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UN, donors need to back accountability from Nepal on civil war crimes, say
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Feb.4 (ANI): The mandates of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission on Investigation of Disappeared Persons (COID) should be extended indefinitely to ensure that justice, accountability, and reparations are achieved for the thousands of vic
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Ex-warlord Faryadi regrets committing war crimes in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec. 27 (ANI): Former warlord and Hizb-e-Islami commander Zardad Faryadi has said he regrets his actions during the Afghan civil war, adding that he is ready to appear in a court of justice.
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Trump must pressure UN to drop war crime charges against Lanka, says Presi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov.27 (ANI); Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has asked U.S. president elect Donald Trump to put pressure on the UN Human Rights Council to drop war crimes allegations against his country's troops.
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Human Rights Watch asks Bangladesh to end arbitrary and secret arrests
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Oct. 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that Bangladesh should immediately release three children of opposition leaders convicted of war crimes who have been illegally detained since August this year.
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Russia terms UK foreign secretary's comments "Russophobic hyster
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct. 12 (ANI): Coming down heavily on British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Russia said Wednesday that his comments calling for investigating Moscow for war crimes in Aleppo were "Russophobic hysteria".
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Hold Pakistan accountable for war crimes, say Hague-based Baloch activists
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
The Hague [The Netherlands], Oct. 12 (ANI): Demanding freedom for Balochistan, pro-independence Baloch activists took to the streets in The Hague in the Netherlands recently.
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Jamaat's 'moneyman' Quasem hanged for war crimes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Sep. 3 (ANI): Mir Quasem Ali, the infamous Al-Badr leader of Chittagong and the "moneyman" of Jamaat-e-Islami was on Saturday hanged for crimes committed against humanity during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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Issue Red notices against Pak Army Chief, PM, not against Bugti: Rights ac
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai [United Arab Emirates], Sept. 2 (ANI): With the Pakistan Government intensifying its effort to get a Red Notice issued by Interpol against Baloch nationalist leader Brahamdagh Bugti, Baloch human rights activist Mehran Marri on Friday appealed to Interpol to issue Red notices against t
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Karima Baloch urges 'brother' PM Modi to speak against war crime
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 19 (ANI): Karima Baloch, who is the chairperson of Baloch Students Organisation fighting against atrocities in Balochistan, has on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi her brother and urged him to be the voice of Baloch genocide, war crime
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Ex-President Rajapaksa's supporters protest against Lankan war crimes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug. 2 (ANI): Tens of thousands of supporters of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa held a protest march accusing the ruling government of betraying the nation by agreeing with the United Nations to investigate allegations of war crimes during the civil war.
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Three given death sentences 1971 war crimes in Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka, July (ANI): A war trial tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced three absconding Jamalpur Al-Badr men to death and five others to jail until death for crimes committed against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
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UK calls for 'international involvement' in prosecution of Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo, July 9 (ANI): Reiterating its commitment to the full implementation of UN resolution on Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom called for 'international involvement' in the prosecution of war crimes.
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