Ahead of the Human Rights Council meeting, a group of UN experts have urged the Chinese government to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access to independent experts to report on the treatment being meted out to the ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang and Tibet. “Cooperation includes allowing visits by UN […]
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Human rights body airs concern over Afghan refugees’ torture in Iran
As blatant human rights violation continues to take place in Iran against the Afghan refugees, Samira Hamidi, Amnesty International’s campaigner, expressed concern over the recent torture and called it inhumane. According to Khaama Press, Samira Hamidi, while speaking to Radio Free Afghanistan, said, “Iran’s border guards force Afghan refugees by […]
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Human rights ‘guardians’ look away Tibetans’ self-immolations
While there is a spate of incidents of self-immolations by Tibetans in protest against the Chinese colonial rule, a complete silence among world governments puts a question mark on the global community’s commitment to human rights and the ‘rule of law’. Tibet Press reported that March 27 this year marked the […]
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Human rights in Myanmar face ‘profound crisis’
Amidst a “profound crisis” facing access to basic human rights in Myanmar, the UN’s top rights official on Monday said that hundreds of localized armed resistance groups have now formed across the country, triggering “widespread violence in areas that were previously stable”. High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the 49th session of the Human […]
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Human rights organisations raise concerns over two TV reporters detained in Afghanistan
The European Union, Amnesty International and UNAMA have called upon the Taliban to provide information about the case of two Ariana News reporters arrested on Monday. The Free Speech Hub, an organization supporting open media in Afghanistan, in a statement said that the two reporters–Aslam Hejab and Waris Hasrat–were arrested by the Taliban on Monday and so far the […]