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NHRC camp sitting in Guwahati concludes; 56 cases of human rights violatio
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The camp sitting was organised to hear the pending cases of human rights violations in eight North Eastern (NE) states and to spread awareness amongst the officials of state governments, parastatal organisations, and NGOs.
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National Human Rights Commission concludes two-day camp sitting in Guwahat
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Justice Mishra, inaugurating the camp sitting, said, "The Commission has a wide-ranging mandate for the promotion and protection of human rights in diverse areas and the Commission's camp sitting in the concerned States is a unique concept aimed at reaching out to the doorsteps of the victim
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China has "not occupied" a single inch of foreign land, claims Xi Jinping
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Xi's remarks came following his meeting with US President Joe Biden at a high-stakes US-China Summit, which concluded amid looming concerns of 'Taiwan Independence'. Biden also raised concerns over China's human rights abuses, including in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong.
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HDFC Life Wins the Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Govern
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 16: HDFC Life, one of India's leading life insurers, has won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance for the year 2023. The Golden Peacock Awards Secretariat, Institute of Directors, India, adjudged the Awards under t
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Biden raises concerns over human rights, detained US citizens in meeting w
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Biden said that he raised the US' concerns regarding China's actions, including human rights and coercive activities in the South China Sea.
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UN Security Council adopts resolution urging humanitarian pauses in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The resolution received support from twelve states during the session held on Wednesday, while the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom chose to abstain from the vote.
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UN Human Rights chief alarmed by abuses against Afghans forced to leave Pa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan ordered undocumented foreigners, including Afghans residing in Pakistan, to leave the country by a deadline of 1 November this year. Between 15 September and 11 November, over 327,000 people have arrived in Afghanistan from Pakistan, many compelled to leave out of fear of arrest.
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'Backsliding in human rights' says Angelina Jolie after Pakistan deports A
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Jolie emphasized Pakistan's long history of supporting Afghan refugee families. She lamented the sudden expulsion, especially in light of Afghanistan's current catastrophic circumstances, in which women are being denied basic rights, education is becoming increasingly inaccessible, many f
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India recommends Canada to prevent attacks on places of worship, address h
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The proposals were presented during the UN Human Rights Council Review meeting, where diplomats from India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka shared their insights and recommendations.
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Philippines: Leila de Lima, critic of Duterte's 'drug war' released on bai
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Philippines human rights campaigner Leila de Lima, who was famously known for questioning former President Rodrigo Duterte's "brutal drug war" was released on bail on Monday, the New York Times reported.
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Human Rights Commission expresses concern over growing sense of powerlessn
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Noting the pressures built on the media, it said that it is determined to hold the state accountable for such restrictions as the elections approach.
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Human rights group accuses Pakistan of using Afghan refugees as 'political
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The human rights group cited reports of alleged harassment in holding centres and instances where legal migrants possessing Proof of Registration (POR) identity documents were allegedly targeted. The organisation claimed that a 17-year-old boy detained in a Karachi raid on November 3, despit
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