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European Union to take up with Pakistan, rights violations against Ahmadiy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Jan.12 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from various countries have decided to approach the Government of Pakistan on the issue of alleged violation of human rights of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community.
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Pak rights body says Gwadar's fishermen have deep reservations about
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan.12 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to protect the interests of the fishermen of Gwadar Port, most of whom have reservations about the over 50 billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Cor
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Swiss Muslim girls must attend swimming lessons alongside boys, rules Euro
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan. 11 (ANI): Switzerland has won a case at the European court of human rights over its insistence that Muslim parents send their children to mixed-sex school swimming lessons.
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Pak Govt. should urgently investigate abductions of four activists: HRW
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Jan. 10 (ANI): New York-based Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that the Pakistan government should urgently investigate the apparent abductions of four social activists who campaign for human rights and religious freedom.
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NHRC finds 16 women victims of rape, assault by police personnel in Chhatt
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], Jan. 8 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has prima facie found 16 women victims of rape, sexual and physical assault by the state police personnel in Chhattisgarh's tribal Bastar region.
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Chhattisgarh: NHRC finds 16 women victims of rape, sexual physical assault
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 7(ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday found 16 women prima facie victims of rape, sexual and physical assault by police personnel in Chhattisgarh, and asked the state government why it should not recommend interim relief of Rs 37 lakh to the
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UN rights expert to assess potential abuses in northern Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan. 7 (ANI): An independent United Nations expert will assess the human rights situation in Myanmar starting next week, it was announced yesterday, following increasing concerns about civilians in Kachin State and the escalating violence in Rakhine State.
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2578 families displaced in Balochistan to make way for CPEC: BHRO
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Jan. 7 (ANI): Baloch Human Rights Organisation (BHRO) has said that a total of 2,578 families have been displaced in Balochistan in order to make way for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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Gujarat: NHRC issues notice over victimization of Dalit prisoners in Amrel
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Saurashtra [India], Jan. 6 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to the Inspector General (Prisons), Gujarat over victimization of Dalit prisoners by upper castes inmates in Amreli district jail.
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113 mutilated bodies found dumped across Balochistan in 2016: BHRO
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jan. 4 (ANI): Baloch Human Rights Organisation (BHRO) chairperson Bibi Gul Baloch has claimed that at least 113 mutilated bodies were found dumped across Balochistan last year.
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Hindus in Pak can now get their marriages registered
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 3 (ANI): The Pakistan Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has unanimously approved the Hindu Marriage Bill, which will enable the said community to get their marriages registered and to appeal in courts of law in cases of separation.
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Pak Senate body approves Hindu Marriage Bill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 02 (ANI): The Pakistan Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Monday unanimously approved the Hindu Marriage Bill.
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