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NHRC warns Centre of coercive action, issues final reminder on plea over h
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New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday warned the Centre of coercive action while issuing the final reminder to the notice served to the Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, and Secretary, Education, Department of Higher Educat
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China expresses strong dissatisfaction to Pelosi 'lies' over Beijing Olymp
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Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): China on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a "diplomatic boycott" of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics on human rights grounds.
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Nancy Pelosi calls for 'Diplomatic Boycott' of 2022 Winter Olympics in Bei
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Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a "diplomatic boycott" of the Winter Olympics that are scheduled to take place in Beijing next year, over the human rights violations of Uyghurs in China.
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NHRC issues reminder to notice sent to Centre over human rights violation
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New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a reminder of the notice issued to the Union Home Secretary and Union Health Secretary over the human rights violations in COVID-19 treatment, disposal of dead bodies, quarantine centers, attack on
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China's repression of Uyghurs is not only cultural, but also physical: Rep
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Washington DC [US], May 17 (ANI): Amid growing scrutiny over the human rights abuses by Chinese authorities, a new report has emerged, which based on China's own government data, shows a precipitous drop in Uyghur birthrates in areas of southern Xinjiang in the northwest province of the coun
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Delhi HC issues notice on plea of slum-dwellers, homeless people for food,
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New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea of slum dwellers and homeless people, who sought direction to the Central Government, National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC), Delhi government, Delhi police and other authorities to make adequat
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Noted Myanmar anti-coup activist dies after being set ablaze by unidentifi
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 16 (ANI): Amid human rights violations in military-ruled Myanmar, a noted Myanmarese poet, philanthropist and veteran politician died after he was set ablaze by an unidentified man. This is being seen as another act perpetrated by the junta's security forces in the c
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NHRC warns Union Education, HRD Secretaries over plight of students from p
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New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has warned of coercive action while issuing a final reminder to the Secretary, Department of Education and Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India over the hardships, miseries and suff
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Delhi court grants bail to accused in activist Sushil Pandit matter
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New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): A Delhi court has granted bail to one of the accused of allegedly plotting to kill a human rights activist Sushil Pandit.
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Japan ruling party calls for joining genocide convention with eye on China
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Tokyo [Japan], May 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) summit next month, lawmakers from Japan's ruling party has drafted proposals for the government, to advance the issue of human rights diplomacy amid growing scrutiny of abuses in China's Xinjiang province.
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Nordic-Baltic countries express concern at human rights situation of Uyghu
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Beijing [China], May 15 (ANI): Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden have issued a joint statement expressing grave concern at the human rights situation of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang province.
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NHRC seeks report from West Bengal govt on policies to prevent sex trade a
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New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday sought a report from the chief secretary of the West Bengal government on the policies framed to prevent sex trade at Asia's largest red-light area, Sonagachi in West Bengal.
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