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China’s long arm: Rights lawyer tries to flee to US, held in Laos; faces r
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Lu Siwei, who belonged to a rare and increasingly besieged group that took sensitive cases to defend rights activists and political pariahs, is now facing the threat of deportation in Laotian custody.
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Pakistan uses blasphemy laws to target minorities: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As an angry mob, motivated by blasphemy claims, set fire to churches and wreaked havoc on Christian homes in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad recently, this incident in particular reminds everyone of another distressing chapter in Pakistan's history.
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Christian community stages protest outside European Parliament against vio
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In the protest, the protesters expressed grave concerns over the religious freedom violations and stifling state of freedom of expression in Pakistan and called upon the European Union to assess Pakistan’s compliance with its human rights obligations.
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Amnesty International slams Pakistan for cases of enforced disappearances
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Amnesty International slammed Pakistan over the multiple cases of enforced disappearance, and secret and arbitrary detentions and called out the authorities to take action and work towards ending this practice.
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NHRC issues notice to Jharkhand Govt over poor upkeep, management of Jamsh
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Commission has observed that a Government institution cannot be allowed to remain in complete apathy and neglect due to the negligence of the officers, causing human rights violations of the children in conflict with the law, some of whom have been staying in JJH for years together.
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Odisha Human Rights Commission seeks report from DGP in woman home guard t
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In a written complaint to DG Home Guard on August 13, the victim accused the senior officer’s wife of verbally abusing her and beating her if she failed to perform her job properly.
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Pakistan: Damages suffered due to Jaranwala blasphemy incident amount to P
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In the Jaranwala blasphemy incident, the damages suffered due to the burning of churches and the houses of minorities has been estimated to be Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 67 million, reported Dawn.
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London: Christians stage protest outside Pak embassy against burning, dese
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The protestors have claimed that their demonstration was against the barbaric attack on 21 churches and hundreds of Christian homes in Jaranwala, Pakistan over alleged desecration of Quran
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Pakistan's Jaranwala violence: 19 churches gutted, says human rights repor
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has issued a fact-finding report on the Jaranwala incident and revealed that 19 Churches have been burnt fully and 89 Christian houses were burnt.
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NHRC notices to Delhi Chief Secy, police commissioner over beating of stud
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a student of a government school in Delhi had to be hospitalized after a severe beating by his teacher. His parents have registered an FIR in the matter. However, no arrest was made by the police
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Yasin Malik's wife included in Pakistan caretaker PM's cabinet
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Mishaal Hussain Malik has been appointed as Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights.
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Pakistan: ‘High-level’ inquiry ordered into vandalism of churches
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
On Wednesday, a mob made its way through a predominantly Christian area on the outskirts of the industrial city of Faisalabad after allegations that the Holy Quran had been desecrated.
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