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Can Help With Racism, Xenophobia: India Jabs Switzerland Over Minority Remark
India has issued a rebuttal to Switzerland at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), describing comments made by the Swiss delegation on the treatment of minorities in India as "surprising, shallow, and ill-informed."
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At UN Security Council, India Exposes Pak For Terrorism, Child Rights Abuses
India has strongly rejected what it described as Pakistan's "nefarious agenda" at the UNSC, accusing Islamabad of attempting to deflect attention from its own human rights violations and state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
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"Pakistan In No Position To Lecture Anyone": India At UN
India on Thursday launched a scathing critique of Pakistan at the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), describing the country as a "failed state" that relies on international aid to survive.
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A Failed State Surviving On International Handouts: India Slams Pak At UN
At the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of UN Human Rights Council, India said that Pakistan was a failed state surviving on international handouts.
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"In Light Of Ongoing...": Israel Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council
Israel has informed the United Nations Human Rights Council that it will follow the United States in withdrawing its participation, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday.
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After US, Israel Halts Participation In UN Human Rights Council
A day after US President Trump announced America's withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Sa'ar, said on Wednesday that Israel would also join the US in its decision not to participate in the UNHRC.
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Donald Trump Halts US Involvement With UN Rights Body Over "Anti-American Bias"
US President Donald Trump has ordered an end to America's engagement with several UN agencies, including the Human Rights Council while initiating a comprehensive assessment of US financial assistance to the multinational organisation.
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"Take Necessary Action": Pawan Kalyan's Appeal To UN To Protect Minorities In Bangladesh
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council to protect minorities in Bangladesh in the wake of widespread anarchy, following the fall of the government there.
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UN Probe Flags "Crimes Against Humanity" In Gaza, Israel Rejects Findings
Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, a U.N. inquiry found on Wednesday, saying that Israel's actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses.
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"UN Should Be Denouncing": Whistleblower On "Special Favours" To China
An ex-employee of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has claimed the OHCHR "secretly provided China with advance information" about activists attending the Human Rights Council meetings.
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"The Anatomy Of A Genocide": UN Expert Calls For Arms Embargo On Israel
A United Nations expert told the global body's Human Rights Council on Tuesday that she believed that Israel's military campaign in Gaza since Oct. 7 amounted to genocide and called on countries to immediately impose sanctions and an arms embargo.
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Who Is Anupama Singh, IFS Officer Who Gave A Fitting Reply To Pak In UN
Anupama Singh, India's first secretary, stood firm at the 55th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), countering Pakistan's recent allegations regarding Jammu and Kashmir.
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Taliban Calls UN Special Envoy For Human Rights In Afghanistan Unnecessary
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Saturday criticised the UN Security Council's plan for a special envoy to promote gender and human rights in the country as "unnecessary".
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China Opposes UN Security Council Meeting On North Korea Rights
China opposes a planned United Nations Security Council meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea because it will only "intensify confrontation and antagonism," a spokesperson for China's U.N. mission in New York said on Monday.
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India Abstains From UN Vote On Resolution Extending Probe Into Ukraine War
India has abstained from voting on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution for an extension of the mandate of the investigation into alleged war crimes by a year.
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Can Help With Racism, Xenophobia: India Jabs Switzerland Over Minority Remark
India has issued a rebuttal to Switzerland at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), describing comments made by the Swiss delegation on the treatment of minorities in India as "surprising, shallow, and ill-informed."
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At UN Security Council, India Exposes Pak For Terrorism, Child Rights Abuses
India has strongly rejected what it described as Pakistan's "nefarious agenda" at the UNSC, accusing Islamabad of attempting to deflect attention from its own human rights violations and state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
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"Pakistan In No Position To Lecture Anyone": India At UN
India on Thursday launched a scathing critique of Pakistan at the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), describing the country as a "failed state" that relies on international aid to survive.
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A Failed State Surviving On International Handouts: India Slams Pak At UN
At the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of UN Human Rights Council, India said that Pakistan was a failed state surviving on international handouts.
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"In Light Of Ongoing...": Israel Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council
Israel has informed the United Nations Human Rights Council that it will follow the United States in withdrawing its participation, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday.
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After US, Israel Halts Participation In UN Human Rights Council
A day after US President Trump announced America's withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Sa'ar, said on Wednesday that Israel would also join the US in its decision not to participate in the UNHRC.
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Donald Trump Halts US Involvement With UN Rights Body Over "Anti-American Bias"
US President Donald Trump has ordered an end to America's engagement with several UN agencies, including the Human Rights Council while initiating a comprehensive assessment of US financial assistance to the multinational organisation.
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"Take Necessary Action": Pawan Kalyan's Appeal To UN To Protect Minorities In Bangladesh
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council to protect minorities in Bangladesh in the wake of widespread anarchy, following the fall of the government there.
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UN Probe Flags "Crimes Against Humanity" In Gaza, Israel Rejects Findings
Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, a U.N. inquiry found on Wednesday, saying that Israel's actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses.
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"UN Should Be Denouncing": Whistleblower On "Special Favours" To China
An ex-employee of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has claimed the OHCHR "secretly provided China with advance information" about activists attending the Human Rights Council meetings.
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"The Anatomy Of A Genocide": UN Expert Calls For Arms Embargo On Israel
A United Nations expert told the global body's Human Rights Council on Tuesday that she believed that Israel's military campaign in Gaza since Oct. 7 amounted to genocide and called on countries to immediately impose sanctions and an arms embargo.
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Who Is Anupama Singh, IFS Officer Who Gave A Fitting Reply To Pak In UN
Anupama Singh, India's first secretary, stood firm at the 55th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), countering Pakistan's recent allegations regarding Jammu and Kashmir.
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Taliban Calls UN Special Envoy For Human Rights In Afghanistan Unnecessary
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Saturday criticised the UN Security Council's plan for a special envoy to promote gender and human rights in the country as "unnecessary".
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China Opposes UN Security Council Meeting On North Korea Rights
China opposes a planned United Nations Security Council meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea because it will only "intensify confrontation and antagonism," a spokesperson for China's U.N. mission in New York said on Monday.
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India Abstains From UN Vote On Resolution Extending Probe Into Ukraine War
India has abstained from voting on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution for an extension of the mandate of the investigation into alleged war crimes by a year.
