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India at UNHCR: Terrorism can never be justified nor its perpetrators be e
Updated : 5 years, 4 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 : 5 years, 4 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 : 5 years, 4 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 : 5 years, 4 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 : 5 years, 4 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 : 5 years, 4 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 : 5 years, 4 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 : 5 years, 4 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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UK MPs demand boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics citing 'genocide' in
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], February 20 (ANI): Calls to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics have been intensifying steadily due to China's human rights abuses, particularly in the Xinjiang region against the Uyghur Muslims.
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NHRC accepts action taken in styrene gas leak tragedy in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India on Friday accepted the action taken by the authorities concerned and the ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore paid to the families of the 12 people who died in the tragic styrene gas leak incident in LG plant in Vi
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'Plight of missing persons have increased': NGO highlights issue of enforc
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), an NGO, had a virtual meeting with the United Nations Working Group on Involuntary or Enforced Disappearances, wherein they agreed to make a more concerted efforts to raise the International Community's understanding of the
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Toolkit Case: Greta Thunberg reacts to Disha Ravi's arrest, says right to
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Following the arrest of 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi in connection with the dissemination of the Toolkit document, Greta Thunberg on Saturday responded to the arrest and said freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protest are non-negotiab
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