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    United Nations Human Rights Council News

    Pakistan slammed over ‘human rights violation’ in Balochistan at UNHRC session

    The Japanese activist urged the UNHRC to take concrete steps, including pressuring Pakistan to ratify international conventions related to enforced disappearances and indigenous rights.
    World News
    Published 163 days ago

    Oxford students praise India's inclusive education at UNHRC

    Oxford students praise India's inclusive education at UNHRC
    Education
    Updated 177 days ago

    Pakistan accused at UN of using blasphemy laws to oppress communities

    Global Human Rights Defence representative said that at least 53 individuals are currently on death row for blasphemy-related charges in Pakistan.
    World News
    Updated 342 days ago

    Bombing their own: India slams Pak after civilians killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    Kshitij Tyagi, Counsellor at India’s Permanent Mission, speaking at the 60th Session of the UNHRC in Geneva on Tuesday.
    India News
    Published 344 days ago

    Meet Kshitij Tyagi, Indian diplomat who slammed Pakistan over Kashmir at UN

    Kshitij Tyagi joined the Permanent Mission of India to the UN in 2024.
    India News
    Published 553 days ago

    UN human rights body calls for accountability for possible Israeli war crimes

    This handout picture released by the Israeli army on April 4, 2024 shows Israeli troops operating in the Gaza Strip amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
    World News
    Published 881 days ago

    BJP MLA slams Cong over ‘silence’ on Hamas-Israel conflict

    Rajeshwar Singh (File photo)
    Cities
    Updated 1059 days ago

    UNHRC condemns Sweden Quran burnings, India votes in favour of OIC resolution

    Activists and supporters of Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) party take part in an anti-Sweden demonstration in Karachi as they protest against the burning of the Koran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world.
    World News
    Updated 1149 days ago

    Iran holds ‘headless mannequin’ fashion show before UNHRC's Mahsa Amini hearing

    Iran holds fashion show with headless mannequins
    World News
    Updated 1156 days ago

    World Day Against Child Labour 2023: Date, theme, history and significance

    A child labourer works at a brick kiln on a hot summer day [Reference Image].
    Lifestyle
    Updated 1179 days ago

    Last ship to leave Ukraine as fate of Black Sea grain deal in Russia's hands

    Vessels are seen as they wait for inspection under United Nation's Black Sea Grain Initiative in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.
    World News
    Updated 1205 days ago

    UNHRC passes resolution on human rights abuses in Sudan amid worsening conflict

    FILE PHOTO: Smoke is seen rising from buildings during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan. April 2 (REUTERS)
    World News
    Published 1210 days ago

    Austria's Volker Turk set to become next UN human rights chief

    Volker Turk: Volker Turk is set to become the next High Commissioner for Human Rights.
    World News
    Published 1455 days ago

    Austria's Volker Turk proposed to be next UN human rights chief: 5 points

    Volker Turk: Volker Turk is the proposed next High Commissioner for Human Rights.
    World News
    Published 1456 days ago

    Kidnapped Congo woman forced to cook, eat human flesh twice: Rights group to UN 

    Congo's army has been locked in heavy fighting since late May with the M23 rebel group, which is waging its most sustained offensive since a 2012-2013 insurrection that seized vast swathes of territory.
    World News
    Updated 1526 days ago

    International Albinism Awareness Day 2022: Date, history, significance, theme

    International Albinism Awareness Day 2022: Know all about its date, history, significance, theme 
    Lifestyle
    Updated 1544 days ago

    UN rights chief says China trip not for probe, Xinjiang meetings ‘unsupervised’

    This file handout image taken and released by the Office of the OHCHR shows a screen of UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet attending a virtual meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, in Guangzhou.
    World News
    Updated 1559 days ago

    Seychelles sees spike in Russian tourists even as Archipelago pans Putin’s war

    Seychelles sees spike in Russian tourists even as Archipelago pans Putin’s war 
    Lifestyle
    Updated 1560 days ago

    At UNHRC meet, India explains its ‘consistent’ position on Ukraine war

    TOPSHOT - Ukrainians stage a protest outside of the United Nations Office during special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the war in Ukraine, in Geneva on May 12, 2022. - Ukraine slams what it calls the "sheer horror" and "pure evil" being inflicted on their country by Russian forces as the United Nations Human Rights Council holds an extraordinary session on Ukraine. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
    India News
    Updated 1575 days ago

    ‘New political show’: Russia says will not attend UNHRC session on Ukraine

    Trees and apartments are damaged by the impact of a missile explosion in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. (AFP)
    World News
    Published 1577 days ago

    UN approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial

    This February/March 1945 file photo shows the entry to the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, with snow-covered rail tracks leading to the camp. 
    World News
    Published 1686 days ago

    In uncontested election, US wins back seat at UN Human Rights Council

    A session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva last year. 
    World News
    Published 1784 days ago

    India abstains from voting on UNHRC resolution to probe Gaza conflict

    According to official details, India abstained from voting together with 13 other member nations of the grouping
    World News
    Published 1924 days ago

    News updates from HT: Google favours preserving work permit for H1B spouses

    Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday said that it is leading nearly 30 companies and trade organisations to oppose a lawsuit that seeks to stop thousands of spouses of foreign workers on H-1B visa from working in the United States. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
    India News
    Updated 1938 days ago

    3 UN peacekeepers 'gravely wounded' in a rocket attack in Mali

    Olivier Salgado, the spokesman for the UN's MINUSMA mission in Mali, said the attack took place on a base in Tessalit -- in the north -- which houses Malian soldiers, UN peacekeepers and French troops.
    World News
    Updated 1956 days ago

    'Deep concern': UN condemns violence against Myanmar protesters and deaths

    According to Myanmar’s Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, as of Wednesday, some 2,729 people have been arrested, charged or sentenced since the coup and an estimated 536 have been killed.
    World News
    Updated 1980 days ago

    UN says refugees face long 'struggle' for getting vaccinated against Covid-19

    The UNHCR is seeking $455 million (382 million euros) to tackle the additional problems posed in protecting refugees from the effects of the pandemic.
    World News
    Published 1995 days ago

    UN rights chief decries violations in China's Xinjiang, hopes for visit

    FILE PHOTO: Security guards stand at the gates of what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Huocheng County in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 3, 2018.REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
    World News
    Published 2015 days ago

    ‘Patron of terror’: India hits out at Pakistan at United Nations

    Referring to the 2019 decision to scrap the special status of J&K, Pujani said: “We reiterate that the entire union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral and inalienable part of India."
    India News
    Published 2016 days ago

    ‘Covid-19 crisis has a woman’s face’: UN chief

    U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the media during a joint news conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas after a meeting in Berlin, Germany, December 17, 2020. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
    World News
    Published 2019 days ago
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