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At least one Syrian soldier killed in coalition strike: monitor
The Britain-based monitor said the bombing raid targeted a Syrian government position in a desert area in Homs
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Russia calls out US 'cynicism' for rights council pullout
Maria Zakharova Russian Foreign Minister is charging US to refuse existence of serious human rights problems at home
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US quits UN human rights body, citing bias vs Israel, alarming critics
US Ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley calls UN Human Rights Council, a hypocritical and self-serving body
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Eleven killed in Nicaragua protests, including attack on Mother's Day march
Nicaraguan Human Rights Center say six people were killed in the capital of Managua
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US religious freedom panel eyes Pakistan with worry
Recommends Trump admin to declare it as ‘country of special concern’
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Saudi Cabinet approves measure criminalizing sexual harassment
Latest reforms by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are initiated in a bid to modernize the deeply conservative kingdom
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Humanitarian black holes
The rights of the individual are not automatically suspended once they enter police custody
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The borderlands
True integration requires the people of Fata to discard the yoke of Rewaj in favour of basic human rights
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90 mutilated bodies found in Balochistan in 2017: HRCP
Spokesperson says 545 people extra-judicially killed, 350 cases of violence against women reported
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Saudis step up arrests of women's rights advocates, campaigners say
Amnesty International confirms around 10 Saudi women rights activist have been arrested
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Egypt detains socialist activist, lawyers say
Haitham Mohamedeen leftist lawyer was taken from his home
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Amnesty slams death penalty for raped Sudanese teenager
Noura Hussein Hammad was handed a death sentence by a Sudanese court for killing the man who raped her
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Abuse of power: NCHR to probe police torture
Cases of torture uncovered after analysing reports of District Standing Medical Board
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Deadly Nicaragua protests subside as talks mooted
Rights group Nicaraguan Centre for Human Rights said 34 people had died in the demonstrations
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China slams US as 'self-styled human rights judge' in retaliatory report
Report issued in response to Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017 released by Washington
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Pressure grows on Nicaragua's Ortega as protest toll hits 27
Students leading the protests vowed to keep up their demonstrations
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A backhanded compliment
The last people to hand anything resembling a gratis feed to Pakistan are the Americans
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Civilian authorities in Pakistan maintain effective control over security forces, says US govt report
State Department study admits government made gains against terrorists in 2017
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HRCP slams ‘burglary-style raid’ on editor’s house
Claims that the two culprits were no ordinary thieves
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NCSW appointment: Women body still headless
Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Human Rights Mir calls govt to speed up process of appointing chairperson
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Human rights in textbooks: SHC seeks explanation of chief, education secretaries over non-compliance of its order
Bench wants an explanation by May 16
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Despite having power, president summarily rejects clemency petitions
Top human rights officials call for reforms in process to bring it in line with international obligations
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Kudos to Pakistan
As a Pakistani, it was important for me to show the Afghans what the real Pakistan is
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Turkish-backed rebels advance on Kurdish-held Syrian town
Pro-Ankara fighters seen taking heavy machine guns and ammunition from the base
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Syria's Eastern Ghouta: 18 days under attack
The onslaught has since taken more than 50 per cent of Eastern Ghouta and killed some 850 civilians
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Thousands of Pakistanis detained and sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia: Report
Sixty-six Pakistanis were beheaded in Saudi Arabia between 2014 and 2017 report says
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Strikes hit Syria's battered Ghouta as death toll hits 800
Human Rights observatory says, 805 civilians including 178 children have been killed
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Media under official scrutiny ahead of Egypt poll
Much of the domestic media is seen as generally pliant, and criticism of Sisi is rare
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Human rights seminar: FATA reforms discussed
Hidayatullah Khan says,people of Fata had suffered a lot
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Death of Chinese rights lawyer raises suspicions
China has vowed to tackle problems of forced confessions, physical abuse and torture
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Amnesty International decries 'intensifying' crackdown on freedom of expression in Pakistan
Annual report criticises authorities on enforced disappearances, hails 'historic' legislation on transgender rights
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Amnesty slams Trump-led 'politics of hate' worldwide
Report accuses governments of exploiting national security concerns "to reconfigure state, individual balance"
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Rights activists urge govt to curb child abuse
Demand creation of child protection centres in all districts
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Human rights violation victims to get legal aid
Aziz asks rights ministry to set up cells with the help of bar associations
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International moot on Human Rights concludes
Rehman Malik expresses concern over not including issue of Kashmir in the agenda
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Human rights reforms: Former CJP stresses UN improvements
Ratifying the Rome Statute is the only way of preventing impunity
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Pakistan promotes importance of human rights: official
Moot to outline steps for protecting marginalised communities
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Talking heads: Human rights moot due in capital
The international conference would be focused on three themes
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Under bombs, Syria rescuers forced to save their own
Residents turn rescuers to save family, friends and neighbours pinned underground after bombardment in Syria
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Fate of five death row prisoners hangs in the balance as nation bids farewell to Asma
The human rights lawyer had challenged capital punishment handed out by military courts
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Thousands bid adieu to Asma Jahangir
Massive crowd gathered for funeral prayers at Gaddafi stadium to pay their final respects
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Top court’s basic rights crackdown
The country cannot survive on international donations and continue erecting subsidised public hospitals
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Heart of gold: The Asma Jahangir few knew
Top lawyers reveal lesser known stories about their activist colleague and her heart of gold
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Death toll tops 220 in four-day regime assault on Syria rebel enclave
'From 2011 until now, there has never been the level of bombardment we've seen in the last 96 hours'
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Pakistan set to host its first ever international conference on human rights
Ministry official says conference aims to promote soft image of Pakistan to the world
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It takes dictators to produce writers like Munnu Bhai
Civil society journalists, writers and friends paid glowing tributes to late Muneer Ahmed Qureshi
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Human rights: Senate panel to discuss extrajudicial incidents in Karachi
Senator urges govt to take up Pakistani prisoner issue with Indonesian president
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Minority affairs: Human rights protection a ‘priority’
Minister expressed these views in a meeting with newly elected coordinator of HR&MA
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Ouster of Sharif triggered turmoil, instability, says HRW Report 2018
Paints a bleak picture of human rights situation during the previous year
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Enforced disappearances a tool to silence dissent in Pakistan: HRW
Human Rights Watch releases annual World Report 2017