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Ahmadiyya community faces persecution, violence in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
With mob attacks and killings becoming a regular affair against the Ahmadiyya community, Pakistan has become a country where the people of this community are subjected to extensive persecution including hate speech and violence with at least 13 killed and 40 wounded from the community since
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Pakistan: Coal miners suffer terrorism, violence and brutality in Balochis
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Despite being a mineral-rich province of Pakistan, Balochistan is ignored by the government and the coal miners suffered the most. Miners witnessed workplace accidents as they work in the high-risk zone and seek attention.
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Assam: CM calls for end of birth-based discrimination
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday attended as a Chief Guest on the last day of the three-day Namghar Samaroh organised by Auniati Satra in North Guwahati.
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Restricting Sabarimala 'melshanti' post to Malayali Brahmins contravenes C
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
At a time when a row over alleged discrimination and casteism in the appointment of Sabarimala 'melsanthi' (head priest) has erupted in Kerala for the last few months, the Kerala High Court on Saturday heard a batch of petitions challenging the Dewaswom Board notification inviting applicatio
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Pakistan's Ahmadi community faces perpetual discrimination
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's Ahmadi community is routinely subjected to discrimination which often enjoys legal, and state sanctions resulting in the rise of extremism against them in the country.
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UN committee calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Acting under its early warning and urgent action procedure, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) also called on China to immediately release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in the XUAR, whether in so-called Vocational Education and Trainin
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'Misogynistic, gender-biased': NCW takes cognizance on curbs on entry of w
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The NCW further claimed that the move smacked of 'misogyny', adding that the Constitution does not provide for such 'gender-based discrimination'.
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Majority of people with prolonged Covid endure stigma, discrimination: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, the majority of persons living with Long Covid suffer some type of stigma directly related to their condition.
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PWD engineers in Gilgit Baltistan protest against discrimination
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The protesting sub-engineers claim that they have not received promotions for years while engineers in other provinces of Pakistan have been recruited at an already superior grade 14.
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For the first time, Lucknow civic body establishes toilet for transgenders
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This was a first-of-its-kind initiative in Lucknow aimed at eradicating gender discrimination against transgenders.
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UNICEF and Elixir Foundation champion inclusion and non-discrimination #Fo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI/SRV): World Children's Day was celebrated today with a friendly cricket match led by local celebrity Vishal Parekh and a musical performance by Chintan Trivedi and Vaibhav Thakkar sending a message on how important it is for children to feel celebrated, in
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Celebrities express support for LGBTQ+ community after Colorado shooting
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
From talk show royalty Ellen DeGeneres to 'Divine Miss M' Better Midler, many figures from the entertainment industry took to Twitter to share their sentiments against the hate and discrimination the LGBTQ+ community has been facing.
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