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Baseless imprisonments surge in China's Xinjiang province: Human Rights Wa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 24 (ANI): The Chinese government has increased its "groundless prosecutions" with long prison sentences for Uyghurs and other minority communities in recent years in China's Xinjiang province, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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India at Human Rights Council asks Pakistan to put its house in order, dis
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI): India has urged Human Rights Council to call upon Pakistan to take credible and irreversible steps to end state-sponsored terrorism and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in the territories under its control.
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Maharashtra HRC summons DGP over complaint on custodial torture of Pragya
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 24 (ANI): Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission has summoned State DGP over allegations made by Bhopal BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur about custodial torture against her.
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Human rights agenda continues to face severe challenges, most of all from
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Noting that terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind and India is at the forefront of the fight against it, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there is a need for clear realisation in bodies dealing wi
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India at UNHCR: Terrorism can never be justified nor its perpetrators be e
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind and a crime against humanity, which violates the most fundamental human rights namely the right to life, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday in his address to the United
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Activists, Uyghurs protest in Paris to ensure Pakistan is placed on FATF b
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Exiled journalists, human rights activists, and Uyghurs on Tuesday gathered at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) headquarters in Paris to persuade the anti-terror financing organisation to place Pakistan on the blacklist.
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12 Japanese companies to cease business deals involving Uyghur forced labo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing human rights abuse on Uyghurs by China, 12 major Japanese companies have announced their decision to cease their business deals with the Chinese companies found to be benefiting from the forced labour of the minority ethnic community in Xinj
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US to stand up for democratic values when human rights are violated in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): The United States continues to stand up for democratic values when human rights are being violated in Xinjiang, Tibet, and elsewhere in China, and autonomy is being trampled in Hong Kong, said Ned Price, US State Department spokesperson on Monday (local ti
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UK demands UN address human rights violations in China
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], February 22 (ANI): UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab called on the UN Human Rights Council on Monday to address the human rights violations in China stating that the international body does not "consistently" pinpoint areas of the prevalence of the most pressing human rights issu
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Sri Lanka seeks India's support ahead of UNHRC session
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka has sought India's support ahead of the March session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva during which Colombo's record in human rights and related accountability will be probed.
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WHRPC' doctorate for N&H Research Park's Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Indian chapter of the World Human Rights Protection Commission (IWHRPC) organized by WHRPC with the British Council (UK), United Nations (USA) and other international organizations had taken place in New Delhi on 21st of Februa
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NHRC asks Odisha Chief Secy to rehabilitate Satkosia villagers
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday asked the Chief Secretary of Odisha to complete the rehabilitation and resettlement of five revenue villages displaced due to tiger and wildlife conservation projects in Satkosia in Angul distric
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