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NHRC hears over 200 cases of human rights violation in Maharashtra
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday concluded its two-day camp sitting at Mumbai, organized to hear the pending cases of human rights violations in the State of Maharashtra.
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In 2022, Pak army killed 195, forcibly disappeared 629 people in Balochist
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The year 2022 was a dreadful year for Balochistan as Pakistan army, forcibly disappeared 629, extrajudicially killed 195 and tortured 187 people, according to the annual report released by Paank, the human rights organization of the Baloch National Movement.
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Canada imposes sanctions on Sri Lankan officials including Rajapaksa broth
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Canada has imposed sanctions against four Sri Lankan state officials including former Presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa for "gross and systematic violations of human rights" during the armed conflict in the island nation, which occurred from 1983 to 2009, an official rel
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UN asks Taliban to lift bans on female education, work for aid agencies
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Last month, the Taliban imposed a restriction on female higher education and a ban on women from working in humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Human rights experts described these two measures as a major blow to vulnerable communities, women, children, and the entire country.
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Thousands remain in detention in Myanmar for opposing military rule: UN
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
To mark the country's 75th anniversary of independence, the military junta announced this week that it would free some 7,000 prisoners, UN news reported. However, it did not specify whether those jailed as part of its brutal crackdown on dissent would be included.
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Bengaluru: Accused dies in police custody; Kin alleges 'custodial death'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"He was to be produced before the court on Thursday. However, when the Station House Officer of the police station noticed the accused Vinod on early Thursday, he was found to be unconscious, Bengaluru police said.
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Beijing intimidates female journalists for critical coverage of China
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The spike of targeting hatred towards female journalists, human rights researchers and analysts of Asian descent may just be the result of a campaign run by China reported Voice of America (VOA)
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NHRC issues notices to Delhi govt, police chief over falling of father, so
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi government and the city's police commissioner over a media report that a father and son fell in an open sewer at Rohini Sector-31 area of the national capital.
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NHRC issues notice in sexual assault case of woman prisoner in Delhi's Tih
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of NCT of Delhi and the Director General of Prisons, Government of NCT of Delhi seeking a detailed report of a sexual assault case of a 22-year-old prisoner in Delhi's Tihar Jail. The commission has
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Netanyahu slams "despicable" UN vote on Palestine
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Notably, the draft resolution 'Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem' was adopted by a recorded vote on Friday, with 87 votes in favour, 26 against and 53 abstentions, including India.
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At least 10 dead, 8 injured in blast at Kabul military airport
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
At least 10 people were killed and eight others seriously injured in an explosion that rocked the Kabul military airport on Sunday, Khaama Press reported citing the Taliban Interior Ministry spokesperson.
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US company supplied DNA collection equipment used in Tibet by China: repor
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Citizen Lab report referenced above found that police collected DNA samples from roughly a quarter to a third of the population of the TAR. Citizen Lab's analysis determined that the activity was not apparently related to any criminal activity and that police targeted men, women, and
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