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Telangana: BC leaders file complaint with human rights body over alleged v
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A delegation led by BC Rajyadhikara Samiti President Dasu Suresh met the Telangana Human Rights Commission in Nampally, Hyderabad, on Monday and handed over a report for alleged violence and abusive language by the police at Pravallika's house, who had died by suicide in her hostel.
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"We are not walking away...": Biden assures families of unaccounted Americ
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
United States President Joe Biden spoke with the families of American citizens who are stuck in Israel amid the ongoing war against the Hamas terror group and assured bringing them back is the top priority of the Govt and they are "not walking away" from their duty.
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Uyghurs condemn 74th anniversary of Chinese invasion of East Turkistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
October 12, 2023, marks the deplorable 74th anniversary of China's belligerent invasion of East Turkistan, a country that China subsequently renamed "Xinjiang," which translates to 'new territory' or 'colony' in the Chinese language.
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Tamil Nadu: 77-year-old holds eight post-graduation degrees, currently pur
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A 77-year-old man named Ganesan, belonging to Tamil Nadu's Thothukudi district, holds eight post-graduation degrees including a Master in Human Rights, Tamil, Sociology, Economics, History, Politics, Public Relations, and Management.
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Geneva: Bangladeshi activists dub BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami as "collaborators o
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
They held a demonstration and banner campaign during the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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UN Human Rights Chief urges states to defuse "powder keg" situation in Isr
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday issued an urgent plea to all states with influence to take steps to defuse the "powder keg" situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). He stressed that international humanitarian law and international human
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UN Rights Chief condemns Israel for ordering "full siege" on Gaza, urges d
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights have condemned the decision of Israel to order a "full siege" of Gaza, and also pleaded with "states with influence" to defuse the situation, Al Jazeera reported.
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World Mental Health Day: Mental Health is a Universal Human Right says WHO
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal on Tuesday said that this year's theme of the World Mental Health Day, Mental Health is a Universal Human Right, calls for WHO, Member States and partners to accelerate efforts in mental health in a human-rights based approach.
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Baloch Organizations host conferences at UN, urge action on human rights v
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The aim was to draw the attention of UN bodies and member states to the severe human rights violations perpetrated in Balochistan by Pakistan, treating the region as a colony under its occupation.
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"Pakistan steadfast in supporting cross border terrorism," says Kashmiri j
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Senior Kashmiri Journalist and author Khalid Jehangir during his intervention at the 54th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) reiterated that Pakistan continues to support cross-border terrorism in India's Jammu and Kashmir.
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NHRI participates as observer in third OICOA meeting in Turkey
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A delegation from the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), headed by Maqsoud Kruse, Chairperson of the NHRI, participated as an Observer in the meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Ombudsman Association (OICOA), held in Istanbul, on October 5,6.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for "immediate stop" to violen
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Expressing 'deep concerns' over Hamas attacks on Israel, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has called for an "immediate stop" to the ongoing violence in Israel
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