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NHRC notices to Maha Chief Secy, Pune Police Commissioner after 4 die whil
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New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent notices to the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra and Pune Police Commissioner over the death of four people allegedly while cleaning a septic tank at a residential building in LoniKalbhor area on the outskirt
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US invokes OSCE Moscow Mechanism to report human rights abuses by Russia i
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Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): The US on Thursday (local time) invoked the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Moscow Mechanism to establish an expert mission to examine reported human rights abuses & violations of humanitarian law by Russia in Ukraine.
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At UN rights council, Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in Ukraine
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 4 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said Russia's military attack on Ukraine has "opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history".
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Afghanistan: Rights group raises concern over door-to-door searches by Tal
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 4 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the house searches being conducted by the Taliban in a number of provinces in Afghanistan.
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India at UNHRC debate on Ukraine crisis, calls for immediate cessation of
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 3 (ANI): India at the 49th United Nations Human Rights Council Session urged for an immediate cessation of violence and an end to hostilities while calling for respect and protection of human rights of people in Ukraine amid the military operation.
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Rights panel orders TN government to pay Rs 2 lakh for student held for ra
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission has ordered the state government to pay Rs 2 lakh as compensation to student Lois Sophia who was arrested in 2018 for raising anti-BJP slogans before former Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President
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Biden blames Russia for 'devastating abuses of human rights' in Ukraine
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Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): Russia is responsible for the "devastating abuses of human rights and the international humanitarian crisis" unfolding in Ukraine, said US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time).
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NHRC issues notice to UP Chief Secretary over electrocution of 4 children
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New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary for not providing the appropriate amount of interim relief to the kin of four children who died of electrocution in Sambhal district.
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India at UNHRC underlines inclusive democracy, independent judiciary, prot
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 2 (ANI): India during the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday underlined its commitment to inclusive democracy, an independent judiciary, promotion and protection of human rights and resolute against terrorism.
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Pakistan unable to stop crimes against women: Report
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 2 (ANI): Amid the increasing radicalisation of its youths, especially men, Pakistan's institutional mechanisms are proving to be incapable of stopping crimes against women, a report said on Wednesday.
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Human Rights Activist condemns ethnic cleansing in Pakistan, says country
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Birmingham [UK], March 1 (ANI): Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, human rights activist and chairman of United Kashmir People's National Party, condemned Pakistan and said that the 'deep state' is collapsing as there is fascism and extremism.
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Blinken: Chinese govt continues to commit 'genocide' in Xinjiang
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Washington [US], March 1 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to publish its report on the situation concerning human rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang and said that the Chinese government continues to commit 'genocide' in the
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