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Kerala govt thwarting growing support for CAA, says GVL Narasimha Rao
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao on Friday said that the Kerala government is trying to thwart the growing support for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state.
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UN rights expert welcomes ICJ ruling on Myanmar to protect Rohingyas
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 23 (Sputnik/ANI): UN human rights expert Yanghee Lee has welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling that Myanmar must protect the Rohingya minority but emphasised that allegations of crimes against the community remain to be addressed, the Office of the Hi
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Sikh leader forced to flee Pakistan following threats
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Pakistani Sikh politician Radesh Singh Tony was forced to flee Pakistan after he received threats and was tortured by some unidentified people last month.
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Rights group HRFP demands justice for 10 Hindu girls missing, abducted in
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 22 (ANI): After at least 10 cases of girls from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan reported missing since last year in the Islamic country, either abducted and religiously converted or forcibly married, a nongovernmental human rights organisation here has u
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Ten protesters killed over past 24 hours in Iraq's anti-government agitati
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Baghdad (Iraq), Jan 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Ten protesters were killed in Iraq over the past 24 hours during mass anti-government protests, the national High Commission for Human Rights has said.
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US sanctions Iranian General for involvement in 'gross violations of human
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Jan 19 (ANI): US State Department on Saturday (local time) said it has designated Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hassan Shahvarpour, Khuzestan Province's Vali Asr Commander, for his involvement in "gross violations of human rights against pro
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Former high court judge slams Indira Jaising's remark
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Retired Delhi High Court Judge RS Sodhi on Saturday accused human rights activist and senior lawyer Indira Jasing of seeking limelight by suggesting that Nirbhaya's mother should forgive the perpetrators and said that such insensitivity must be checked.
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NHRC team records statements of Jamia students, security staff
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): A team of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday recorded the statements of students of Jamia Millia Islamia, its security staff, library staff, and others, on the consecutive third day, in connection with the December 15 incident at the varsity.
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China-backed Pak's bid to paint alarmist situation over Kashmir in UNSC wa
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): China-backed Pakistan's attempt on Wednesday to portray an alarmist situation over Kashmir during a closed-door meeting at the United Nations Security Council was toppled by India's diplomatic allies particularly US and France.
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UN top court to rule on emergency measures in Myanmar genocide case on Jan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hague [Netherlands], Jan 15 (ANI): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will announce a decision on a request for emergency measures in a genocide case against Myanmar on January 23, the Gambian Ministry of Justice said.
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NHRC team meets Jamia students, records statement
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): A four-member team of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) met the students of Jamia Millia Islamia University on Tuesday.
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NHRC delegation to interact with Jamia students over anti-CAA violence
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): A four-member delegation of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), led by a DSP level officer, will interact with students of Jamia Millia Islamia starting on Tuesday.
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