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Al-Qaeda linked Turkish group expanding its network in Nepal: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], February 27 (ANI): An al-Qaeda linked-charity group from Turkey has been working with Islamai Sangh Nepal (ISN), which is under the scanner of Indian intelligence agencies for allegedly providing sanctuary to terrorists, to expand its logistical hub for jihadist networks,
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China restricting basic freedoms on pretext of national security, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): As China continues to impose crackdowns on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang and people of Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law, United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday said that Beijing was restricting basic civil and po
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NHRC asks WB Chief Secretary to ensure human rights in Sundarbans
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday directed the West Bengal Chief Secretary to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) on two investigation reports received from BB Mishra, Special Rapporteur of the NHRC East Zone over the problems of re
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Two men from Punjab arrested in Delhi for plotting to kill activist
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Two men from Punjab have been arrested from the RK Puram area of South West Delhi for allegedly plotting to kill a human rights activist, Delhi Police said on Saturday.
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NHRC issues show cause notice to Defence Ministry over relief amount for d
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India on Wednesday issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Defence to cite a reason why Rs 5 lakh could not be paid as relief to the next of the kin of an innocent citizen Thingtu Ngemu, who died in the uninfo
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UK further sanctions Myanmar military figures for role in coup
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], February 25 (ANI): The United Kingdom, on Thursday, sanctioned another six military top-ranking officers of the Myanmar army, including Commander in Chief General Min Aung Hlaing, for human rights violations following the February 1 coup against President Win Myint and State Cou
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Rights group to hold online discussion on political freedom in Tibet, East
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) has scheduled a panel discussion on February 28 to highlight the ongoing human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong.
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Despite evidence, China continues to deny West's condemnation of human rig
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): Despite reports and testimonies of human rights violations emerging from Xinjiang and Hong Kong, China on Wednesday continued to deny the West's condemnation for Beijing's international actions.
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NHRC handicapped without Chairperson, DG Investigation: PIL in SC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): For the first time in the history of the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) since its inception, the apex human rights watchdog of the country is at present, running without its full strength as it does not have a Chairperson, Acting Chairperson,
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Is trade deal with China a dangerous move for EU?
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Athens [Grecce], February 25 (ANI): December 2020, European Union (EU) landmark trade deal - the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) with China, that aims to liberalise trade between Beijing and Brussels, may prove to be a dangerous move for Europe.
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India slams Turkey over remarks at Human Rights Council, rejects incorrect
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI): Terming Turkey's remarks regarding the situation in Kashmir and the implementation of UN resolutions as "completely unacceptable," India has said it is "ironical for a country which has trampled upon its own civil society to pass unjustified comments
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US seeks to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): President Joe Biden aims to secure a seat for the United States on the United Nations Human Rights Council almost three years after the Trump administration left the world body, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday.
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