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UNHRC to consider call for halt to arm sales to Israel

If the text is adopted, it would mark the first time that the UN’s top rights body has taken a position on the bloodiest-ever Gaza war…reports Asian Lite News The UN Human

April 4, 2024

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India highlights Myanmar situation at UNHRC session

Highlighting India’s contribution, the Indian representative stressed that India has provided humanitarian assistance and continued without people-centric developmental projects in Myanmar despite facing challenges…reports Asian Lite News Permanent Representative of India to

September 27, 2023

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UNHRC Hails India’s Women’s Reservation Bill

This historic measure would constitutionally enshrine women’s representation in parliament…reports Asian Lite News The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has welcomed the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill

September 22, 2023

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Activist from Gilgit Baltistan raises human rights issues at UNHRC

The activist from Gilgit Baltistan also narrated the sufferings of locals who are forced to pay huge electricity bills…reports Asian Lite News A human rights activist from Gilgit Baltistan has highlighted coercive

September 17, 2023

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Afghan refugees stage protest in front of UNHRC office in Pakistan

Expressing concern over his uncertain future, Faizullah Turk, another Afghan refugee in Pakistan, said that they have been waiting for their cases to proceed for the past two to three years…reports Asian

July 26, 2023

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UNHRC concludes session with a clutch of resolutions

Its next session will be held from June 19 to July 14 this year…reports Asian Lite News The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has concluded its 52nd session, after adopting 43

April 5, 2023

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Global concerns on Afghan women expressed at UNHRC

The UN special rapporteur for Afghan human rights, Richard Bennett, in a report expressed concerns over the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan….reports Asian Lite News At the UN Human Rights

March 1, 2023

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India’s rights report to be reviewed by UNHRC panel

The session is being held at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva from November 7–18…reports Asian Lite News India’s National Report for the Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Cycle will

November 10, 2022

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Kashmiri terror victims address UNHRC event

Cross-border terrorism remains a core concern for India, moreover, Pakistan facilitates the movement of its proxies across the border with the only motive of creating terror in the minds of people…reports Asian

October 9, 2022

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Uyghurs call for global action, citing UN report on atrocities

The Uyghurs from 20 countries urged UNHRC to take up the issue in a Special Session or Urgent Debate with the aim of establishing a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to independently examine

September 1, 2022

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