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Justice BP Das appointed as chairperson of Odisha Human Rights Commission
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Justice Bimala Prasad Das, a former judge of Odisha High Court on Thursday appointed as chairperson of Odisha Human Rights Commission.
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Let Army check authenticity of my remarks, will submit proof: Shehla Rashi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): After stoking controversy with her comments on the ground situation of Jammu and Kashmir, political activist Shehla Rashid on Thursday defended herself and stated she will submit evidence to substantiate her claims once Army conducts an inquiry.
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Nod to reorganise Army headquarters; 206 officers to be moved to field for
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): In major decisions concerning re-organisation of Army headquarters, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a separate vigilance cell under Chief of Army Staff (COAS), an umbrella organisation under Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) for enhanced focus on h
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Pak Minister urges UNICEF to remove Priyanka Chopra as UN Goodwill Ambassa
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 21 (ANI): Pakistan Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari has urged the UNICEF to remove actor Priyanka Chopra as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for publicly endorsing Indian government's position on Jammu and Kashmir.
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Army to set up Human Rights section
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The army has decided to set up a special Human Rights Section headed by an Additional Director General of Major General rank which will serve as an umbrella organisation under the Vice Chief of Army Staff for enhanced focus on human rights issues.
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General accused of war crimes appointed as Lanka's Army chief
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 20 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena has named a general accused of grave human rights abuses in Sri Lanka's long-running civil war as the country's new army chief, an appointment sharply criticised as "deeply troubling" by the United Nations.
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On World Humanitarian Day, Mamata alleges 'human rights violations' in Kas
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged of human rights violation in the Kashmir region while asserting that the subject of human rights was very close to her heart.
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PTM protests against enforced disappearance, arbitrary detentions of Pasht
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Rennes [France], Aug 18 (ANI): Members of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) here on Saturday organised a protest against the gross human rights violations, enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings, torture, and arbitrary detentions of their leaders and workers living in Pakistan.
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We need India's support to free Balochistan from Pak, say Baloch activists
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Aug 15 (ANI): Irrespective of being a province within the territory of Pakistan, people of Balochistan on Thursday expressed their solidarity with Indians on the occasion of the country's 73rd Independence Day and said they need India's support to free their land from the d
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Pak's outcry over Kashmir height of hypocrisy, shamelessness, says Baloch
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], Aug 13 (ANI): Pakistan's outcry over the developments in Kashmir and its advocacy for the human rights of Kashmiris shows the height of hypocrisy and shamelessness when compared to the 72 years of their illegal occupation of Balochistan, said Hammal Haider, foreign sp
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UN concerned over restrictions in Kashmir, urges parties for 'maximum rest
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 9 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday reiterated its concerns over the latest restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir, which, the organisation said, could "exacerbate the human rights situation in the region".
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Free Balochistan Movement to hold seminar on Baloch Independence Day
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 5 (ANI): The Free Balochistan Movement organisation has announced to hold a seminar on August 11 to commemorate Balochistan's Independence Day.
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