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All India Association of Jurists moves Supreme Court to stay Uttarakhand H
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): All India Association of Jurists and advocates, representing around 5,000 lawyers across the country, has filed a Writ Petition before the Supreme Court seeking an immediate stay of the administrative order passed by the Registrar General of the Uttarak
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International Council of Jurists seeks 'White Paper' from WHO on Covid-19
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) has urged the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to release all scientific and medical information regarding Covid-19 in the light of reports that coronavirus had originated from a laborato
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Judges, Jurists, MPs and thought leaders emphasize the importance of Econo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI/OP Jindal University): At the two-day virtual conference on 'Economic Dimensions in Judicial Decisions' over 45 thought leaders including judges, legal practitioners, experts from the government and regulatory bodies, academicians and scholars, members from m
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Rights bodies urge Pak authorities to probe violence against Ahmadiyyas
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 26 (ANI): Pakistani authorities should urgently and impartially investigate a surge in violent attacks on members of the Ahmadiyya religious community, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said on Thursday. The a
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Future of foreign judges in Hong Kong uncertain due to security law: Repor
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 22 (ANI): The future of foreign jurists serving in Hong Kong is uncertain as foreign governments have started questioning the viability of sending judges in the semi-autonomous city following the imposition of the national security law, according to a report in South Chi
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ICJ chides Pak probe body on enforced disappearances
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has hit out at Pakistan's Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIED), saying it has failed to hold perpetrators responsible for the crime in the last several years.
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ICJ urges UNHRC to act against China for coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 4 (ANI): The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to act against China for committing grave offenses against humanity by spreading the lethal coronavirus across the world resulting in the death of thousan
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ICJ asks Pakistan authorities to file FIR in Idris Khattak abduction case
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan), Nov 22 (ANI): International Commission for Jurists (ICJ) has asked Pakistan authorities to immediately lodge an FIR and investigate the matter of abduction Human Right activist Idris Khattak
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ICJ chided Pak for new ordinance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, says will 'lead to
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 28 (ANI): International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has denounced promulgation of an ordinance by Pakistan government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which will extend certain powers of the armed forces and said that the implementation of the order will "lead to serious h
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