Uyghurs To Take Rights Case To Court Around Start Of Winter Olympics
China's treatment of its Uyghur minority could come before the courts in Argentina at about the same time that the...
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Tibetans Call For Boycott Of ’22 Beijing Games
Two Tibetan students chained themselves to the Olympic rings outside the Swiss headquarters of the International Olympic Committee on Saturday...
Sudan: Military Takeover Threatens Rights
Sudan’s military leaders responsible for the October 25, 2021 takeover should respect and protect the rights of all Sudanese people,...
Panjshir “In Control”, Say Taliban; Resistance Denies Claim
Three Taliban sources said the terror group had on Friday seized the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last province...
UN Human Rights Council To Hold Special Session On Af
The United Nations Human Rights Council announced on Tuesday it will hold a special session on Afghanistan on August 24...
Afghan Ambassador At UN: No Time For Blame Game
Afghanistan's U.N. ambassador says there is no time for blame game anymore. He is urging the Security Council and Secretary-General...
Herat Falls To Taliban As Blitz Continues
Afghan forces abandoned the country's third biggest city to the Taliban on Thursday, hours after insurgents seized a key district...
Swamy’s Death A Stain On India’s Human Rights Record: UN Expert
A UN human rights expert has said that she is devastated to hear about the demise of Jesuit priest Stan...
Nearly 200k Palestinians Need Health Aid After Gaza Conflict: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned of "staggering health needs" in the occupied Palestinian Territories after last month's...
On Eid, Xinjiang Imams Defend China Against US Criticism
Muslim leaders from the Xinjiang region rejected Western allegations that China is suppressing religious freedom, speaking at a reception on...
Police Clamp Curbs On Media Coverage Of Kashmir Gunbattles
Police in the Himalayan region of Kashmir have asked journalists to refrain from live coverage of gun battles with militants...
As Military Tightens Grip, Myanmar Faces Growing Isolation
Myanmar faced growing isolation on Thursday with increasingly limited internet services and its last private newspaper ceasing publication as the...
Myanmar Protesters Stage Rallies As Army Adopts Battle Tactics
Protesters took to the streets in several parts of Myanmar on Thursday, defying an increasingly brutal crackdown by security forces...
Mizoram Promises Food, Shelter To Families Fleeing Myanmar
The chief minister of a small Indian state into which a stream of refugees from Myanmar have entered in recent...
Rohingyas In Jammu Fear Deportation After Police Detain Over 150
Police have detained more than 150 Rohingya refugees found living illegally in Jammu and Kashmir and a process has begun...
Govt Blasts US Think Tank That Calls India Only ‘Partly Free’
India on Friday condemned a report by a U.S.-based think-tank that dropped its status from free to “partly free”, saying...
UN Envoy Calls For Action Against Myanmar Junta Over Bloodshed
The United Nations' special envoy on Myanmar called on the U.N. Security Council to take action against the ruling junta...
India Urged To Provide Refuge To Rohingya Adrift At Sea
Human Rights Watch and Rohingya Muslim refugees in India urged the government on Monday to provide refuge to 81 Rohingya...
India Slams Pakistan For ‘Baseless’ Propaganda
India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for misusing international platforms for "baseless and malicious propaganda" against it and said Islamabad would...
UN Rights Watchdog Raises Concerns About Dubai Princess
The U.N. human rights watchdog said on Friday it has asked the United Arab Emirates for more information about the...
Fresh Anti-Coup Protests In Myanmar After Internet Blackout
Myanmar's junta cut the nation's internet and deployed extra troops around the country on Monday as fears built of a...
Saudi Woman Activist Freed After Nearly 3 Years In Jail
Saudi authorities on Wednesday released prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after nearly three years in detention, her family said,...
Saudi Court Jails Women’s Rights Activist For Six Years
A Saudi court on Monday sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to nearly six years in prison, her family...
Human Rights Groups Join Lawsuit Against Spyware Vendor
A coalition of human rights groups on Wednesday joined Facebook’s lawsuit against Israeli spyware vendor NSO, alleging that the company...
Thai Protesters Call On King To Give Up Fortune
Thai protesters called on King Maha Vajiralongkorn to give up control of a royal fortune valued in the tens of...
