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'Uyghur Tribunal' hears allegations of rights abuses in China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 5 (ANI): A independent panel probing the plight of Uyghurs in China is currently hearing witness testimony of torture and gang rapes at Church House, London.
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Compensation for COVID-19 deaths: NHRC asks Union Home Ministry to act in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has in its order directed the Union Home Secretary to act on the issue of addressing the plight of families after the death of family members due to COVID-19 in two particular cases.
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Dasoju Sravan slams TRS for filing false police cases against Congress lea
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 29 (ANI): All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson Dr Dasoju Sravan has slammed the TRS government for allegedly filing false police cases against Congress leaders who highlighted the plight of a health care centre at Khairatabad.
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NHRC raps Odisha Chief Secy over plight of Indravati displaced mass
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday warned of coercive action for the "lethargic" and "lackadaisical" attitude against the Chief Secretary of Odisha while issuing the final reminder to submit a comprehensive report in addressing the prolon
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SC passes slew of directions on plights of migrant labourers amid COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday passed a slew of directions in connection with the Suo Motu matter involving the miseries and the problems faced by the migrant labourers and workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Telangana youth innovates portable home nebulizer amid COVID crisis
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri (Telangana) [India], May 20 (ANI): Concerned with the plight of people struggling to obtain oxygen cylinders and concentrators for treatment of those battling with severe Covid-19, a 24-year-old from Telangana's Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district has devised creating an 'electr
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NHRC warns Union Education, HRD Secretaries over plight of students from p
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has warned of coercive action while issuing a final reminder to the Secretary, Department of Education and Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India over the hardships, miseries and suff
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Pakistan: Absence of maternity leaves add to women's plight
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): In most professional fields of Pakistan, the concept of maternity leave for women is almost non-existent, observers have noted, which had added to the plight of the women in the country.
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Rahul Gandhi highlights plight of journalists amid COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases and deaths across the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday shared a report highlighting the deaths of journalists in India due to the disease.
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NHRC seeks compliance report from WB chief secretary on rights of Sundarba
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the West Bengal Chief Secretary to submit a detailed compliance report on the plight of the residents of Sundarbans, where two investigation reports have been received from B B Mishra, Special Rappor
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US report reveals troubling human rights abuses in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): US State Department has issued its report on human rights condition in different countries across the world. It has also discussed Pakistan, in terms of different issues including human rights violation, freedom of expression, the plight of minorities, m
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'Plight of missing persons have increased': NGO highlights issue of enforc
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), an NGO, had a virtual meeting with the United Nations Working Group on Involuntary or Enforced Disappearances, wherein they agreed to make a more concerted efforts to raise the International Community's understanding of the
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