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NHRC issues notice to UP govt over fake encounter
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb. 05 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the alleged fake encounter in Noida.
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Political crisis in Maldives continues, demand for President's resignation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [U.A.E.], Feb. 05 (ANI): Maldives capital Male continues to remain tense, with the opposition and general public unrelentingly asking President Yameen to step down and allow a new leadership to take charge.
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Pashtuns hold anti-Pakistan protest in Islamabad; demand Azadi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb.4 (ANI): Thousands of Pashtuns gathered outside the press club in Islamabad and chanted Azadi (Freedom) slogans by highlighting human rights violations against the community.
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Trump, Moon agree to address human rights abuses in N Korea
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 03 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in spoke over the phone on Friday and agreed to address the human rights violations in North Korea.
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NHRC notices to Centre, Punjab Govt over pesticide health hazards
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notices to the Punjab government and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare over the reports of serious diseases in the Malwa region due to excessive use of pesticides and insecticides.
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NHRC notice to Centre, states over pollution faced by traffic cops
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notice to Union home Secretary and Chief Secretaries of all states and United territories over lack of health facilities to traffic police personnel in view of high air pollution.
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Investigate fate of disappeared men in B'desh: HRW
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 27 (ANI): The Bangladesh Government should take urgent steps to confirm the whereabouts and the release of men held by its security authorities outside the authority of the courts, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina o
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NHRC inaugurates 'Online Human Rights Pledge'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday inaugurated an 'Online Human Rights Pledge' at a ceremony in New Delhi.
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Over 10,000 killed in last 40 months in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Jan 24 (ANI): Over 10,000 people have been killed since the US-led anti-terror coalition forces began its operations against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria in September 2014, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
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NHRC issues notice to Odisha Govt over closure of schools
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Odisha Government over reports that a large number of government-run primary and upper primary schools were allegedly closed due to a shortage of students.
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NHRC sends notice to BHEL over medical negligence
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 22 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sent notices to the Chairman of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and the medical superintendent of BHEL hospital in Haridwar after a patient, who was allegedly alive, was declared dead.
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NHRC issues notice to UP govt over police apathy
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 22 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government after some policemen refused to take two grievously injured boys to hospital in the police control room (PCR) van.
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