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Nepal re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu (Nepal) [India], October 14 (ANI): Nepal has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in the elections held at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
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Pakistan's Human Rights Commission slams govt over new order to curb polit
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], October 3 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday slammed Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government over a recent order by country's regulatory authority in a bid to curtail voices of political opponents critical of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Rights defender Hillel Neuer slams China for atrocities against Uighurs
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Human Right Defender Hillel Neuer tore into China at the United Nations Human Right Councils (UNHRC) for its massive human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province and slammed countries who backed Beijing by turning a blind eye towar
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Uttarakhand HRC to hear student assault case on Sept 14
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 21 (ANI): The Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has taken cognisance of the matter where a police officer posted at the State Police Headquarters allegedly assaulted a student and said that the next hearing in the case will take place on Sep
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European think tank highlights human rights situation in Balochistan, issu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug 21 (ANI): In its report on the human rights situation in Balochistan, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has highlighted findings by the Pakistan Human Rights Commission's (HRCP), that states that enforced disappearances and missing persons remain a re
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Telangana HRC calls for report from hospital after Cong leader alleged pat
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 26 (ANI): The Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TSHRC), issued a notice to call for a report from the Government Chest Hospital after the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) working President Ponnam Prabhakar complained about a COVID-19 pati
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Steel oversupply to drive price correction in Q2 FY21: Ind-Ra
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Steel prices could fall further in coming weeks as domestic production will gradually increase with the easing of lockdown restrictions along with no corresponding increase in demand, according to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra).
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Evictions, demolition of houses of members of Hindu, Christian community,
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday condemned the razing of houses of people from the Hindu and Christian communities in Punjab province's Bahawalpur city. The houses were allegedly brought down by local authorities with political influ
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The state of minorities in the Islamic State
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], May 6 (ANI): According to the State of Human Rights 2019 annual report published by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), "Religious minorities remained unable to enjoy the freedom of religion or belief guaranteed to them under the constitution...this has meant the
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Pak cleric blames women's 'wrongdoing' for COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): Pakistan's well-known cleric has passed an inflammatory remark against women in the presence of Prime Minister Imran Khan on live television, claiming that COVID-19 has been unleashed on humanity because of the 'wrongdoing of women.'
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Baloch leader condemns arrest of Geo-news owner Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Mar 28 (ANI): Stating that the media played an important role to strengthen democratic institutions in any country, Chairman of Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Sardar Akhtar Mengal has "reiterated" his condemnation of the arrest of Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir S
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Ricky Martin and husband Jwan Yosef expecting their fourth child
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 30 (ANI): Singer Ricky Martin on Saturday announced that he and husband Jwan Yosef are expecting their fourth child together via surrogacy.
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