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Pak "Rarely" Punished Officials Violating Human Rights: US Report
Pakistan faces a range of significant human rights challenges, including unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, harsh prison conditions, arbitrary detention, and restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, a US report noted.
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France Opens Torture Case Against Interpol's UAE President: Sources
French authorities have opened a case against Interpol president Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of UAE over accusations of torture and arbitrary detention filed by two Britons who were detained in the country.
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UN Panel's Conclusions On Chopper Case Accused Christian Michel Based On Limited Info: Centre
Rejecting the opinion of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calling for immediate release of AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case accused British national Christian Michel, India on Friday said the conclusions drawn by the UN panel are based on limited information, biased allegations and an inaccurate understanding of its criminal justice sy...
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China Denies Report It May Detain Americans, Says US Mistreats Its Scholars
China denied on Monday that foreign nationals are under threat of arbitrary detention, following a newspaper report that Beijing had warned Washington it might arrest Americans in China.
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China Warns Students In US To "Be On Guard" Over "Arbitrary Interrogations"
China on Wednesday urged its citizens studying in the United States to "be on guard" for arbitrary interrogations and detention, hours after Washington ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston.
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US Warns Citizens Of High Detention Risk In China Without Consular Access
The US State Department warned American citizens on Saturday to "exercise increased caution" in China due to heightened risk of arbitrary law enforcement including detention and a ban from exiting the country.
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Australia Warns Of "Arbitrary Detention" In China
Australia warned its citizens Tuesday they could face "arbitrary detention" if they travel to China, the latest sign of growing tensions between the two nations.
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Iran Warns Citizens Against Visiting US, Issues Travel Advisory
Iran warned its citizens, particularly scientists, on Tuesday not to visit America, saying Iranians there were subjected to arbitrary and lengthy detention in inhuman conditions.
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Ex-Nissan Chief Ghosn Rearrested In Tokyo
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn was rearrested early Thursday in Tokyo on fresh financial misconduct allegations, with the auto tycoon slamming his detention as "outrageous and arbitrary".
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Saudi Detains "Thousands" For Months Without Trial: Human Rights Watch
Saudi Arabia has detained thousands of people for up to a decade without trial, Human Rights Watch said Sunday, slamming the country's powerful crown prince for the "arbitrary detentions".
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Britain Says To Challenge UN Panel Opinion On Julian Assange, Plans To Arrest Him
Britain today said it would contest a United Nations panel opinion that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was a victim of arbitrary detention and said the computer hacker would be arrested if he left the embassy.
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Wikileaks' Julian Assange 'Arbitrarily Detained' In Ecuador's London Embassy, UN Panel To Say
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's three-and-a-half-year stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to avoid rape investigation in Sweden amounts to 'arbitrary detention', a United Nations panel will rule on Friday.
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UN Body Calls Detention of Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim 'Arbitrary'
A UN body has determined that former Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been jailed illegally and called for his immediate release, according to a copy of the opinion released today by his family.
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'Some Good Things' Happened During Emergency: Manmohan Singh
The Emergency came as a surprise to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who saw an atmosphere of fear in the country during which there were many "arbitrary arrests and detentions", says a new book on him by his daughter.
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Abductions on Rise in Rebel-Held Eastern Ukraine
From international observers and journalists to pro-Ukrainian activists, priests and ordinary citizens, cases of arbitrary detention and abductions are on the rise in the areas of eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian rebels.
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Pak "Rarely" Punished Officials Violating Human Rights: US Report
Pakistan faces a range of significant human rights challenges, including unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, harsh prison conditions, arbitrary detention, and restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, a US report noted.
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France Opens Torture Case Against Interpol's UAE President: Sources
French authorities have opened a case against Interpol president Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of UAE over accusations of torture and arbitrary detention filed by two Britons who were detained in the country.
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UN Panel's Conclusions On Chopper Case Accused Christian Michel Based On Limited Info: Centre
Rejecting the opinion of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calling for immediate release of AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case accused British national Christian Michel, India on Friday said the conclusions drawn by the UN panel are based on limited information, biased allegations and an inaccurate understanding of its criminal justice sy...
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China Denies Report It May Detain Americans, Says US Mistreats Its Scholars
China denied on Monday that foreign nationals are under threat of arbitrary detention, following a newspaper report that Beijing had warned Washington it might arrest Americans in China.
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China Warns Students In US To "Be On Guard" Over "Arbitrary Interrogations"
China on Wednesday urged its citizens studying in the United States to "be on guard" for arbitrary interrogations and detention, hours after Washington ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston.
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US Warns Citizens Of High Detention Risk In China Without Consular Access
The US State Department warned American citizens on Saturday to "exercise increased caution" in China due to heightened risk of arbitrary law enforcement including detention and a ban from exiting the country.
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Australia Warns Of "Arbitrary Detention" In China
Australia warned its citizens Tuesday they could face "arbitrary detention" if they travel to China, the latest sign of growing tensions between the two nations.
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Iran Warns Citizens Against Visiting US, Issues Travel Advisory
Iran warned its citizens, particularly scientists, on Tuesday not to visit America, saying Iranians there were subjected to arbitrary and lengthy detention in inhuman conditions.
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Ex-Nissan Chief Ghosn Rearrested In Tokyo
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn was rearrested early Thursday in Tokyo on fresh financial misconduct allegations, with the auto tycoon slamming his detention as "outrageous and arbitrary".
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Saudi Detains "Thousands" For Months Without Trial: Human Rights Watch
Saudi Arabia has detained thousands of people for up to a decade without trial, Human Rights Watch said Sunday, slamming the country's powerful crown prince for the "arbitrary detentions".
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Britain Says To Challenge UN Panel Opinion On Julian Assange, Plans To Arrest Him
Britain today said it would contest a United Nations panel opinion that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was a victim of arbitrary detention and said the computer hacker would be arrested if he left the embassy.
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Wikileaks' Julian Assange 'Arbitrarily Detained' In Ecuador's London Embassy, UN Panel To Say
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's three-and-a-half-year stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to avoid rape investigation in Sweden amounts to 'arbitrary detention', a United Nations panel will rule on Friday.
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UN Body Calls Detention of Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim 'Arbitrary'
A UN body has determined that former Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been jailed illegally and called for his immediate release, according to a copy of the opinion released today by his family.
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'Some Good Things' Happened During Emergency: Manmohan Singh
The Emergency came as a surprise to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who saw an atmosphere of fear in the country during which there were many "arbitrary arrests and detentions", says a new book on him by his daughter.
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Abductions on Rise in Rebel-Held Eastern Ukraine
From international observers and journalists to pro-Ukrainian activists, priests and ordinary citizens, cases of arbitrary detention and abductions are on the rise in the areas of eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian rebels.
