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NHRC seeks details from TN Govt, Union Health Ministry on reports of trans
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the media reports that a teenage donor, whose blood infected a pregnant woman with HIV, attempted suicide at his home in Tamil Nadu as the families struggled to deal with the tragedy
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NHRC issues notice to Maha govt in minor's molestation in hospital
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Maharashtra government on Thursday in an alleged molestation case of a 14-year-old girl patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Thane Municipal Corporation-run Kalwa hospital.
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TDH & RMI multi- stakeholder intervention in India gets UN Recognition
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (NewsVoir): Working in collaboration, Terre des Hommes (TDH) and the Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) were judged at the 2018 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights to have developed the most innovative and inspiring solutions to take the UN Guiding P
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N Korean media chides South Korea on participation in UN human rights reso
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Dec 23 (ANI): North Korean media on Sunday launched a scathing attack on South Korea over its participation in a United Nations' resolution condemning the reclusive country's human right abuses.
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Pak faces flak after handcuffed picture of dead professor goes viral
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Dec 22 (ANI): Pakistan has been facing strong criticism from members of civil society and human rights after handcuffed pictures of a dead professor went viral on social media.
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UN passes resolution condemning N Korea's human rights violations
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 18 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) has condemned the "gross violation of human rights" in North Korea in a resolution that was passed by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday (local time).
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Pakistan a democracy in name not in reality: Husain Haqqani
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 18 (ANI): Progressive Pakistani thinkers have expressed their grave concerns over Pakistan's drift towards authoritarianism, expansion of the military's control over public policy and weakening of civilian institutions.
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'Terrorism and international isolation threat to Pak'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 16 (ANI): The former Pakistan Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani opened the two-day deliberative conference titled 'Pakistan After the Elections' here and remarked that terrorism and international isolation are the real threats to Pakistan, however the
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NHRC to hear 150 cases at Kolkata open session
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11, (ANI): The National Human Rights Council (NHRC) will hear around 150 cases at the open hearing in Kolkata being held at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences on December 13 and 14.
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'Balochistan a victim of Pakistan's nuclear proliferation activities'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
British Columbia [Canada], Dec 11 (ANI): Balochistan is a victim of Pakistan's nuclear proliferation activities, said Naela Quadri Baloch, an activist for Baloch rights, who led a protest here on 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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North Korea hits back at US for sanctions against officials
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Dec 11 (ANI): Following the imposition of sanctions on three of its officials, the North Korean state media here on Tuesday hit back at the United States for pressuring the South-Asian nation.
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Free Balochistan Movement hold protests to mark 'International Human Right
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Braunschweig/London [United Kingdom/Germany], Dec 11 (ANI): The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) held several simultaneous protests and awareness campaign in London, Germany, Netherlands, USA, Canada and Austria on December 10 to mark the 'International Human Rights Day'.
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