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India gets re-elected to UN Human Rights Council for 2022-24 term
India was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2022-24 term on Thursday and vowed to continue to work for the promotion and protection of Human Rights through "Samman, Samvad and Sahyog."
 "India gets re-elected to UN Human Rights Council for 2022-24 term")
Families of activists who flee China's Xinjiang pay a heavy price
Members of the Uyghur diaspora who speak publicly about the arbitrary detention of their family members or criticize human rights violations, face vague charges of terrorism by Chinese authorities
 "Families of activists who flee China's Xinjiang pay a heavy price")
UN: Guterres welcomes US decision to re-engage with Human Rights Council
"The United Nations looks forward to hearing the crucial voice of the United States across the Council's urgent work," the statement said
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China, Russia, Cuba getting seats on UNHRC an embarrassment for UN: Pompeo
The election of countries like China, Russia and Cuba on the Human Rights Council is a win for tyrants and embarrassment for the United Nations, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday
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Pak re-elected to UN Human Rights Council; China sees drop in standing
Pakistan and Nepal have been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council, while China won a seat by the smallest margin showing a drastic drop in standing
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China and Russia win seats on UN human rights council, Saudi Arabia lose
China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the UN's premiere human rights body despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records, but another target, Saudi Arabia, lost
Pak's foreign minister says there is risk of 'accidental war' over Kashmir
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he believed both Pakistan and India "understand the consequences of a conflict"
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UN human rights chief urges India to ease lockdown, curfew in Kashmir
Bachelet also said the recent National Register of Citizens verification process in Assam has caused great uncertainty and anxiety
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India wins seat to UN Human Rights Council for 3-year term starting Jan
Along with India, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Fiji and Philippines had also staked a claim in the same regional group
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US quits UN Human Rights Council, calls it 'cesspool of bias', anti-Israel
The announcement came after the top UN human rights official criticised Washington for separating migrant children from their parents who are seeking asylum after crossing into the country from Mexico
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US, UK, and China re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
Other elected members are Tunisia, South Africa, Rwanda, Japan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Croatia, Cuba, and Brazil
