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Afghan women still face arrests, threats, suppression: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch has said women in Afghanistan still face arrests, threats and suppression, TOLO News reported.
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Geneva: Activists protest outside UN office against inhuman treatment of A
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Activists of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in Europe staged a protest outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) building in Geneva to denounce the crackdown and forced deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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Pakistan authorities carried out 'widespread abuses' against Afghan refuge
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Pakistan authorities committed "widespread abuses" against Afghans living in the country to compel them to return to Afghanistan leading to a situation of humanitarian crisis, Human Rights Watch said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Cochin University stampede: Kerala State Human Rights Commission registers
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has asked the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) administration to file a report within two weeks after investigating the circumstances under which the tech fest stampede took place, which left four students dead and around
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'Violence against women is a horrific violation of human rights': UN Secy
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November 25 is observed as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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Iran 'secretly executes' man convicted of killing a Revolutionary Guards o
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Iran secretly executed a man on Thursday after convicting him of killing a member of the security forces amidst mass protests that swept the country last year.
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Pakistan: Human Rights group demands legislation to protect minorities fro
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Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has demanded justice for Mehwish Iram and Irfan Tariq Masih, who belonged to the Christian minority and faced religious persecution at their workplaces.
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Global Fund for Women Unveils the Gender Justice Data Hub (GJDH): To Find
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
San Francisco (California) [US]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 23: Global Fund for Women, a nonprofit funding gender justice and human rights work is proud to introduce a groundbreaking initiative aimed at identifying and fueling nascent feminist movements across the world. This too
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Ahmedabad International Literature Festival will be held on 24th, 25th and
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], November 23: Three days of the 8th edition of Ahmedabad International Literature Festival with the theme'Literature and Human Development' will be inaugurated by Dr Justice K.J. Thaker, Chairperson of Gujarat State Human Rights Commission with Dr. SK Nanda, IAS (
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Bengaluru electrocution deaths: Rights panel takes suo motu cognisance
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday suo motu cognisance of a media report of a 23-year-old woman and her nine-month-old baby, who were electrocuted after they stepped on a live wire that lay unattended on a sidewalk near Hope Farm in the Kadugodi area of Bengaluru on Novem
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Global Fund for Women Unveils the Gender Justice Data Hub to Identify Glob
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 20: Global Fund for Women, a respected nonprofit foundation with an illustrious history of advocating for gender justice and human rights since its establishment in 1987, is proud to introduce a revolutionary initiative aimed at identifying and empowering nascen
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Pak: Woman's corpse found inside drum in Karachi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a report by the National Commission of Human Rights, approximately 63,000 cases of gender-based violence were reported in Pakistan over the past three years
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