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'Campaign for Uyghur' calls for global accountability for China's human ri
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
On the fifth annual International Day of Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Campaign for Uyghur's Founder and Executive Director, Rushan Abbas took part in a webinar entitled "Prisoners of Conscience: Violence and Detention and Violence in Detention.
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Madras HC directs Tamil Nadu govt to consider setting up at least one open
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Madras High Court has directed the state to consider the demand to set up at least one open-air jail exclusively for women.
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White House calls reports of abuse against Palestinian detainees "deeply c
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed deep concern on Wednesday over reports of rape, torture, and abuse against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention.
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Documentary based on political prisoner's life unveils trauma of China's U
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A documentary film titled 'Behind The Mask' based on the life of a Uyghur camp survivor was screened at the Uyghur Center Virginia on Friday, a statement by the Uyghur American Association (UAA) reported.
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"Feat of diplomacy": Joe Biden hails prisoner exchange deal with Russia
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The United States and Russia carried out a historic prisoner exchange on Thursday, under which, two dozen detainees, including former US Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, are being released.
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Pak: Several Jamaat-e-Islami supporters arrested amid police crackdown in
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Several JI workers who were heading to D-Chowk in Islamabad to hold a sit-in were held and shifted to an unknown place in prisoner vans.
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Palestinian budget crisis doesn't halt 'pay for slay' program, report find
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Despite claiming to be operating at a 172 per cent budget deficit, the Palestinian Authority recently recognized 899 new prisoners from Gaza and tens of thousands more Gaza "martyrs" as eligible for controversial "pay for slay" payouts, according to a report released by Palestinian Media Wat
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Pakistan: Opposition alliance to hold nationwide protest on July 26 to dem
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The TTAP leadership passed a unanimous resolution seeking immediate release of political prisoners and demanded an empowered judicial commission to investigate firing on peaceful marchers in Bannu.
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'Cricket in Prisons' project transforms lives of prisoners in Mexico City
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
'Cricket in Prisons' has catapulted participation in what remains a niche sport in Mexico, as hundreds of male and female prisoners now getting trained weekly, with several saying the sport has become a form of therapy.
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SC seeks Punjab Government reply on petition challenging P&H HC's orde
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Punjab Government and others to file a reply to the petition challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court, whereby the High Court directed the State of Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to remove the protestors from the border of Chandigarh a
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Centre writes to States to ensure equal rights for queer community in pris
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Union Government has written a letter to States/Union Territories and asked them to ensure that members of the queer community (LGBTQ+) get equal rights in prison and there is no discrimination in access to goods and services, especially with reference to prison visitation rights.
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SC expresses strong displeasure on Manipur Govt for not taking Kuki undert
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure as it noted that an undertrial at the Manipur Central Jail was not taken to the hospital for medical examination, only because he belongs to the 'Kuki' community.
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