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Birbhum violence: Youth Congress moves NHRC, demands independent investiga
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): A complaint has been filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) by the Legal Cell of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) against violation of human rights of the residents of Baktui village of Birbhum, West Bengal.
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China gets aggravated after Kashmiri intellectual raises Aksai Chin's occu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): China got annoyed after a Kashmiri intellectual and human rights activist raised the issue of illegal occupation of Aksai Chin by Beijing during the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday.
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NHRC Chairman Justice Arun Mishra says environmental degradation impacting
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): With 63 Indian cities there in the list of 100 most-polluted cities, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice Arun Mishra on Tuesday wondered how the ground situation was not changing despite the enabling laws and rules.
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Taliban to reshuffle cabinet to get international recognition
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): In an effort to to get international recognition, the Taliban has decided to reshuffle their interim cabinet.
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'Can't be mute spectator': WB Governor slams Mamata over Birbhum violence,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 23 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Birbhum violence and said that it is high time to revisit confrontational unconstitutional stance so that democratic values and human rights ge
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Beijing threatens reciprocal sanctions after US unveils visa curbs on Chin
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): China has threatened the United States with retaliatory sanctions after Washington announced visa restrictions on officials over human rights violations in the country.
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Rights activist says no value of Sindhi life in Pakistan, pleads for justi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Sindhi-American activist Fatima Gul on Tuesday highlighted the plight of Sindhi people in Pakistan and said there is no value of minority communities in the country as anyone can violate their rights, especially women.
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At UN, Baloch activist raises concern about rights violation in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Munir Mengal, a Baloch political and human rights activist on Tuesday raised concerns about the violation of the ongoing rights against minority communities in Pakistan.
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Taliban Foreign Minister meets UN special envoy, discusses human rights is
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons and discussed human rights, humanitarian assistance, development projects, the banking sector, economic growth, and other issues.
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Afghanistan: Taliban threaten revenge killings of former govt officials, a
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 23 (ANI): Taliban authorities in Afghanistan's Helmand province have threatened to retaliate against activists and former government officials in response to recent killings of Taliban commanders, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.
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Uyghur woman in Xinjiang sentenced to 20-yr imprisonment for speaking to T
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): A Uyghur woman has been sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for speaking to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to China's Xinjiang region in 2012, said a media report citing the woman's husband.
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Human Rights body holds conference on atrocities, human rights violations
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), a Netherland based international NGO organized a press conference focusing on the atrocities and human rights violations in Pakistan and China.
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