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Pakistan welcomes UN rights office's report on Jammu and Kashmir, says situation in PoK not same as Gilgit-Baltistan
• 6 years agoPakistan on Monday welcomed the UN rights office's report on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
UN report claims that India, Pakistan failed to improve situation in Kashmir, MEA terms it 'false and motivated narrative'
• 6 years agoThe UN claimed on Monday that India and Pakistan have failed to improve the situation in Kashmir and have not taken any concrete steps to address the concerns raised in an earlier report.
UN rights experts condemn Julian Assange's arrest, warns of 'grave consequences' in case of extradition to US
• 6 years agoBritish police, acting on behalf of Washington, arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at Ecuador's embassy in London after Quito terminated the diplomatic protection he had held for nearly seven years
Caster Semenya vs IAAF: UN Human Rights Council condemns athletics body's attempts to regulate testosterone levels in female athletes
• 6 years agoDouble Olympic champion Semenya, who has dominated the women's 800 metres over the last decade, has filed a challenge against the IAAF at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
International Olympic Committee to set up Human Rights panel to advise on issues including transgender athletes
• 6 years agoThe Olympic panel will be chaired by former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein and will include six to nine additional members to be named next year.
Bangladesh photographer Shahidul Alam, arrested during student protests, denied bail again
• 7 years agoShahidul Alam was arrested forballegedly violating Bangladesh's internet laws, enacted in 2006 and sharpened in 2013.
UN report on Kashmir: Outgoing chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein lacks moral authority to speak on human rights
Sreemoy Talukdar • 7 years agoThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' report on Kashmir is fallacious and irresponsible, and further erodes the credibility of the United Nations.
Terrorism most fundamental violation of human rights: India responds to Pakistan's claims on Kashmir situation at UNHRC
Ians • 7 years agoIndia on Thursday strongly protested UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein's comments on the Kashmir situation in his annual report
Rohingya crisis: Lack of toilets, water pumps complicating refugee situation in Bangladesh, says UN report
Ians • 7 years agoThe lack of toilets and well-maintained manual water pumps have complicated the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh, according to a UN report.
Rohingya crisis: 537,000 refugees in Bangladesh fleeing Myanmar violence, says UN
Ians • 8 years agoThe United Nations has raised the number of newly arrived Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh fleeing violence in Myanmar to 537,000.