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HRCP raises alarm over shrinking space for independent journalism in Pakis
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's Human Rights Commission and journalists' bodies have raised concern over a 13-month ban on government advertisements to the Dawn Media Group, calling it economic coercion, an attack on press freedom, and urging the government to restore free, independent and responsible journalism
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Pakistan's rights crisis deepens as HRCP slams state repression and elite
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to withdraw the controversial 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, end "enforced disappearances," and release all political prisoners across the country, as reported by Dawn.
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Strengthening human rights requires strong democratic pillars: Tripura CM
Updated : 3 months ago IST
"Our government, too, remains deeply sensitive and dedicated to ensuring justice, dignity and equal opportunities for all," Saha stated while addressing the observance of International Human Rights Day organised by the Tripura Human Rights Commission (THRC) at Prajna Bhavan in Agartala. Read More
YSRCP MP Maddila Gurumoorthy demands urgent action in Tirupati sexual hara
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
YSRCP MP from Tirupati Maddila Gurumoorthy wrote letters to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, and National Human Rights Commission seeking immediate intervention in a shocking sexual harassment and blackma
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of reported nibbling of dead bodies by rats
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday took a suo motu cognisance of a media report, which stated that a dead body had been nibbled by rats in the mortuary of Narwana Civil Hospital in Haryana.
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NHRC's Priyank Kanoongo issues directions to remove all sleeper coach buse
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Priyank Kanoongo on Saturday issued directions to all Chief Secretaries of states to remove all sleeper coach buses that violate safety norms. The complaint referred to recent incidents where passenger buses caught fire mid-journey, le
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NHRC issues notice to MP govt officials to inquire human rights violations
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The notice, dated November 27, has been sent to the Principal Secretary of the Higher Education Department, the Principal Secretary of the Food Supplies Department, the Commissioner of Police, Bhopal, and the Chairman of the UGC. All have been directed to inquire into the allegations made
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No guidelines mandating meals in trains must be Halal certified: Ministry
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
There are no such guidelines mandating that meals served in trains must be Halal certified, said the Ministry of Railways on Thursday in response to the reported notice by the National Human Rights Commission.
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He is trying to mislead Indian Muslims, use them for personal political ag
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday criticised Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President Arshad Madani, terming his recent remarks "radical and opportunistic" and accusing him of attempting to mislead Indian Muslims for personal political gains.
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"Nothing is more shameful...": NHRC member on army officer's murder in mov
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the alleged murder of an Army officer by a railway attendant, Zubair Memon, on a train in Rajasthan. The officer, who was returning home during vacation after a field posting, got into a scuffle with Memon while asking fo
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Rights groups condemn abduction of Sindhi student leader in Karachi
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amnesty International and other rights groups condemned the alleged abduction of Sindh student leader Ghani Aman Chandio from a Karachi hospital, calling it a violation of human rights. Protests have erupted across Sindh and abroad, demanding his safe release as authorities remain silent on
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NHRC seeks report from FSSAI over widespread reuse of cooking oil in India
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The complaint, filed by the Founder of Sarthak Samudayik Vikas Evam Jan Kalyan Sanstha (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh), raised concerns that despite the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) "RUCO - Repurpose Used Cooking Oil" campaign and policies promoting biodiesel at small h
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