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In a first, Special UN Rapporteurs issue joint communique on enforced disappearance in Pakistan ANI | Updated: May 28, 2021 21:20 IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): In its first-ever Joint Communication from the UN Special Rapporteurs, eight different UN human rights bodies have formally inquired about the enforced disappearances of people in Pakistan from Prime Minister Imran Khan s government, putting a seal on Pakistan s indictment on the issue.
After Pakistan failed to respond to their charges, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) published their indictment statement in the form of a Joint Communique.
This Joint Communication is the international recognition of the issue of enforced disappearances of people from minority communities by the UN human rights bodies. It also confirms that enforced disappearances are a denial of one but numerous fundamental human rights of the victim. Moreover, it is impo
Covid: Hearing-impaired UAE residents struggling with new normal dhanusha@khaleejtimes.com Filed on March 4, 2021 | Last updated on March 4, 2021 at 12.11 pm
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1 in 4 people will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050: WHO
The new world of online learning and remote working has been particularly hard on those with hearing impairments. While they have been able to identify their tutors, deaf students in mainstream schools have found it challenging to lip read and keep up with their school curriculum.
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On the occasion of World Hearing Day, celebrated on March 3, Khaleej Times reached out to students, parents, doctors, and educators, who said the pandemic has been particularly hard on those with hearing impairments.