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Telangana encounter: We cannot go by police version, says advocate Vrinda
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Senior advocate Vrinda Grover, representing women and human rights activists in Telangana encounter case, on Thursday sought independent and impartial probe in the case and said that the plea was filed to restore public confidence.
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Activists cry for rule of law over Hyderabad encounter
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Senior lawyer and human rights activist Sudha Ramalingam on Saturday expressed disappointment over the encounter of the four accused in Hyderabad rape and murder case and said it is against "the civilised notion of delivery of justice."
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Human right activist who wrote to Telangana HC over Hyderabad encounter we
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Devi, a human rights activist who wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court against killing of four persons accused of raping and murdering a veterinary doctor by the police, on Friday sought judicial enquiry into the matter and s
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Pakistan uses terrorism as a 'weapon and blackmailing tool': Activists on
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Nov 26 (ANI): Demanding embargo on Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism, human rights activists on Tuesday said Islamabad uses terror as a "weapon and blackmailing tool".
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26/11: Activists gather outside Pak Embassy in Tokyo, demand capital punis
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Nov 26 (ANI): Paying tributes to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, several human right activists on Tuesday demonstrated outside the premises of Pakistan Embassy here demanding capital punishment for Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the deadly attacks that had k
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How human-rights activist Idris Khattak went 'missing' in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Nov 23 (ANI) : November 13, on the Islamabad-Peshawar motorway. It is around five o'clock in the afternoon, there's a long queue at the toll plaza. The man and his driver are stuck in the queue like many others.
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Pakistan: Rights activist kidnapped by unidentified men in Khyber Pakhtunk
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 18 (ANI): A Pakistan human rights activist was allegedly kidnapped by four unidentified men while he was on his way to Swabi district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, his driver told the police, as reported by the local media on Monday.
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I am targeted for being a defender of religious minorities, alleges Pak Ch
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 8 (ANI): A Pakistani Christian human rights defender has accused the country's government and security agencies of targetting him and his colleagues for helping the victims of religious violence.
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Snooping row: Priyanka's phone also hacked, claims Congress
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): The Congress on Sunday claimed that its party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's phone was also hacked during a recent spyware attack on several journalists and human rights activists.
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Gulalai Ismail's father detained in Pak in cybercrime case
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 25 (ANI): Professor Muhammad Ismail, the father of Pakistani human rights activist, Gulalai Ismail, has been detained by law personnel in Peshawar in connection with a cybercrime case as per the country's laws, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said on F
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Abduction of my father attempt to terrorise Pakistanis who dare to use 'co
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Prominent human rights activist Gulalai Ismail on Thursday called the abduction of her father in Peshawar an attempt to terrorise the women of Pakistan and others who dare to use their "conditional rights".
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Religious persecution, violence against women salient features of Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Religious persecution and violence against women are some of the most salient features of Pakistan, said Sindhi-American Human Rights activist Fatima Gul at the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on 'Human Rights in South Asia' here
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