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Chinese Human rights lawyer hospitalized after nine-day hunger strike prot
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Chinese Human Rights lawyer Wang Yu has been hospitalized after her condition significantly worsened following a nine-day hunger strike. She began the strike while in detention, protesting an incident on October 23 outside a courthouse in Hebei province, where she had a confrontation with th
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All India Bar Association urges CJI Chandrachud to address judicial miscon
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The letter highlights an alleged lack of action regarding recent incidents of judicial misconduct, particularly involving a senior advocate at the Madras High Court, which has led to growing agitation within the legal community.
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Human Rights Commission calls for enquiry into abduction of PTI lawyer in
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has called for a prompt inquiry into the abduction of PTI lawyer Intezar Hussain Panjutha, who was recovered after being missing for over three weeks. The Commission highlighted potential involvement from security agencies and condemned tactics of i
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Delhi lawyers to abstain from work on Nov 4 against police assault on Ghaz
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A crucial meeting of the Coordination Committee of all Bar Associations of Delhi was held on Sunday, where it was unanimously resolved that lawyers will abstain from work on November 4, 2024.
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HRCB condemns targeting of activists and political leaders in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) has issued a strong condemnation of the systematic targeting of human rights defenders, political leaders, lawyers, and activists by the Pakistan government.
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Pakistan: Amnesty International slams Islamabad Police over arrest of lawy
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The couple was detained due to allegedly breaching security by removing road barriers during the visit of England's cricket team.
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China imprisons human rights lawyer couple for trying to meet EU officials
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Chinese authorities on Tuesday sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng to three years in prison, while his wife, Xu Yan, received a one-year and nine-month sentence. The couple was detained while attempting to meet with European Union officials in Beijing.
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"26th Amendment biggest attack on constitution," says Pak lawyer
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Lawyers' leader Hamid Khan said that bringing back the constitution to its actual shape has been the biggest issue in the Supreme Court Bar election.
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HRCP condemns arrest of Pak activist Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali in te
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) publicly condemned the arrest of Pakistani human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali, who have been put on a three-day physical remand by Islamabad's anti-terrorism court (ATC).
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French actor Gerard Depardieu's sexual assault trial begins in Paris amid
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu on sexual assault charges has begun in Paris, with the 75-year-old actor absent due to health issues. His lawyer requested a six-month delay, citing Depardieu's medical restrictions.
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Pak: Mahrang Baloch condemns arrest of human rights lawyer Imaan Hazir and
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Mahrang Baloch, a prominent Baloch human rights activist, expressed her deep concern and outrage after her advocate, and human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, and her husband Abdul Hadi were arrested on Monday while on their way to work.
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Karachi lawyers boycott courts in protest against police inaction and viol
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
This action was prompted by an attack on lawyers who were protesting police inaction following the torture of one of their colleagues.
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