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Baloch Yakjehti Committee alleges year-long detention of leaders, raises c
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
In a statement cited by TBP, the BYC said that its prominent leaders, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, Bebarg Baloch, Shaji Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch and Beebow Baloch, were initially detained under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (3-MPO). The group stated that they were held for three months w
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Human Rights Watch urges Pakistan to quash longstanding blasphemy case of
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Pakistani authorities to quash the decades-long blasphemy conviction of academic Junaid Hafeez, who has been held in prison for 13 years under the country's strict blasphemy laws, highlighting serious concerns about due process and human rights violati
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"Instructions being circulated over WhatsApp": TMC's Abhishek Banerjee all
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
"Is the @ECISVEEP of the view that directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court can be openly FLOUTED? The highest Court of the land has repeatedly emphasised transparency, due process, and adherence to official channels of communication. Yet we are witnessing instructions being circulated ove
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Pakistan: Hours-long road closures near Karachi Press Club amid protests o
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Several roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) remained closed for hours as lawyers, rights defenders and civil society representatives held demonstrations against the conviction of Pakistan's human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, resulting in major traf
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HRCP raises alarm over arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances in Pakis
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced serious concerns regarding the ongoing practice of arbitrary arrests, extended detentions, and enforced disappearances throughout the nation, urging the government to urgently address what it referred to as the habitual circumvention
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Pakistan's academic spaces turn hostile as Baloch students vanish without
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Reports of enforced disappearances continue to cast a dark shadow over Pakistan's human rights record. Sajid Ahmed, a graduate of the Islamic International University Islamabad (IIUI) and a student of Balochi literature, has allegedly been abducted by Pakistani security forces in Panjgur. Sa
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UN calls on Pakistan to respect Imran Khan's human-rights and due-process
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The UN's deputy spokesperson reaffirmed that the world body has urged Pakistani authorities to ensure the human rights and due-process rights of Imran Khan are respected. This follows his arrest and ongoing legal proceedings -- the UN has emphasized that in such politically sensitive case
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Why Bulldoze roof of innocent families?: Former CJI Gavai criticises execu
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has sharply criticised the use of bulldozers by State authorities to demolish the homes of individuals merely accused of crimes, calling it an alarming example of the executive acting like a court and inflicting collective punishment without due proc
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DMK moves Supreme Court against SIR in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The SIR and the EC orders, if not set aside, can "arbitrarily and without due process disenfranchise lakhs of voters" from electing their representatives, thereby disrupting free and fair elections and democracy in the country, which are part of the basic structure of the Constitution, sa
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Should be done through courts: J-K CM Omar Abdullah on teacher termination
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He emphasised the importance of following due process and allowing individuals to defend themselves in court. "I have always said this, and I say it again. Terminations should be done through the courts. Everyone should have a chance to explain themselves," Abdullah said.
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Congress MPs move Rule 267 notices to discuss issues affecting electoral s
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"That this House suspend Zero Hour and the relevant rules pertaining to Question Hour and other businesses of the day to discuss the issues affecting the credibility and inclusiveness of the electoral systems. Serious concerns have risen about the exclusion of already precarious communiti
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Randeep Surjwala moves Rule 267 notice to discuss Bihar SIR drive in Rajya
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"Such actions raise serious concerns about the exclusion of already precarious communities from the electoral rolls in the absence of adequate safeguards, transparency, and due process in their implementation," the notice read.
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