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CBI raids Amnesty International India's office in Bengaluru
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team on Friday raided the office of Amnesty International India here on Friday in connection with the alleged violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
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At US Congressional hearing, brave Kashmiri Sunandha Vashisht exposes Paki
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Pakistan's diabolic propaganda on Jammu and Kashmir was exposed by a brave and fearless Kashmiri columnist and political commentator, Sunanda Vashisht, who gave a befitting reply to the neighbouring country over its nefarious attempts to spread disharmony a
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Human rights groups to hold joint conference on Balochistan in Berlin
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 15 (ANI): Three human rights groups working to protect and promote the rights of the Baloch people will jointly hold a one-day conference on the situation in Balochistan.
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Indian American Hindu organisations write to Tom Lantos Human Rights Commi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Indian-American Hindu organisations wrote to Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission prior to its hearing on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, urging the commission to recognise the unique security challenges faced by India in the region and the
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US expresses concern over threat to democracy from 'theocratic groups' ope
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): The US House of Representative in a release has expressed strong concern about the threat posed to democracy and human rights by theocratic groups operating in South Asia.
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Pakistan-- a DNA of terrorism, India replies over false propaganda on Kash
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 15 (ANI): India on Thursday (local time) gave a befitting reply to Pakistan over its false claims and propaganda on Jammu and Kashmir, saying the cash-strapped nation itself is "a DNA of terrorism".
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Kashmir witnessed ISIS-level horror before the West was apprised on it: Co
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Kashmir has witnessed a similar level of horror and brutality as inflicted by the Islamic State in Syria, prior to the time when the West and other international communities were apprised about the worst human rights situation in the Valley, claimed Kashm
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It's time to strengthen India against insurgencies in Kashmir, says column
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): It is high time to strengthen India to fight against insurgencies in Kashmir, said columnist Sunanda Vashisht, adding that the move will followingly help in solving the human rights problems in the region forever.
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LGTBQ, property rights to women accomplished through Art 370 abrogation: K
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Equal rights to the LGTBQ communities and property rights to women have only been accomplished through the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, said Kashmiri columnist and political commentator Sunanda Vashisht.
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US congressional caucus to hold hearing on situation in Kashmir on Nov 14
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 13 (ANI): A bipartisan US congressional caucus will hold a hearing on November 14 to examine the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the context of region's history.
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Over 300 dead, 15000 injured in Iraq protests
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 11 (ANI): At least 319 people have been killed in Iraq since the beginning of the anti-government protests last month, the Iraqi Parliamentary Human Rights Committee said in a report.
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Over 300 killed since beginning of anti-government protests in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 9 (ANI): At least 301 people have been killed and nearly 15,000 wounded in Iraq since the beginning of the anti-government protest last month, the Independent High Commission for Human Rights of Iraq (IHCHR) said on Saturday.
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