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The Ambassador of Pakistan to China, Khalil ur Rahman Hashmi visited Rashakai Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to oversee development projects related to the CPEC initiative here on Monday

To the dismay of Uyghur advocates, the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday voted down a U.S.-proposed resolution calling for a debate on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, where the Chinese Communist Party’s treatment of minority Muslims has been labeled “genocide” and “crimes against humanity.”

The United Nations decided to appoint a special rapporteur in Afghanistan to investigate human rights breaches amid rising worries over the loss of civil rights.

Special rapporteur to probe alleged violations committed by Taliban, other parties

The UN Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to appoint a special rapporteur on Afghanistan to probe alleged violations committed by the Taliban and other parties to the conflict there.

AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT/UN-RIGHTS (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-UN rights body establishes investigator for Afghanistan

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to appoint a special rapporteur on Afghanistan to probe alleged violations committed by the Taliban and other parties to the conflict there. In adopting the resolution brought by the European Union, the forum signalled that it would maintain a spotlight on the country, especially on the rights of women and ethnic minorities living under Taliban rule. But activists regretted that the resolution fell short of t...