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Iranian govt executed over 500 people in 2022, highest in 5 years: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
According to the Norway-based human rights Iran Human Rights report, "The number of people executed in 2022 has now surpassed 500, the highest rate in five years."
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Protests against strict COVID policy across China put Xi's reputation in j
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The stringent COVID rules in China have had a detrimental effect on the lives of millions of individuals. According to Global Strat View, the demands now include free expression and respect for human rights in addition to simply relaxing the restrictions, according to Global Strat View.
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Protests in China give chance to focus on Tibet and all minority groups: T
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Terming it 'crucial timing', Dr Gyal Lo stressed that the Western and European nations must showcase more solidarity to pressurise China over human rights.
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NHRC issues notice to governments of Bihar and Tamil Nadu over torture of
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taking a suo moto cognizance of a media report of 12 Bihar-based orphan children rescued from a Madrasa in Tamil Nadu, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday issued a notice to the said governments.
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Pakistan again tops list of nations at-risk of mass killings: US report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan faces multiple security and human rights challenges, including increasing violence by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, the Early Warning Project said in its 28-page report.
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UN rights chief alarmed at death sentences by Myanmar military courts
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
At least seven university students were sentenced to death by a military court on 30 November, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement. There are reports of as many as four additional death sentences being issued against youth activists yesterd
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Widespread protests in China put Xi's reputation at stake
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In China, strict COVID regulations have resulted in a negative impact on millions of people's lives. The demands now go beyond simply easing the restrictions to include free speech, and respect for human rights, according to Global Strat View.
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US, France pledge to hold Russia accountable for 'war crimes' in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
US and French leaders "reiterate their steadfast resolve to hold Russia to account for widely documented atrocities and war crimes, committed both by its regular armed forces and by its proxies, including mercenary entities such as Vagner and others, through support for international acco
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NHRC issues notice to DGP Chhattisgarh after youth allegedly dies by su
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission took a suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 23-year-old man has committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train, as he could not bear the humiliation of watching his father being beaten up mercilessly by the police personnel at a Police S
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Social Justice Council calls for awareness among people to prevent crimes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The official said that a campaign has been kickstarted named 'Elimination of violence against women' under which awareness is being spread.
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Banned PFI maintains close ties with radical Turkish group
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a Nordic Monitor investigation, a Sweden-based publication, two key leaders of the PFI, EM Abdul Rahiman and Prof P Koya, members of the National Executive Council of the PFI, were privately hosted in Istanbul by the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Reli
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China should respect people's right to peaceful protest: Human Rights Watc
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Over the weekend, thousands of people in Shanghai, China's biggest city and financial center, began publicly protesting the government's strict Covid-19 measures and denouncing the Chinese Communist Party's authoritarian rule.
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