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World Sindhi Congress raises issue of gross human rights violations of Sin
Updated : 2 days, 11 hours ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 23 (ANI): During the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Asif Panwhar, member of World Sindhi Congress (WSC) called on the Council to look into the gross human rights violations of Sindhi people in Pakistan and urged to take action to protect
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8th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet to begin today in Washingt
Updated : 3 days, 10 hours ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): The eighth World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet (WPCT) will be held in Washington, DC. from June 22 to 23 to gather the world leaders in expressing concern over human rights violations and religious repression in Tibet.
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End violence, serious human rights violations against Afghan refugees: Rig
Updated : 4 days, 11 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI): To mark World Refugee Day, the Alliance for Human Rights in Afghanistan reminded the international community of its obligations to uphold and protect the right to seek asylum, the right to life and other fundamental human rights of Afghan refugees under th
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Unidentified Tibetan monk self-immolates in protest against religious crac
Updated : 4 days, 22 hours ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 20 (ANI): As Tibetans continue to face human rights violations under Chinese President Xi Jinping's policies, an unidentified Tibetan monk self-immolated in front of a portrait of the exiled leader Dalai Lama here.
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China vows to root out political opposition by arresting human rights acti
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Beijing [China], June 16 (ANI): In yet another escalation in China's crackdown on human rights, the country is violating the right of the detained activists accused of "subversion of state power" in carrying out the legal procedures to defend themselves.
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Afghanistan facing 'the darkest moments' in a generation
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 16 (ANI): The UN rights chief has raised concerns about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, stating that its people are experiencing some of "the darkest moments" in a generation.
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Taliban arrest Panjshiri journalist in Kabul
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 11 (ANI): The Taliban have arrested a Panjshiri journalist in Kabul while he was doing his job, local media reported amid the growing incident of human rights violations in the country.
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UN experts urge China for 'full access' amid human rights concerns
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): Ahead of the Human Rights Council meeting, a group of UN experts have urged the Chinese government to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access to independent experts to report on the treatment being meted out to the ethn
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European Parliament calls for sanctions on Chinese officials for Xinjiang
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 10 (ANI): An overwhelming majority of the European Parliament (EP) adopted its strongest language yet concerning the ongoing gross human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province, citing "crimes against humanity and serious risk of genocide".
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Uyghur group hails recognition of China's human rights violations by Europ
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress (WUC) applauds the passing of a resolution in the European Parliament on Thursday by an overwhelming majority, which recognises that the Chinese government's systemic human rights violations against the Uyghur people in East Turkistan "am
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China trying to erase history, threaten human rights: Blinken on 33rd anni
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Commemorating the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre where the Chinese government carried out mass killings of pro-democracy demonstrators, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said that despite attempts to eradicate history, the US continues to promot
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US 'smears' our normal cooperation with Pacific nations: China
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI): China on Wednesday opposed the recent US-New Zealand joint statement, saying it "distorts and smears" the country's normal cooperation with Pacific Island nations and "deliberately hypes" up the issues in the South China Sea.
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