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Pakistan’s support to terror and N-doctrine of first use creates worrying
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 13 (ANI) Pakistan’s support to terrorism and its doctrine of “first and even an early use” of nuclear weapons, create a worrying and destabilising situation in South Asia, experts opined here at a conference, held parallel to a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council
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Iranian human rights lawyer Sotoudeh sentenced to 38 years in prison, says
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Tehran [Iran], March 13 (ANI): Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to serve 38 years in prison and 148 lashes, according to her family.
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Pakistan criticised at UNHRC for its duplicity on Kashmir
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 13 (ANI): Kashmiri political activists and intellectuals have strongly criticised Pakistan for its duplicity on Kashmir during the 40th Session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here on Tuesday.
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To protect terrorists, Pakistan willing to use even N-weapons; This should
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Geneva, Mar 11 (ANI) In an effort to protect terrorists on its soil, Pakistan is willing to bring the world to the brink of a war and even resort to the use of nuclear weapons, which should "horrify all of us", a researcher at an Amsterdam-based European foundation told the United Nations
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EU reprimands Saudi Arabia over human rights at UNHRC
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): As many as 36 countries, including all 28 members of the European Union (EU), signed a statement condemning Saudi Arabia's human rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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GANHRI ratifies NHRC chairperson Dattu’s position as member of its bureau
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI): Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) on Wednesday ratified the position of Justice H.L. Dattu, Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) as a member of its bureau in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Goa NSUI complaints President, UN, NHRC alleging PM Modi of insulting dysl
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New Delhi (India), Mar 4 (ANI): Ahraz Mulla, the president of Goa unit of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) has complained against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to President Ram Nath Kovind, the United Nations and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for allegedly discrimina
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AgustaWestland case: Christian Michel seeks judicial inquiry over being sh
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New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): Christian Michel, the 'middleman' in the VVIP chopper scam, on Saturday moved a fresh application before a Delhi court seeking judicial inquiry over being shifted to a solitary cell in Tihar Jail and an apparent violation of human rights.
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Gaza protest killings: UN says Israel may have committed war crimes
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New York [USA], Feb 28 (ANI): A UN-backed independent panel on Thursday said it has "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israeli soldiers may have committed "violations of international human rights" by shooting at journalists, health workers and children during last year's protests in Gaza.
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UNHRC to discuss Human Right state in Venezuela during 40th session
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 25 (ANI): The United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) is expected to discuss the state of human rights and freedoms in violence-hit countries including Venezuela during its 40th session commencing on Monday (local time) in Geneva.
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NHRC demands action against killers of Pakistani national in Jaipur jail
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of media reports that a Pakistani national, serving life sentence in Jaipur Central jail was killed on Wednesday in a brawl with four other inmates allegedly over the volume of a televi
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NHRC sends notice to UP govt over production of spurious liquor in Mainpur
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New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday took suo motu cognizance of media reports that in Pusaina village of Mainpuri district, out of 300 families, 150 have widows in the age group of 25 to 65 whose husbands died after consuming spurious liq
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