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NHRC issues notices to Centre, state govts and UTs over SOPs to deal with
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to the Central and state governments, and Union Territories asking them for reports on standard operating procedures (SOPs) to deal with cases of sexual assault.
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China furious after Trump signs bill backing Hong Kong protestors
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 29 (ANI): An infuriated China on Thursday warned of "firm countermeasures" against the US a day after President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, 2019, aimed at expressing support the pro-democracy demonstrators in the semi-autonomous city
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India slams Pak at UNHRC over its 'malicious propaganda' on Ayodhya verdic
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Nov 28 (ANI): India on Thursday lambasted Pakistan over its statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Supreme Court's verdict on Ayodhya land dispute case and asked the country to rather work constructively and positively for education and upliftment of
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China summons US ambassador over Hong Kong Bill
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 28 (ANI): Hours after US President Donald Trump signed a bill in support of the pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong, China on Thursday summoned US Ambassador Terry Branstad.
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China accuses US of 'interference' after Trump signs Hong Kong legislation
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 28 (ANI): China on Thursday firmly opposed the United States signing of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act into law, saying that the move is a "serious interference" in China's internal affairs.
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Leaked docs confirm China committing Human Rights Violations, in Xinjiang
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 27 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday (local time) said that the recently leaked documents over the high-security prison camps in the far western region of Xinjiang confirmed China's human rights violations against Uighurs Muslims.
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Pakistan uses terrorism as a 'weapon and blackmailing tool': Activists on
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Nov 26 (ANI): Demanding embargo on Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism, human rights activists on Tuesday said Islamabad uses terror as a "weapon and blackmailing tool".
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26/11: Activists gather outside Pak Embassy in Tokyo, demand capital punis
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Nov 26 (ANI): Paying tributes to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, several human right activists on Tuesday demonstrated outside the premises of Pakistan Embassy here demanding capital punishment for Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the deadly attacks that had k
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China summons US Envoy to protest against Hong Kong Democracy Bill
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov26 (ANI): China's foreign ministry summoned US Ambassador to Beijing Terry Branstad on Monday to lodge a protest against the passing of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act 2019 in the Congress saying it amounted to interference in a Chinese internal matter. Read More
Germany urges China to allow UN officials to Xinjiang
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Nov 25 (ANI): Germany on Monday called on China to provide access to the UN human rights commissioner and international experts to Xinjiang province amid surfacing of evidence proving Chinese authorities inflicting atrocities on minorities Muslims community in the region.
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Kerala: Devotees 'beaten up' during 'Theyyam' ritual, SHRC seeks report
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kasaragod (Kerala)[India], Nov 24 (ANI): Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Sunday registered suo moto case based on a video which went viral on social media in which a 'Theyyam' was chasing and beating up devotees here.
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6 killed, 158 wounded in anti-gov't protests in southern Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 24 (ANI): At least six people were killed and some 158 others sustained injuries in anti-government protests in southern provinces of Basra and Dhi Qar on Sunday, the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) had said.
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