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Global commemorations mark 35th anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The people of Chinese descent and their supporters across the world commemorated the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
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Chinese govt orchestrates steps to suppress commemorations of upcoming Tia
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Chinese administration has orchestrated several arrests of activists who desired to organise the commemoration ceremonies of the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre to be held on Tuesday in China and Hong Kong, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Sunday.
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HRFP demands justice for murder of Nazir Masih, falsely accused of blasphe
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Following visits to the incident site on May 25 and May 26, HRFP's investigations revealed that the attack was rooted in a personal grudge by Muslim street fellows rather than actual blasphemy.
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Vijaya Bharathi Sayani appointed as acting NHRC Chairperson
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday issued a notification regarding appointment of acting chairperson in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
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Human Rights body calls on UN to address enforced disappearances, extra
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has submitted a written statement to the UN Human Rights Council for its upcoming 56th Session, highlighting the enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of Baloch people in Balochistan by Pakistani state authorities.
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Corruption devalues human rights, undermines justice, liberty, equality: D
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
This case pertains to fraudulently allotting DDA plots meant for JJ Dwellers to other non existing persons on the basis of forged documents in the area of Delhi and swelling the same in the open market.
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Afghan people losing trust in West, women's rights were not important in U
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid international concern over the erosion of women's rights in Afghanistan, Omar Haidari, a Berlin-based Afghan rights activist, has said that the Western countries cannot escape their share of responsibility for the human rights issues and that the agreement signed by the US with Talib
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Porsche crash: Retired IAS officer seeks transfer of Police Commissioner,
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Days after the Porsche car crash case that has sent shockwaves across the country, retired IAS officer Arun Bhatia has written a letter to the Chairman of Maharashtra Human Rights Commission (MHRC) seeking the transfer of Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar from the city.
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UN officials raise concern on situation of women in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
As Afghan women continue to remain deprived of their basic rights, the United Nations officials have once again raised concerns on the situation of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule.
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Human Rights Watch raises concerns over forceful eviction of low-income re
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The 48-page report titled 'I Escaped with Only My Life:' Abusive Forced Evictions in Pakistan,' stated that authorities have evicted thousands of people without adequate consultation, notice, compensation, resettlement assistance, or means of redress in violation of their basic rights; di
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UN chief condemns Israeli strike in Rafah, says "horror must stop"
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Antonio Guterres condemned the Israeli strike on Rafah, saying that the attack "killed scores of innocent civilians who were only seeking shelter from this deadly conflict."
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East Turkistan Government in Exile urgently calls on US Senate to pass Uyg
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) urgently called on the US Senate to pass the Uyghur Policy Act without delay to establish a Special Coordinator for Uyghur Issues within the US State Department. The East Turkistani people have been advocating for such a position since 1997, seek
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