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NHRC maintains 'A' status of accreditation with GANHRI in Geneva
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has retained its 'A' status of accreditation with the United Nations (UN) mandated Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) in Geneva for the fourth consecutive term of five years.
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Asma Jahangir's demise 'a great loss of Pakistan'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
(Geneva /Hong Kong) [Switzerland/China], Feb 11 (ANI): Human rights activists and organisations across the globe grieved the demise of Asma Jahangir, a Pakistani senior lawyer and a strong voice of the oppressed, who passed away on Sunday.
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Plan an ultra-rich getaway this Valentine's Day
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 11 (ANI): Couples looking for an alternative to the cliche Valentine's Day 'dinner date', you may want to think about an ultra-rich romantic getaway. According to new data from Hotels.com, big cities are the breeding grounds for romance this year.
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WHO grants prequalification to Bharat Biotech's Rotavirus Vaccine 'ROTAVAC
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI-BusinessWire India): Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced that the World Health Organisation (WHO Geneva) has awarded prequalification to the developing world's first rotavirus vaccine, ROTAVAC.
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UN calls on Israel to stop forced deportation policy
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan 9 (ANI): The United Nations on Tuesday called on Israel to halt its policy of deporting over 33,000 Eritreans and Sudanese people.
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7 places for a romantic getaway in Switzerland's snow-clad mountains
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Are you a romance buff who's grown-up watching Shah Rukh Khan romancing with his heroines in the mystic snow-clad mountains of the Swiss alps?
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UN rights chief urges Iran to defuse tension
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan 3 (ANI): United Nations Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the Iranian authorities to handle the wave of protests that have taken place around the country with great care so as not to further inflame violence and unrest.
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Baloch, Sindhi activists hail Trump's statement on Pak
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva / London [Switzerland, UK] (ANI), Jan 02 (ANI): Baloch and Sindhi political activists have welcomed the United States President Donald Trump's stance towards Pakistan for providing safe havens to the terrorists.
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ICRC calls medical evacuation in Syria 'a positive step'
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 28 (ANI): The Red Cross on Wednesday called the evacuation of people in critical medical condition from a besieged suburb of the Syrian capital, a positive step.
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Medical evacuations started in Syrian-rebel held areas: ICRC
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 27 (ANI): Medical evacuations have begun from the Syrian rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta to Damascus, the International Committee of the Red Cross in Syria said.
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Saudi-led airstrikes claim 136 lives in 10 days in Yemen
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 20 (ANI): At least 136 civilians were killed in airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen in 10 days.
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UN condemns execution of prisoners in Iraq, calls for immediate halt
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 16 (ANI): The United Nations expressing doubt over Iraq's criminal justice system has called for an immediate halt to the mass execution of prisoners in the country.
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