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Human rights in Myanmar face 'profound crisis'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 22 (ANI): Amidst a "profound crisis" facing access to basic human rights in Myanmar, the UN's top rights official on Monday said that hundreds of localized armed resistance groups have now formed across the country, triggering "widespread violence in areas that were prev
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Western nations run risk of legitimising Taliban by holding talks: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 24 (ANI): The Western countries run the risk of legitimising the Talban by holding talks with it even though the outfit has trampled basic human rights and indulged in violence, said a media report.
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Taliban must recognize basic human rights of every girl, woman: UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], January 30 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged the Taliban to both recognize and uphold the basic human rights that belong to every girl and woman.
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SC notice to Centre on plea seeking stringent punishment for offences agai
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central government on a petition seeking directions to provide stringent and severe punishment for offences against transgender persons.
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Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI): A senior UN rights official has emphasised that respect for fundamental rights and freedoms by authorities in Afghanistan is critical to ensuring stability in the country.
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Kerala HC refuses to interfere in habeas corpus plea of CPI(M) leader's da
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 2 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Tuesday declined to interfere in the habeas corpus petition filed by 22-year-old woman Anupama S Chandran, former SFI leader and daughter of a CPI (M) local leader, seeking a directive to the police to produce her one-year-old so
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Taliban continues to torture, kill journalists in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Contrary to the promises made by the Taliban of respecting human values, the group continues to violate the basic human rights of media personnel as they are being harassed, tortured, and killed.
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Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to amplify voices of Afghans fighting for '
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Oscar-winning actor Angelina Jolie joined social media giant Instagram in order to use her enormous reach to speak about the turmoil in Afghanistan and amplify voices of people fighting for their "basic human rights" across the globe.
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NHRC directs Delhi govt, Centre to ensure basic human rights of people at
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Chief Secretary, Government of NCT Delhi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Land & Development Office, Government of India, DG, CPWD, and Delhi Commissioner of Police to take
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Human rights being ensured at freedom fighter Laxman Naik's birthplace: Ko
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Odisha's Koraput district administration on Sunday informed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that appropriate action has been taken to ensure the basic human rights to the people of the neglected freedom fighter Laxman Naik's birthplace Tentuligum
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NHRC directs Nagaland Chief Secretary to ensure villagers basic human righ
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Chief Secretary of Nagaland to ensure the basic human rights of more than one hundred villages of the state.
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NHRC directs Centre, Arunachal Pradesh govt to ensure basic human rights o
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recently directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Arunachal Pradesh as well as the Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Government of India (GOI), to ensure basic human rights of six hundred villagers l
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