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BASC backs BYC campaign, raises alarm over rising enforced disappearances
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) has expressed full solidarity with the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and extended its support to the committee's ongoing campaign against enforced disappearances in Balochistan, with particular concern over the recent surge in cases involving B
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee raises alarm over disappearances of Baloch women
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has called on the public in Balochistan to mobilise against what it refers to as an escalating trend of enforced disappearances affecting Baloch women. This plea follows a statement from its senior leader, Sabiha Baloch, who urged the Baloch populace to br
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Police take four into custody for violence against woman in Haridwar
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"In Haridwar's Ranipur police station area, a woman was tied to a pole and beaten by locals, and a video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The woman's family has filed a complaint, a case has been registered, and the police have launched an investigation," SP Abhay Singh sai
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Global inaction has emboldened Taliban to enforce misogynistic, violent an
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has stated that the international community has failed to take meaningful action to stop ongoing human rights abuses in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over in 2021, Khaama Press reported.
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UN human rights expert condemns brutal treatment of Baloch leaders in Paki
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In a post on X, she expressed concern over the mistreatment of Baloch Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD'S), including Mahrang Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch, Beebow Baloch, and the reported transfer of Beebow to another prison. Lawlor called for their immediate release and emphasised that any treat
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Women protest against inflation and lack of food supply under PDS in Himac
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Women across Himachal Pradesh, led by the All India Mahila Janvadi Committee (AIMJC), took to the streets on Friday, marching towards Raj Bhawan to protest against rising inflation and the unavailability of essential goods under the Public Distribution System (PDS). Their grievances inclu
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Amnesty International calls for release of four Afghan women human right d
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amnesty International expressed concern over the detention and alleged torture of women rights defenders in Taliban prisons and demanded their release, as reported by Khaama Press.
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Taliban must immediately release women human rights defenders, say UN expe
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A month after their arrest, Neda Parwan and Zholia Parsi and their family members have yet to be charged with a crime or brought before a court. They have not been granted access to legal representation.
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Two-Thirds of Afghanistan population face food insecurity: Human Rights Wa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Two-thirds of the country's population is food insecure, including 875,000 children facing acute malnutrition. Women and girls remain most at risk," said Human Rights Watch.
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Afghan female student in India wins gold medal, dedicates it to those deni
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The future was bright when she was growing up in the Afghanistan Bamiyan area. She pursued her bachelor's degree while working during the day and attending classes at night.
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Afghanistan: Rights group calls for release of jailed women rights defende
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
On November 4, the Taliban detained women human rights defenders Zarifa Yaqoobi and her colleagues during a press conference announcing the formation of the "Afghan Women Movement for Equality" in the capital city of Kabul.
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Taliban dismisses UNSC's call to reverse restrictions on Afghan women
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): The call of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to lift the Taliban's strict measures on Afghan women has been dismissed by the Taliban forces who have termed it as "unfounded."
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