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Pakistan: Rights group calls for release of activist Professor Muhammad Is
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], March 2 (ANI): A civil rights group has demanded that the bail application of Pakistani human rights defender Professor Muhammad Ismail should be accepted by the Peshawar High Court on March 5 and the charges against him and his wife, Uzlifat Ismail, should be dropped im
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Pakistan, in dire economic situation, using humans rights forum for its ma
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 2 (ANI): India at the Human Rights Council on Tuesday said that Pakistan, a country in a dire economic situation, is using human rights forum for its malicious propaganda against India.
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'No locus standi': India at Human Rights Council rejects OIC, Pakistan's s
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 2 (ANI): India on Tuesday rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) statements on the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, as it has no locus standi to comment on matters related to the region, while regretting that the OIC continues to allow it
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Uyghur activist wins 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bavaria [Germany], March 2 (ANI): Sayragul Sauytbay, a human rights activist and survivor from China's Xinjiang, has been awarded the 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award, for highlighting the human rights abuses being meted to ethnoreligious minorities in the country's western re
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Myanmar's ousted lawmakers declare military as terrorist organisation
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 1 (ANI): Days after Myanmar's military used snipers to fire on pro-democracy protesters, members of the civilian government, which was overthrown by the military on February 1, has declared the junta as a terrorist organisation on Monday.
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NHRC reiterates its recommendations to Uttar Pradesh govt, calls for compl
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to submit the proof of payment to the victim of a gang rape in Moradabad, which it had sanctioned on the recommendations of the Commission but apparently not released.
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Sanction China for atrocities against Uyghurs: British politicians, academ
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London [UK], March 1 (ANI): Amid growing criticism of China for human rights abuses, British politicians and academicians have urged sanctions against the country for its treatment of the Uyghur community.
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Myanmar: India embassy 'deeply saddened' as 18 people killed during protes
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], March 1 (ANI): India embassy here said it is deeply saddened by the loss of lives in Yangon and other cities of Myanmar as police fired on protestors on Sunday, and urged all stakeholders to "exercise restraint and resolve issues through dialogue" in a peaceful manner.
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Al-Qaeda linked Turkish group expanding its network in Nepal: Report
Updated : 5 years, 4 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 : 5 years, 4 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 : 5 years, 4 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
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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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