling for the UN's intervention for the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan.
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UN rights chief Volker Turk condemns Russia's "senseless" war in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years ago IST
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has condemned Russia's "senseless" invasion of Ukraine and stressed that the UN body needs to forge a new worldwide consensus on human rights, broadening its base of support, according to the statement released by UN's OHCHR.
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OIC asks Taliban to reconsider ban on women from working for NGOs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The statement was issued by OIC in its final communique of the Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee on "The Recent Developments and the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan."
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11.6 million Afghan women, girls are no longer receiving vital aid: US env
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On December 24, the Taliban issued a decree banning women from working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
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UN Human Rights Chief calls for coordinated regional approach to protect M
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"More than 2,400 Rohingya have sought to leave Bangladesh and Myanmar in 2022 alone, and I am deeply saddened that over 200 have reportedly lost their lives on the way. Recent reports indicate that overcrowded and unsafe boats carrying Rohingyas have been left to drift for days on end withou
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