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NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra Govt. over newborn deaths in Akola distr
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a notice to the Government of Maharashtra, through its Chief Secretary, after taking suo motu cognisance of media reports about the high number of deaths at the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU)
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CPEC violates rights of Gilgit residents, says Hague Centre for Strategic
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct.17 (ANI): Europe's leading think tanks have declared that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor or CPEC is violating the human rights of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, a disputed territory over which the highway passes, and its construction is causing immense ecologic
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Pakistan wins UNHRC seat
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.] Oct 17 (ANI): Pakistan on Monday won a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by more than two thirds vote when the General Assembly elected 15 countries to serve on the 47-member body.
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Yavatmal farmer death: Two more farmers die, death toll rises to 36
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) [India], October 14 (ANI): A total of 36 farmers have died after two farmers lost their lives due to the infection caused by spraying of pesticide in Maharashtra's Yavatmal District.
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Pakistan Liberals Meet for Second Conference in London
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K], Oct 13 (ANI): A conference attended by several prominent Pakistani intellectuals, human rights and social media activists, and public figures with anti-establishment views began in London on Friday with calls for end to Pakistani support for terrorism.
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Yavatmal farmer deaths: Maharashtra Govt. suspends DOA
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) [India], October 13 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government has suspended the District Agriculture Development Officer (DOA) Dattatreya Kalsai, in connection with deaths of farmers due to infection caused by spraying of pesticide in Yavatmal.
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Pesticides death in Yavatmal: NHRC issues notices to Maha Govt., Centre
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Centre and Maharashtra Government over deaths of farmers due to infection caused by spraying of pesticide in Yavatmal District of the state.
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World leaders ask United Nations to play leadership card to resolve Kashmi
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], October 8 (ANI): In a memorandum submitted to the secretary general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, the former prime minister of Azad Kashmir, Barrister Sultan Mehmood Choudhary, and the secretary general of the World Kashmir Awareness Forum, Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai,
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WBO conference in Washington DC sheds light on human rights violation in B
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 7 (ANI): World Baloch Organization (WBO) convened a conference on the deteriorating human rights situation in Balochistan and the geopolitical complexities affecting the region.
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NHRC issues notice to MP Govt. after cops allegedly strip, thrash farmers
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to Madhya Pradesh Government a day after a group of farmers were allegedly detained, stripped and beaten up by the police in Tikamgarh district of the state.
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Every day six people killed extra-judicially in Balochistan: Ahmar Mustikh
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Oct.5 (ANI): Human rights violations in Balochistan province of Pakistan have drawn concern and criticism globally.
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Security tightens as BHU reopens today
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 3 (ANI): Days after Banaras Hindu University (BHU) students, staged heated protests over an alleged incident of sexual harassment on campus, leading to a police lathicharge, the varsity reopened on Tuesday.
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