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J-K under virtual siege for five months, human rights trampled upon: Oppos
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): The Congress and 19 other opposition parties on Monday accused the BJP-led government of repealing Article 370 "in a hasty hurry," which had left Jammu and Kashmir "under virtual siege" for the past five months, human rights "trampled upon" and lives "ruin
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Human Rights Watch chief stopped at airport denied entry into Hong Kong
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jan 13 (ANI): Immigration authorities on Sunday barred the executive director of Human Rights Watch from entering the semiautonomous territory, where he was about to launch a report reviewing rights practices around the world that focused heavily on actions of the Chinese governme
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NHRC team to visit campus on Jan 14 for inquiry, says Jamia VC Najma Akhta
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 12 (ANI): Jamia Millia Islamia vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar on Sunday said that a team of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will visit the campus on January 14 to take statements and proofs from the injured students and witnesses in connection with the Decembe
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Gulalai Ismail condemns raids at homes of PTM activists
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 09 (ANI): Human rights activist Gulalai Ismail has condemned the raids by Pakistan authorities at the homes of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) activists days ahead of a march organised by the party.
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Experts urge Pak to stop using terrorists as instruments of foreign and do
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 7 (ANI): Experts and human rights activists from South Asia raised concerns over Pakistan's military using extremist terror groups as instruments of foreign and domestic policy.
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Blame game serves no purpose, accountability should be fixed: Sachin Pilot
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kota (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister of the state Sachin Pilot on Saturday visited Kota's JK Lon Hospital, where over 100 newborns have died in a month and said that accountability should be fixed in the matter.
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Kota infant deaths: NHRC issues notice to Chief Secretary, seeks detailed
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Taking a suo motu cognizance of media reports about the death of more than 100 children at a government-run hospital in Kota district in December, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Chief Secretary of Rajasthan to submit a detai
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Shyam Jaju petitions NHRC alleging denial of fundamental rights to Pakista
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-president Shyam Jaju has filed a petition in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking action against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi alleging violation of human rights against the Hindu refugees from
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About 400 people arrested in Hong Kong during protest: HK Police
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jan 2 (ANI): Amid the ongoing unrest in the Chinese administered region, 400 people were arrested here on Wednesday, after the protests seeking democratic reforms turned violent.
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IUML leader writes to NHRC over 'dire situation' in UP after protests agai
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MLA from Kerala, MK Muneer has written to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over "dire situation" in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Facebook blocks Radio Pakistan's live streaming of news bulletins over Kas
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 30 (ANI): Radio Pakistan, the country's state broadcaster on Monday said that Facebook has blocked live streaming of news bulletins over the alleged human rights situation in Kashmir.
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Kim Jong-un calls for 'positive, offensive measures' to ensure North Korea
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Dec 30 (ANI): North Korea leader Kim Jong-un has called for "positive and offensive measures" to ensure security as a year-end deadline set for the US is drawing closer.
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