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Pakistan: Human Rights Council condemns heavy sentences for prominent huma
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
In a statement posted on X, the council said: "This verdict is a dangerous link in the chain of silencing powerful voices advocating for human rights in Pakistan."
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Pakistan: Hours-long road closures near Karachi Press Club amid protests o
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Several roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) remained closed for hours as lawyers, rights defenders and civil society representatives held demonstrations against the conviction of Pakistan's human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, resulting in major traf
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DHCBA felicitates CJI Suryakant, calls lawyers translators of life and law
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) on Thursday felicitated Justice Suryakant on his elevation as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. Bar leaders lauded the journey of Justice Suryakant from the state Bar to the highest post of the Indian Judiciary.
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People of Maharashtra will stand with Mahayuti alliance: CM Devendra Fadna
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Highlighting the alliance's candidate selection, Fadnavis said the Mahayuti has ensured broad social and professional representation. "Our candidates are from all walks of life, from the poorest of the poor to educated people. We have given tickets to a large number of graduates, post-gra
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Delhi HC declines to entertain PIL seeking inclusion of advocates' parents
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking extension of benefits under the Chief Minister's Advocates Welfare Scheme to eligible lawyers' dependent parents, observing that a writ of mandamus cannot be issued to compel the State to modify the term
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26/11 Mumbai terror attack: Tahawur Rana gives names of lawyers of his cho
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rana was provided a Legal Aid Counsel (LAC), Piyush Sachdeva, to represent him. However, Rana had expressed his wish to engage an advocate of his choice. Sachdeva was discharged from the case on Friday.
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Turkman Gate stone-pelting accused sent to one-day judicial custody, bail
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Advocates representing the accused in the stone-pelting incident near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate said on Wednesday that their clients have been sent to one-day judicial custody, with bail pleas filed and hearings scheduled for Thursday.
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Pakistan's failing security apparatus sparks mass uprising in Balochistan
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On January 5, thousands of residents, including men, women, lawyers, activists, and professionals, poured onto the streets of Turbat.
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"Victory of truth": Bhupesh Baghel after Chhattisgarh HC grants bail to so
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The former Chhattisgarh CM thanked the lawyers and Congress workers for their support throughout the matter, alleging that the BJP and the Enforcement Directorate had not left any stone unturned in trying to harass his family.
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Delhi HC directs Indian consulate in UAE to provide list of locally accred
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Justice Sachin Datta noted that, in compliance with earlier orders, Major Jaitly continues to receive consular access. During the hearing, Celina Jaitly requested that arrangements be made for the availability of a local lawyer or law firm to enable effective legal representation for her
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Indian H-1B visa holders who flew back to renew work permits left stranded
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Indian H-1B visa holders who travelled back this month to renew their American work permits are stranded amid their appointments being abruptly rescheduled by US consular offices, the Washington Post reported, citing three immigration lawyers.
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US Justice Dept in race against time as deadline nears for Epstein file re
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
A substantial number of redactions are needed, one of the sources said, and the documents each attorney has been processing since Thanksgiving week can number more than 1,000 -- a time-consuming task that will likely come down to the wire. Sensitivities around executive and legal privacy, vi
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