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Rights group highlights 'harassment' of Christian family in Pakistan's Pun
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has condemned the murder of Arif Masih, a 32-year-old Christian of a village in Toba Tek Singh district in Pakistan's Punjab province.
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Imran Khan should be ashamed of telling lies about freedom of press in Pak
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): After an attack on Pakistani journalist Asad Ali Toor, opposition leader and chairman of National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan should be ashamed while telling lies to the
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Former SC judge Arun Kumar Mishra to take charge as NHRC chairman today
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Former Supreme Court judge Arun Kumar Mishra will take charge as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday.
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NHRC issues advisories to Centre on issues of mental health, bonded labour
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued three more advisories to the Centre, States and Union Territories (UT) administrations calling for specific action within four weeks on the issues of mental health, bonded labourers and migrant informal secto
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Nearly 500,000 people killed in decade of Syrian civil war: Report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], June 1 (ANI): Nearly 500,000 people have been killed in the decade-long civil war in Syria since the Syrian revolution on March 15, 2011, informed the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
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Compensation for COVID-19 deaths: NHRC asks Union Home Ministry to act in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has in its order directed the Union Home Secretary to act on the issue of addressing the plight of families after the death of family members due to COVID-19 in two particular cases.
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Israel summons Philippines envoy over vote for UNHRC probe into Gaza hosti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli Foreign Ministry has summoned the Philippines' ambassador to protest his country's support for an investigation into Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip during the recent hostilities.
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NHRC seeks personal appearance of Odisha DGP, Power Secretary over electro
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued conditional summons against DGP Odisha and Principal Secretary Department of Energy Government of Odisha to personally appear before the Commission on June 08, along with the requisite reports in a case r
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Twitter maintaining double standards in India, says G Kishan Reddy
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday accused Twitter of maintaining double standards in India and said that Twitter and other foreign companies should not teach the largest democratic country about fundamental rights and human rights.
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Act on deaths in Cooch Behar during polls, NHRC asks DGP of West Bengal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Director-General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal to act over the issue of death of four persons and injury of other few in firing by CISF at Sitalkuchi (Amtali Madhyamik Siksha Kendra) in Cooch Behar
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In a first, Special UN Rapporteurs issue joint communique on enforced disa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): In its first-ever "Joint Communication" from the UN Special Rapporteurs, eight different UN human rights bodies have formally inquired about the enforced disappearances of people in Pakistan from Prime Minister Imran Khan's government, putting a seal on
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NHRC raps Odisha Chief Secy over plight of Indravati displaced mass
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday warned of coercive action for the "lethargic" and "lackadaisical" attitude against the Chief Secretary of Odisha while issuing the final reminder to submit a comprehensive report in addressing the prolon
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