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Kulbhushan Jadhav given death sentence in 'opaque trial', should be releas
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], Feb 18 (ANI): India on Monday told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that its national Kulbhushan Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in an "opaque trial" and should be forthwith released by Pakistan for violation of Vienna Conventio
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HRW calls for transparent probe into Pashtun activist's death
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New York [USA], Feb 17 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for a transparent investigation into the death of Pashtun activist Arman Luni, who died during a sit-in protest in Balochistan earlier this month.
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Apple, Google urged to remove Saudi app that tracks, restricts women’s tra
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California [USA], February 16 (ANI): Human rights groups and US senator Ron Wyden are asking Apple and Google chiefs to pull down an app from their respective app stores which reportedly tracks and controls the movement of women.
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Bhima Koregaon: SC sets aside Bombay HC’s order on extension of deadline t
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New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): In a major relief to the Maharashtra government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Bombay High Court order refusing to extend the 90-day deadline to file a charge sheet against five human rights activists in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case.
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Noida hospital fire: NHRC issues notice to UP government
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New Delhi (India), Feb 8 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government calling for a detailed report within 6 weeks, in the massive fire which broke out the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Metro Hospital and Heart Institute in Sector-
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Guteress calls for collaborative global action on female genital mutilatio
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called for a collaborative global action against the female genital mutilation, an abhorrent human rights violation affecting women and girls around the world.
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Scholars, experts call CPEC an 'oppressive design of Pakistan, China'
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Paris [France], Feb 5 (ANI): Scholars, former diplomats, human rights activists and journalists from various parts of the world gathered in Paris to discuss the implications of the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
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Delegation from Nepal visits NHRC in New Delhi
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New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): A delegation from Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is visiting the Indian NHRC from February 4 to February 8 to have an overview of the functioning of the Commission.
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MQM leader Altaf Hussain calls for self-determination for Mohajirs under U
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London [UK], Feb 3 (ANI): In a significant development, the leader of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement or MQM, Altaf Hussain has called for self-determination for the Mohajir people - virtually signalling a plan to break away from Pakistan.
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Mohajirs, Pashtuns, Baloch team meet US Congressman, raise human rights v
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Washington DC [USA], Feb 2 (ANI): A delegation of Mohajirs and representatives of Pashtun, Baloch and Hazara communities held a detailed meeting with US Congressman Rob Wittman here on Friday (local time) to brief him about the human rights violations and discrimination being faced by their
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TN shelter home case: NHRC issues notice to govt, seeks report within 4 we
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday took suo motu cognizance of media reports of alleged abuse of 15 minor girls who were rescued from a shelter home in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai district.
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UN: Ethnic strife killed nearly 900 people in DR Congo
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Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 30 (ANI): The United Nations has said that nearly 900 people lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month due to ethnic strife. It said that 15 communal burial sites and 43 single graves have been found near the town of Yumbi.
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