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China accuses US of interference after Senate passes Hong Kong human right
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 20 (Sputnik/ANI): China on Wednesday slammed the United States after the US Senate passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, envisioning support for local protesters, asserting that the bill is "overt meddling" in the country's domestic affairs.
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'Half of children globally don't know about Convention on the Rights of th
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Half of the children globally do not know about the Convention on the Rights of the Child, despite being the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world, according to a report by NGO Educo.
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US says it is ready to work with Sri Lanka's new President Gotabaya Rajapa
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Nov 19 (ANI): The US on Monday (local time) said it was ready to work with Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the new President of Sri Lanka and called on him to uphold Sri Lanka's commitments to security sector reform, accountability, respect for human rights, and non-recurrence
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Pakistan: Rights activist kidnapped by unidentified men in Khyber Pakhtunk
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 18 (ANI): A Pakistan human rights activist was allegedly kidnapped by four unidentified men while he was on his way to Swabi district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, his driver told the police, as reported by the local media on Monday.
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Over 23 killed in protests since beginning of Bolivia political crisis
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Sucre [Bolivia], Nov 17 (ANI): At least 23 people were killed and over 700 others sustained injuries since the beginning of political unrest in Bolivia, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States (OAS) has said.
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US imposes sanctions on Cuba's interior Minister for involvement in gross
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Nov 17 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has announced that the country is imposing sanctions on Cuban Interior Minister Julio Ceaser Gandarilla Bermejo for involvement in "gross human rights violations in Venezuela."
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UN Human Rights Chief expresses concern over situation in Bolivia, says it
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Sucre [Bolivia], Nov 17 (ANI): Head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet on Saturday expressed concern over the crisis in Bolivia saying it could spin out of control.
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CBI raids Amnesty International India's office in Bengaluru
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team on Friday raided the office of Amnesty International India here on Friday in connection with the alleged violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
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At US Congressional hearing, brave Kashmiri Sunandha Vashisht exposes Paki
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Pakistan's diabolic propaganda on Jammu and Kashmir was exposed by a brave and fearless Kashmiri columnist and political commentator, Sunanda Vashisht, who gave a befitting reply to the neighbouring country over its nefarious attempts to spread disharmony a
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Human rights groups to hold joint conference on Balochistan in Berlin
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 15 (ANI): Three human rights groups working to protect and promote the rights of the Baloch people will jointly hold a one-day conference on the situation in Balochistan.
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Indian American Hindu organisations write to Tom Lantos Human Rights Commi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Indian-American Hindu organisations wrote to Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission prior to its hearing on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, urging the commission to recognise the unique security challenges faced by India in the region and the
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US expresses concern over threat to democracy from 'theocratic groups' ope
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): The US House of Representative in a release has expressed strong concern about the threat posed to democracy and human rights by theocratic groups operating in South Asia.
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