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Pak Court Dismisses Army's Case Against Lawyer For Comments On Army Chief
A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed a case filed by the Pakistan Armyagainst a prominent lawyer and human rights activist after she allegedly used abusive words against Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
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'What About Atrocities On Us?' Baloch Activists As Pak Raises J&K At UN
Pakistan's attempt to corner India on Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva wasstymied by Baloch activists, who spoke out against the atrocities unleashed by the Pakistani military in its own backyard, Balochistan.
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Prominent Indian-Origin Pakistani Politician BM Kutty Dies At 89
Prominent Indian-origin Pakistani politician and human rights activist B M Kutty died on Sunday in Karachi after a protracted illness.He was 89.
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Pakistani Activist Asma Jahangir Wins UN Human Rights Prize For 2018
Late lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir has been awarded the UN Human Rights Prize for 2018. Her daughter Munizae Jahangir received the prestigious award on behalf of her mother.
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India-Born Pakistani Poet Fahmida Riaz Dies. She Was 73
Fahmida Riaz, a well-known progressive Urdu writer, poet, human rights activist and feminist, worked with Radio Pakistan and BBC Urdu service (Radio).
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UN Chief Tribute To Pakistani Rights Activist Asma Jahangir
The United Nations Secretary-General has paid tribute to Pakistan's "human rights giant" Asma Jahangir following her death by cardiac arrest at the weekend, praising her courage in campaigns for justice and equality for all.
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Bollywood Mourns Death Of Pakistani Activist Asma Jahangir
The Indian film industry today mourned the death of Pakistan's renowned human rights lawyer and social activist, Asma Jahangir.
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Asma Jahangir, Champion Of Human Rights, Critic Of Pak Army, Dies At 66
Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, a family member said Sunday, in a blow to the country's embattled rights community. She was 66. The lawyer and former United Nations special rapporteur died of cardiac arrest, according to her sister
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Did Pakistani Security Agents Kidnap Bloggers To Make A Point?
In the space of a few days last month, five Pakistani bloggers - all known as left-leaning social-media activists - were abducted and vanished into unknown hands. After a domestic and international outcry, the missing men suddenly reappeared this month - safe and unharmed, but just as mysteriously.
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Missing Pakistani Activist Salman Haider 'Recovered' In Islamabad
Pakistani poet and activist Salman Haider who went missing from the country's capital Islamabad earlier this month, just days after four other human rights campaigners disappeared, has been found, local media reported on Saturday.
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Missing Pakistani Activist Salman Haider Returns Home
Prominent Pakistani academic and human rights activist Salman Haider, who went missing earlier this month from Islamabad, is "fine and safe" and has returned home, his brother Zeeshan Haider confirmed to Dawn.
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Pakistani Army Repeating Horrors Of 1971 In Balochistan: Baloch Activist
Asserting that history was repeating in itself, Farzana Majeed Baluch, a Baloch human rights activist, has said that human rights violations committed by Pakistan in Balochistan and the army targeting Baloch women was as bad as the torture and rape of women that took place during the Liberation War of 1971, which eventually led to the creation of a...
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Pakistani Human Rights Activist Shot Dead in Karachi
Gunmen shot dead a Pakistani human rights activist on Friday after she hosted a talk on the politics of Baluchistan province, where security forces are fighting a separatist insurgency, police and associates said.
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Humanity Itself is at Stake Here: 5 Quotes by Nobel Winner Kailash Satyarthi
Kailash Satyarthi, child's right activist, today won the Nobel Peace Prize. He shares the honour with Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating girls' right to education.
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Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai wins EU human rights prize
A Pakistani teenage activist shot in the head by the Taliban last year for campaigning for better rights for girls, won the European Union's annual human rights award on Thursday, beating fugitive U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden.
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Pak Court Dismisses Army's Case Against Lawyer For Comments On Army Chief
A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed a case filed by the Pakistan Armyagainst a prominent lawyer and human rights activist after she allegedly used abusive words against Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
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'What About Atrocities On Us?' Baloch Activists As Pak Raises J&K At UN
Pakistan's attempt to corner India on Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva wasstymied by Baloch activists, who spoke out against the atrocities unleashed by the Pakistani military in its own backyard, Balochistan.
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Prominent Indian-Origin Pakistani Politician BM Kutty Dies At 89
Prominent Indian-origin Pakistani politician and human rights activist B M Kutty died on Sunday in Karachi after a protracted illness.He was 89.
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Pakistani Activist Asma Jahangir Wins UN Human Rights Prize For 2018
Late lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir has been awarded the UN Human Rights Prize for 2018. Her daughter Munizae Jahangir received the prestigious award on behalf of her mother.
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India-Born Pakistani Poet Fahmida Riaz Dies. She Was 73
Fahmida Riaz, a well-known progressive Urdu writer, poet, human rights activist and feminist, worked with Radio Pakistan and BBC Urdu service (Radio).
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UN Chief Tribute To Pakistani Rights Activist Asma Jahangir
The United Nations Secretary-General has paid tribute to Pakistan's "human rights giant" Asma Jahangir following her death by cardiac arrest at the weekend, praising her courage in campaigns for justice and equality for all.
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Bollywood Mourns Death Of Pakistani Activist Asma Jahangir
The Indian film industry today mourned the death of Pakistan's renowned human rights lawyer and social activist, Asma Jahangir.
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Asma Jahangir, Champion Of Human Rights, Critic Of Pak Army, Dies At 66
Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, a family member said Sunday, in a blow to the country's embattled rights community. She was 66. The lawyer and former United Nations special rapporteur died of cardiac arrest, according to her sister
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Did Pakistani Security Agents Kidnap Bloggers To Make A Point?
In the space of a few days last month, five Pakistani bloggers - all known as left-leaning social-media activists - were abducted and vanished into unknown hands. After a domestic and international outcry, the missing men suddenly reappeared this month - safe and unharmed, but just as mysteriously.
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Missing Pakistani Activist Salman Haider 'Recovered' In Islamabad
Pakistani poet and activist Salman Haider who went missing from the country's capital Islamabad earlier this month, just days after four other human rights campaigners disappeared, has been found, local media reported on Saturday.
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Missing Pakistani Activist Salman Haider Returns Home
Prominent Pakistani academic and human rights activist Salman Haider, who went missing earlier this month from Islamabad, is "fine and safe" and has returned home, his brother Zeeshan Haider confirmed to Dawn.
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Pakistani Army Repeating Horrors Of 1971 In Balochistan: Baloch Activist
Asserting that history was repeating in itself, Farzana Majeed Baluch, a Baloch human rights activist, has said that human rights violations committed by Pakistan in Balochistan and the army targeting Baloch women was as bad as the torture and rape of women that took place during the Liberation War of 1971, which eventually led to the creation of a...
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Pakistani Human Rights Activist Shot Dead in Karachi
Gunmen shot dead a Pakistani human rights activist on Friday after she hosted a talk on the politics of Baluchistan province, where security forces are fighting a separatist insurgency, police and associates said.
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Humanity Itself is at Stake Here: 5 Quotes by Nobel Winner Kailash Satyarthi
Kailash Satyarthi, child's right activist, today won the Nobel Peace Prize. He shares the honour with Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating girls' right to education.
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Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai wins EU human rights prize
A Pakistani teenage activist shot in the head by the Taliban last year for campaigning for better rights for girls, won the European Union's annual human rights award on Thursday, beating fugitive U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden.
