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Beijing: Chinese authorities have confirmed the criminal detention of 12 Hong Kong residents who are accused of attempting to travel illegally to Taiwan by boat last month,media reports said. more
I am concerned about Uyghurs in China: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Geneva: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday expressed her concern over the way Uyghurs are treated in the Xinjiang region by China.

Iran: ‘Secret execution’ of champion wrestler ‘deeply disturbing’, UN rights experts

New York: A group of five independent UN human rights experts have strongly condemned the summary execution in Iran on Saturday of a former champion wrestler convicted of murdering a secu ...

Journalism under fire: UNESCO raises alarm over surge of attacks on media workers covering protests

New York: Clampdowns on the media have increased sharply in 2020, the UN cultural agency said on Monday, highlighting 21 protests around the world this year in which State security forces ...

Guterres condemns killing of journalists, following beheading of Mexican crime reporter

New York: Following the gruesome death of a Mexican journalist specializing in crime reporting, who was found beheaded on Wednesday, UN chief António Guterres has issued a statemen ...

AISHF writes to UN chief, expresses concern over rising attacks on Shia Muslims in Pakistan

New Delhi:   The All India Shia Husaini Fund (AISHF) has written to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres where the body has expressed concern over the rising i ...

US State Dept releases webpage highlighting China's atrocities on Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Washignton: The US State Department has released a new webpage that illustrates the Chinese Communist Party's abuses perpetrated against Uyghurs and members of other minority groups i ...

AISHF writes to UN chief, expresses concern over rising attacks on Shia Muslims in Pakistan

New Delhi:   The All India Shia Husaini Fund (AISHF) has written to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres where the body has expressed concern over the rising i ...

AISHF writes to UN chief, expresses concern over rising attacks on Shia Muslims in Pakistan

New Delhi:   The All India Shia Husaini Fund (AISHF) has written to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres where the body has expressed concern over the rising i ...

Pakistan rape: Amnesty International criticises country's criminal justice system, lends support to protestors

London: Global human rights watchdog Amnesty International has come down hard on the Pakistani judicial system while supporting protestors demanding better safety for women in the country ...