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British High commission announces Asma Jahangir Scholarship
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Britain [United Kingdom] Mar 9 (ANI): The British High Commission announced a scholarship, to pay tribute to renowned lawyer and human activist Late Asma Jahangir, who passed away in February.
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Select CITYWALK promotes 'SheDecides India' global movement
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 6 (ANI-NewsVoir): The very first national movement of SheDecides, SheDecides India, a global movement, was officially launched at Select CITYWALK in the presence of Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Dr. Jaideep Malhotra, President, FOGSCI, Kamla Bha
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Ex-Maldivian Prez welcomes report to take measures on human rights abusers
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 26 (ANI): Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed on Monday welcomed the case for "targeted sanctions" prepared by an American human rights activist, urging the European Union to impose restrictive measures on "serious human rights abusers in the Maldives".
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Pakistan People's Party mourns Asma Jahangir's demise
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb 12 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has suspended party activities and will fly its flags at half mast to pay tribute to renowned lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir.
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Asma Jahangir's demise 'a great loss of Pakistan'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
(Geneva /Hong Kong) [Switzerland/China], Feb 11 (ANI): Human rights activists and organisations across the globe grieved the demise of Asma Jahangir, a Pakistani senior lawyer and a strong voice of the oppressed, who passed away on Sunday.
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Prominent Pak activist Asma Jahangir passes away
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb 11 (ANI): Prominent Pakistani senior lawyer and human rights activist, Asma Jahangir, passed away at the age of 66 here on Sunday.
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NHRC notice to Centre, states over pollution faced by traffic cops
Updated : 8 years, 4 months 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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China's human rights activist gets eight years of imprisonment
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Dec 26 (ANI): China's prominent human rights activist Wu Gan, who is also known as Super Vulgar Butcher, was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment for subversion.
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Indefinite strike against abduction of Baloch activist by Pak Rangers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], October 29 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Organisation (BHRO) is observing an indefinite hunger strike against the abduction of human rights activist Nawaz Ata Baloch by Pakistani rangers.
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Human rights activists raise concern over CPEC project in Balochistan
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] Sept. 23 (ANI): Human Rights activists came in support of Balochistan at a side-event at the ongoing 36th session of Human Rights Council here to highlight the growing atrocities of Pakistan on the indigenous people of Balochistan and deteriorating human rights situation
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Sindhis protest outside 10 Downing Street, submit petition to UK PM agains
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
London [U.K.], September 10 (ANI): Activists of UK-based Baloch and Sindhi groups staged a demonstration in front of 10 Downing Street, the official residence of British Prime Minister Theresa May, over extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances being carried out in Pakistan.
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Impact of CPEC discussed by exiled Kashmiri leaders
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Birmingham [United Kingdom], Aug.5 (ANI): Exiled Kashmiri leaders and human rights activists recently held a seminar in Birmingham to discuss the plight of people living in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.
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