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Establish inquiry commission to probe human rights violations in P
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 16 (ANI): Activist Sajjad Raja on Thursday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan and hold their perpetrators acco
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Persecuted Pakistan Hindus demand justice, protest at UN council a
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 10 (ANI): Highlighting the plight of Hindus in Pakistan, a group of protesters on Friday (local time) gathered at UN Headquarters in Geneva during the 44th session of UN Human Rights Council to protest against the persecution faced by them at the hands of the Islam
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Extrajudicial killings by Pakistan establishment not acceptable: A
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 09 (ANI): Asserting that extrajudicial killings by Pakistani establishment in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are "not acceptable", activist Sajjad Raja on Thursday urged United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to put Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government on no
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Pakistan seeks re-election in UNHRC
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Pakistan, July 9 (ANI): Pakistan has confirmed its bid to seek another term in the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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Uyghur rights group urges UN to immediately strip China of its par
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 9 (ANI): A Uyghur rights group has urged the United Nations to immediately strip Beijing of its participatory status at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and act swiftly to address the annihilation and atrocities committed against the religious minorities, resid
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BHRC condemns Pakistan's reprisal against families of Baloch dissi
Updated : 1 month ago IST
London [UK], July 2 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has strongly condemned Pakistan's act of reprisal against the families of Baloch dissidents, saying it is quite concerning that the state establishment is using every possible instance to justify enforced disappearances.
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UN experts call for decisive measures against China for collective
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): A group of independent experts have called upon the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to "act with a sense of urgency" in taking decisive measures to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Tibet and Xinjiang province.
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Pompeo slams UNHRC for holding vote on resolution regarding polici
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 20 (ANI): The United States on Saturday slammed UN Human Rights Council for holding a vote on a resolution focusing on policing and race in the US, saying that the world body has once again reaffirmed the wisdom of Washington's decision to withdraw in 2018.
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Pak should practice tolerance towards their minorities, good neigh
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India on Tuesday hit out at Pakistan over its gross human rights violation, promoting terrorism and treatment of minorities, saying that Islamabad should practice tolerance towards their minorities and "good neighbourliness" so that the South Asian region
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India says UNHRC's UPR mechanism a visible instrument for rights p
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India has termed the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) an effective and visible instrument for the promotion and protection of human rights.
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India slams Pak for raising Kashmir at UNHRC, asks it to 'introspe
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India on Monday ripped into Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here and expressed "serious concern" over Pakistan's audacity to accuse others of "effecting a state-sponsored genocide."
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'Coronavirus being used by Pakistan as cover for increased human r
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Brussels, [Belgium] May 18 (ANI): The coronavirus crisis, sweeping the world has been used by Pakistan as a cover for increased human rights abuses in many forms, says the EU Chronicle.
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