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India takes all necessary steps to counter cross border terrorism: MEA on
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Terming remarks of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson over specific incidents in Jammu and Kashmir "baseless", India on Thursday said that the country "takes all necessary steps to counter cross border terrorism".
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Reversing another Trump withdrawal, US moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Cou
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): Three years after former US President Donald Trump's administration withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council, his successor Joe Biden has moved to rejoin the human rights body, marking it as another reversal by Biden of Trump's policies.
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South Asian human rights body slams Pak over forced conversion of Hindu gi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI): In light of a 17-year old Hindu girl who died by suicide in October this year after she was allegedly raped last year, in Pakistan's Tharparkar district, a body of South Asian human rights groups has slammed Islamabad for unchecked forced conversion o
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Maha human rights body issues notice to Raigad SP over Arnab Goswami's arr
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 5 (ANI): The Maharashtra Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notice to Superintendent of Police (SP), Raigad to appear before it tomorrow over the arrest of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami.
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Kerala: Human rights body seeks report after man dies of negligence in hos
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Aluva (Kerala) [India], July 27 (ANI): The Kerala State Human Rights Commission on Monday took a suo moto action after a man allegedly died without getting any treatment in the Aluva district hospital. The victim, identified as Vijayan, used to work as a security guard.
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Sindh Human Rights body expresses concern over status of prisoners amid CO
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Mar 28 (ANI): The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has expressed grave concern over the status of prisoners locked in jails across the country.
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Activist approaches human rights body to protect interests of Nirbhaya con
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): An activist on Monday approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking its intervention to ensure that the human rights of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case convicts and their families are not violated.
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India asks UN rights body to develop better understanding before jumping t
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 28 (ANI): India on Thursday encouraged the United Nations' human rights body to develop a "better understanding and appreciation" of the freedoms and rights that are guaranteed and protected daily in a vibrant democracy like India before coming to any conclusions
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Church-backed NGO in Goa booked for misusing children at anti-CAA rally
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Officials of a Church-backed NGO and a human rights' body have been booked under sections of the Goa Children's Act and the Juvenile Justice Act for allegedly misusing children at the anti-CAA rally held on January 24 in South Goa district.
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Mangaluru: Human rights body calls sitting to investigate police action du
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 26 (ANI): The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) chairman Justice DH Vaghela has called for a full bench sitting on December 31 over reports of alleged police action which took place during the anti-CAA protests in Mangaluru earlier this month.
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Hong Kong: Bizwomen to defend government actions in dealing with pro-democ
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 8 (ANI): Top Hong Kong businesswomen are going to appear for the city in United Nation's top human rights body in Geneva to defend the government actions in dealing with the pro-democracy protest in the financial capital of Asia.
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'India to continue balanced approach towards protecting human rights'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Oct 13 (ANI): Few hours after India was elected to the United Nations' top human rights body on Friday, India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, said that New Delhi would continue its balance and moderate approach towards the protection of h
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