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‘Troubled’: Top UN official on arrests of pro-Palestinian protestors in US
United Nations: The UN’s top human rights official has voiced concern over “heavy-handed steps” taken to disperse and dismantle pro-Palestinian protests across university campuses in the US, just hours before the New…
- Middle East
India voices grave convern over situation in Palestine
United Nations: Voicing grave concern over the situation in Palestine, India on Thursday said there is an immediate need for a sustainable humanitarian corridor to provide relief and underlined that the conflict…
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India hits out at Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue at UNHRC
United Nations/Geneva: In a strong retort to debt-trapped Pakistan after it raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council, India has said it cannot pay any attention…
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UNHRC passes resolution brought by Pakistan against desecration of Quran
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution on Wednesday, strongly rejecting and condemning recent acts of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. The resolution garnered support from 28…
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India strongly rejects Quran desecration, votes against such acts in UNHRC
United Nations: India on Wednesday voted in favour of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council that condemns and strongly rejects recent “public and premeditated” acts of desecration of…
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World does not need lessons on democracy and human rights from Pakistan: India at UNHRC
Geneva: India on Thursday said the world does not need lessons on democracy and human rights from Pakistan whose contribution as a leading exporter of terror and violence is unparalleled and where terrorists…
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Taliban condemn UN official’s ‘disrespectful’ statement about Islamic penal code
Kabul: The spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Zabihullah Mujahid took to Twitter on Saturday to condemn a statement by a UN official as “disrespectful” to Islam, local media reported. A…
- Middle East
UN Human Rights Council to discuss situation in Iran
The UN Human Rights Council on Monday said it would hold a special session to discuss the crackdown on protestors in Iran which has left hundreds dead. The UNHRC will conduct a…
- India
CAA takes into account historical context, current ground realities: India to UNHRC
United Nations/Geneva: India on Thursday told the UN Human Rights Council that its Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is a limited and focused legislation that reaffirms the country’s commitment to the welfare of…
- India
Anti-Uyghur Muslim crackdown: China silent on India’s abstention in UNHRC vote
Beijing: China on Saturday maintained silence on India’s abstention at the voting at the UNHRC on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, but defended its crackdown against Uyghur Muslims, saying it was…
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Oppn slams govt for abstaining on China’s Muslim Uyghur treatment
New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Friday criticised the government for abstaining from voting on a draft resolution in the UN Human Rights Council on holding a debate on the human rights situation…
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Sri Lanka to oppose new rights resolution at UNHRC
Colombo: Sri Lanka will oppose a new resolution on its human rights accountability, especially an external investigation mechanism, at the UN Human Rights Council session getting underway this week, Foreign Minister Ali…
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At UNHRC, India flags deteriorating rights situation in Ukraine
Geneva: Expressing deep concern at the recent developments in Ukraine, India on Thursday again raised concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in the country stemming from the Russian aggression and supported…
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Russia won’t participate in special session of UNHRC on Ukraine
Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Russia has chosen not to participate in an upcoming special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Ukraine, calling the event…
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Biden ‘applauds’ Russia’s suspension from Human Rights Council
Washington: US President Joe Biden announced that he “applauds the overwhelming vote” by the UN General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council in the wake of Moscow’s ongoing war on…
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