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NHRC seeks report from Andhra over lack of road connectivity and healthcar
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took a suo moto cognisance of an incident where a pregnant woman was carried by her husband for 12 kilometres due to lack of road connectivity in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district.
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Baloch activists hold anti-Pak protest in Germany
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], Jul 29 (ANI): Activists from the Baloch Republican Party (BRP)-Germany chapter recently held a protest against Pakistan over human rights violations and persecution of Baloch people in Balochistan province.
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Pak Polls: US condemns restrictions on freedom of expression
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], July 28 (ANI): The United States of America has raised concerns with regards to the Pakistan General Elections 2018 which were held on Wednesday this week.
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Starvation deaths: NHRC issues notices to Centre, Delhi govt
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) on Thursday issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi Government over death of three minor sisters due to malnutrition and starvation in Mandawali area of the national capital.
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EU sanctions on Maldives may turn people 'against the administration'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Jul 22 (ANI): The European Union's (EU) plan to impose sanctions ranging from travel bans to asset freezes in the Maldives may turn people against the administration as they might feel that the sanctions are too hefty a price to pay.
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Gilgit-Baltistan activist questions lack of mention in UNHRC report
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): In a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), an activist from Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) questioned why the recent report on human rights in Jammu and Kashmir lacked a detailed study on Gilgit-Baltistan.
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UNHRC neglects grave human rights violation in Gilgit-Baltistan: BNF
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 19 (ANI): Chairman of the Balawaristan National Front (BNF) Abdul Hamid Khan has claimed that the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) totally neglected the grave human rights violation in Gilgit-Baltistan being committed by Pakistani forces.
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Disappointed over Kashmir human rights report criticism: UNHCR
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 18 (ANI): The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCR) on Tuesday quashed the criticisms levelled by the Indian authorities and media for its human rights report on Kashmir released recently, and expressed "deep disappointment" over the reaction.<
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Notices issued to Centre, Maharashtra govt over farmer suicides
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 16 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that Maharashtra government in the state assembly has informed that 639 farmers committed suicide in the state between March and May.
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UNHRC assessment on Kashmir baseless: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Union Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday dubbed the recent assessment report by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Kashmir as baseless.
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UN report on Kashmir 'biased and motivated': MEA
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 12 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday lashed out at the recent report on Kashmir, prepared by the United Nations Human Rights Office, saying it is a "biased and motivated report."
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Pakistani Canadian reveals his role behind anti-India UN Report on Kashmir
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mississauga [Canada], July 10 (ANI): In a sensational revelation, a Pakistani Islamist, based in Canada has admitted that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, was in constant touch with him while preparing the Human Rights report on Kashmir and whi
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