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Mohajirs, Pashtuns, Baloch team meet US Congressman, raise human rights v
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 2 (ANI): A delegation of Mohajirs and representatives of Pashtun, Baloch and Hazara communities held a detailed meeting with US Congressman Rob Wittman here on Friday (local time) to brief him about the human rights violations and discrimination being faced by their
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TN shelter home case: NHRC issues notice to govt, seeks report within 4 we
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday took suo motu cognizance of media reports of alleged abuse of 15 minor girls who were rescued from a shelter home in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai district.
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UN: Ethnic strife killed nearly 900 people in DR Congo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 30 (ANI): The United Nations has said that nearly 900 people lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month due to ethnic strife. It said that 15 communal burial sites and 43 single graves have been found near the town of Yumbi.
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USA slams China over Wang Quanzhang's sentencing
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 30 (ANI): The United States, on Tuesday, slammed China over the four and a half year prison sentence handed to detained human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, calling for his immediate release.
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NHRC assures bridge on Ripen River
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Junagarh (Gujarat) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ensured that the children of Kaneri village will not have to swim across the Ripen River to reach their school in Gujarat's Junagadh district.
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On NHRC's directions Gujarat completes bridge to ensure students don’t hav
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Jan 29 (ANI): On the directions of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Gujarat government on Tuesday completed construction of a bridge in Junagarh, ensuring that children of Kaneri village do not have to swim across the Ripen river to reach their school.
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China hands 4.5 year prison sentence to human rights lawyer
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Tianjin [China], Jan 28 (ANI): A court here has sentenced human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang to four and a half years in prison for subverting state power, on Monday.
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London: Baloch activists hold awareness campaign to highlight issue of mis
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Jan 28 (ANI): Baloch Republican Party (BRP) workers held a seven-day awareness campaign outside the United Kingdom Prime Minister's office in London to highlight the unending killings, enforced disappearances, and alleged human rights violations in Balochistan.
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HS Phoolka dedicates Padma Shri award to those working for human rights
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 25 (ANI): Senior advocate and activist HS Phoolka, who has been conferred with Padma Shri award, dedicated the honour to all those who are working for the protection of human rights.
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Baloch leader criticises UN for ignoring human rights violations by Pakist
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
London (UK), Jan 25 (ANI): Free Balochistan Movement chief Hyrbyair Marri has attacked the United Nations for "ignoring" Balochistan despite Pakistan being involved in grave human rights violations in the region, including enforced disappearances of Baloch activists.
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Khashoggi killing: UN official expected to visit Turkey for international
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 25 (ANI): The UN's special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, is expected to visit Turkey on January 28 for an international probe into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October last year.
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Voice of Karachi unveils plan for creating 'Greater Karachi' region
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 23 (ANI): The Voice of Karachi, a US-based advocacy group for the rights of Urdu-speaking people of Karachi, has demanded the Pakistan government to declare Karachi and other urban areas of Sindh province as an autonomous region within Pakistan.
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