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Amnesty International marks 10 years since China's '709 Crackdown', calls
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Amnesty International has issued a joint statement commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Chinese government's "709" crackdown on human rights lawyers, urging for an independent international inquiry into the decade-long persecution of civil society and human rights activists in China. Th
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Those who imposed emergency murdered spirit of Constitution, also tried to
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condemned Emergency during the 123rd episode of the Mann ki Baat During his address to the nation, he played rare archival audio of former Prime Ministers Morarji Desai, Babu Jagjivan Ram and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who described the Emergency as a tim
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Pakistan suffocating civil liberties under 3MPO in Balochistan: Baloch Yak
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Calling on lawyers, rights groups, and the Baloch public, she urged all democratic forces to "rise, speak, and act" for the immediate release of Mahrang Baloch and all illegally detained BYC leaders.
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Emergency was the biggest blow to democracy: RSS General Secretary Dattatr
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
He emphasised that the Emergency wasn't just a misuse of power, but an attempt to crush civil liberties. Millions were imprisoned and freedom of the press was suppressed. He said that those who imposed the Emergency and trampled the Constitution and democracy have never apologised. If they c
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Hardeep Singh Puri recalls emergency, says filed with "anger, joined prote
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Marking 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas', observed on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed in 1975, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday shared personal experiences from that era and highlighted the widespread suppression of civil liberties which filed him with "anger" and despite
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"An undeclared emergency for past 11 years": Congress' Jairam Ramesh slams
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Congress leader accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led multiple things, including attacking on the Constitution, weakening of the Parliament, eroding autonomy of Constitutional bodies, damaging the judiciary, intimidating businesses and controlling the media, destroying federalism, mi
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'We salute every person who stood firm': PM Modi recalls fight against Eme
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an X post, paid tribute to those who resisted the 1975 Emergency, ensuring democracy's restoration. He reaffirmed his commitment to constitutional values and a Viksit Bharat, focusing on the poor and marginalised.
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UKPNP leader Jamil Maqsood urges UNHRC to probe human rights violations in
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Addressing the UNHRC, Maqsood highlighted the repression of peaceful protests demanding self-rule and resource sovereignty in these regions. He criticized Pakistan's handling of civil liberties, stating that state-sponsored extremism and enforced disappearances are rampant.
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Pakistan's Human Rights Commission warns of severe impact on civil liberti
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
According to the Commission, this law severely undermines the right to peaceful assembly, a fundamental freedom already subjected to extensive and often restrictive regulations in the country.
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Indira Gandhi herself voted to remove many provisions of 42nd Amendment: J
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
He said that PM Modi failed to mention that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi voted for the 44th amendment which reserved the provision laid down by the 42nd amendment, enhancing civil liberties and allowing judicial review.
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UKPNP condemns new restrictions on civil liberties in Pakistan-occupied Ja
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has condemned a recent notification from the government of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir that imposes stringent restrictions on public gatherings and civil liberties.
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VK Saxena seeks maximum punishment against Medha Patkar, says defamation i
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Delhi's Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena on Thursday through his lawyers, requested the concerned court to award maximum punishment to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed against her.
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