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NHRC condemns killing of 15 police personnel and civilian driver in Gadchi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday condemned the naxal attack in Gadchiroli which had claimed the lives of 15 police personnel and a driver.
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Concerned over minority persecution, EU threatens to suspend all subsidies
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 2 (ANI): Expressing its concern over "persecution of religious minorities" in Pakistan, the European Union (EU) has threatened to suspend all subsidies and trade preferences to Islamabad if it does not take measures to "dismantle" its "discriminatory system".
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Howrah: NHRC issues notice to DGP for police action against lawyers
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Taking suo motu cognisance of the reported police action against lawyers in Howrah, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Director General of Police on Friday.
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Mozambique: Human Rights Watch urges probe as cyclone victims 'forced to t
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Apr 26 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged Mozambique authorities to investigate and prosecute alleged sexual exploitation of Cyclone Idai victims by local officials in exchange for food and aid.
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EX-SC judge PC Pant, IFS officer Dyaneshwar Mulay named NHRC members
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Former Judge of Supreme Court of India Justice P.C. Pant and IFS officer Dyaneshwar Mulay have been appointed as members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and another vacancy will be filled up shortly, sources said on Monday.
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50 Syrian soldiers killed in IS attacks
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Apr 21 (ANI): At least 50 Syrian soldiers have been killed in attacks carried out by Islamic State and al Qaeda in the last few days, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Saturday.
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Pak human rights watchdog raises concern over forced conversion of Hindu g
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 15 (ANI): Pakistan's independent human rights watchdog on Monday raised concerns over increasing incidents of forced conversions and marriages of Hindu and Christian girls to Muslim men every year.
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NHRC sends notice to Telangana government over death of 10 women labourers
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI) : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC ) has sent a notice to Telangana government after taking suo motu cognizance of a media report that "at least 10 women working under the MGNREGA scheme died when an embankment caved in on them in Narayanpet distr
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Digital Sukoon founder, Sudhanshu Kumar receives Best Digital Agency award
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] April 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Digital Sukoon founder, Sudhanshu Kumar honoured with the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Nobel Award by International Human Rights Council at Hotel Sea Princess Juhu Mumbai. Among the awardee, Digital Sukoon was the Best Digital Agency of the Y
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Trump, Saudi Crown Prince discuss Iran, human rights
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) had a telephonic conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, where the two leaders discussed Iran and human rights issues.
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Congress and Pakistan want similar things: PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Latur (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Congress had lost its right to speak about human rights since it had "taken away the citizenship and voting rights of Late Balasaheb Thackeray" in the past. He also said that the thinking of Congre
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Is this Naya Pakistan?
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 7 (ANI): While Facebook was removing more than 100 pages linked to the Inter-Services Public Relations, the ISI media cell in Pakistan, Pakistani journalist Marvi Sirmed, an executive member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, was receiving death threats
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