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UN Warns Of "Far Reaching Consequences" Over Pak's Constitutional Amendments
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Friday that Pakistan's "hastily adopted constitutional amendments seriously undermine judicial independence".
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Baloch Activist Accuses Pak Military Of Genocide-Scale Repression In Balochistan
Baloch leader Mehran Marri has delivered a scathing indictment of Pakistan's human rights record in Balochistan, alleging widespread enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and arbitrary detentions.
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India Slams "Biased" Myanmar Rights Report On Pahalgam Attack At United Nations
At the 80th session of the UNGA, India called out "baseless and biased" remarks in a recent report on the human rights situation in Myanmar, even as it reiterated its commitment to peace, stability, and global disarmament.
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3 Baloch Civilians Forcibly Disappeared By Pakistani Forces
Several human rights organisations on Wednesday raised grave concerns after three Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan.
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Outrage After Sheikh Hasina's Aide Seen Handcuffed To Hospital Bed Before Death
The Muhammad Yunus government in Bangladesh is under fire for human rights violations after the death of a senior Awami League leader.
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'Lecture On Rights Deeply Ironic': India Debunks Pakistan's Propaganda At UN
India has slammed Pakistan's hypocrisy at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), saying it is "deeply ironic" that a nation with a record of minority persecution can lecture others on human rights.
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Russian Woman Found Living In Cave With Children In Karnataka Returns Home
A Russian woman who was found living in a cave in coastal Karnataka with her two minor daughters has returned to Russia, according to Vice-president of the Human Rights Defence Committee Ivan Melnikov.
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Iran Executed Over 1,000 People In 2025, Highest In 17 Years: NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.
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Pakistani Leader Alleges Authorities 'Disappearing' People In Balochistan
In a big statement, Pakistani politician Maulana Fazl-Ur-Rehman said that people are being disappeared and kidnapped by the country's authorities in Balochistan.
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North Korea Executes People For Sharing Foreign Films, TV Series: UN Report
North Korea has executed people for distributing foreign media, including television shows like popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, a U.N. human rights report said on Friday.
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North Korea Deepens Repression With More Surveillance, Executions: UN Report
Repression in North Korea has deepened across many areas, with heightened surveillance, expanded use of forced labour and more frequent executions, making it the most restrictive country in the world, a UN human rights report said on Friday.
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Pakistan Shamed At UN, Called "Another State Sponsor Of Terrorism"
Pakistan was humbled at the United Nations after a human rights lawyer - Hillel Neuer called out the country for state-sponsored terrorism. The meeting started with the discussion of recent Israeli strikes on Qatar.
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How Public Fury Toppled Leaders In Nepal, Sri Lanka And Bangladesh
The swelling wave of public anger first swept through the island nation of Sri Lanka in 2022 and ousted the president. Two years later, it erupted in Bangladesh as protesters toppled the ruling government.
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What's Behind Nepal's Protests: Economic Woes, Corruption, Digital Crackdown
Nepali youth, digitally savvy but bowed down by unemployment and limited opportunities, hit a breaking point this week, furious at an elderly ruling class they see as out of touch.
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Video: Syria Hospital Staff Forced To Kneel. One Who Rose Up Shot Dead
An undated video released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) shows the execution of employees of a hospital by fighters loyal to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government, reports Russian state-controlled media RT.
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UN Warns Of "Far Reaching Consequences" Over Pak's Constitutional Amendments
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Friday that Pakistan's "hastily adopted constitutional amendments seriously undermine judicial independence".
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Baloch Activist Accuses Pak Military Of Genocide-Scale Repression In Balochistan
Baloch leader Mehran Marri has delivered a scathing indictment of Pakistan's human rights record in Balochistan, alleging widespread enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and arbitrary detentions.
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India Slams "Biased" Myanmar Rights Report On Pahalgam Attack At United Nations
At the 80th session of the UNGA, India called out "baseless and biased" remarks in a recent report on the human rights situation in Myanmar, even as it reiterated its commitment to peace, stability, and global disarmament.
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3 Baloch Civilians Forcibly Disappeared By Pakistani Forces
Several human rights organisations on Wednesday raised grave concerns after three Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan.
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Outrage After Sheikh Hasina's Aide Seen Handcuffed To Hospital Bed Before Death
The Muhammad Yunus government in Bangladesh is under fire for human rights violations after the death of a senior Awami League leader.
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'Lecture On Rights Deeply Ironic': India Debunks Pakistan's Propaganda At UN
India has slammed Pakistan's hypocrisy at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), saying it is "deeply ironic" that a nation with a record of minority persecution can lecture others on human rights.
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Russian Woman Found Living In Cave With Children In Karnataka Returns Home
A Russian woman who was found living in a cave in coastal Karnataka with her two minor daughters has returned to Russia, according to Vice-president of the Human Rights Defence Committee Ivan Melnikov.
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Iran Executed Over 1,000 People In 2025, Highest In 17 Years: NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.
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Pakistani Leader Alleges Authorities 'Disappearing' People In Balochistan
In a big statement, Pakistani politician Maulana Fazl-Ur-Rehman said that people are being disappeared and kidnapped by the country's authorities in Balochistan.
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North Korea Executes People For Sharing Foreign Films, TV Series: UN Report
North Korea has executed people for distributing foreign media, including television shows like popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, a U.N. human rights report said on Friday.
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North Korea Deepens Repression With More Surveillance, Executions: UN Report
Repression in North Korea has deepened across many areas, with heightened surveillance, expanded use of forced labour and more frequent executions, making it the most restrictive country in the world, a UN human rights report said on Friday.
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Pakistan Shamed At UN, Called "Another State Sponsor Of Terrorism"
Pakistan was humbled at the United Nations after a human rights lawyer - Hillel Neuer called out the country for state-sponsored terrorism. The meeting started with the discussion of recent Israeli strikes on Qatar.
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How Public Fury Toppled Leaders In Nepal, Sri Lanka And Bangladesh
The swelling wave of public anger first swept through the island nation of Sri Lanka in 2022 and ousted the president. Two years later, it erupted in Bangladesh as protesters toppled the ruling government.
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What's Behind Nepal's Protests: Economic Woes, Corruption, Digital Crackdown
Nepali youth, digitally savvy but bowed down by unemployment and limited opportunities, hit a breaking point this week, furious at an elderly ruling class they see as out of touch.
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Video: Syria Hospital Staff Forced To Kneel. One Who Rose Up Shot Dead
An undated video released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) shows the execution of employees of a hospital by fighters loyal to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government, reports Russian state-controlled media RT.
