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NHRC's pilot project aims to improve access to justice for prisoners in De
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has embarked upon a pilot project to improve access to justice to the prisoners in sixteen jails of Delhi through a legal aid system by fostering a sense of public service amongst the law students.
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Pakistan: 88,687 prisoners lodged in 116 jails against sanctioned capacity
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 22 (ANI): That prisons in Pakistan are overcrowded, with 23,519 more inmates than the original capacity, living in inhuman conditions.
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Pak brings law that allows Jadhav to appeal against conviction, India says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Pakistan has passed a bill in a joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate which may enable Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian prisoner on death row, to appeal against his conviction. The law has been brought to comply with the judgement of the Internat
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At least 58 inmates killed after clashes at prison in Ecuador
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador] November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 58 prisoners died and another 12 were injured in clashes in a jail in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, local authorities reported on Saturday.
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Russia does not see any progress on prisoners exchange with US
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia does not see any progress on the prisoners exchange with the United States after the July summit held by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, in Geneva; the Russian Foreign Ministry's Commissioner for Human Rig
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NLD asks Myanmar military to release political prisoners, stop violence in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 9 (ANI): Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) on Monday urged the Myanmar Military to release all the political prisoners and stop all acts of violence in the country.
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7 prisoners escape from prison in Cambodia: police chief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Stung Treng [Cambodia], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua) Seven dangerous escapees are being sought after breaking out of the Stung Treng Provincial Prison in Northeastern Cambodia early Monday, said Major General Aun Sivutha, police chief of Stung Treng province.
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UP: Inmates create ruckus inside Fatehgarh district Jail after prisoner di
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Fatehgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): The inmates in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehgarh district Jail created ruckus on Sunday after a prisoner died during Dengue treatment in a hospital.
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Nashik Central Jail hold exhibition of Diwali items made by prisoners
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], October 30 (ANI): The Maharashtra Prison authorities held an exhibition of Diwali products prepared by inmates in Nashik Central Jail. The exhibition showcased a variety of eye-catching Diwali items.
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Blinken speaks to Sudan prime minister, welcomes his release
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a telephone call with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok welcomed his release from custody and urged Sudan's military forces to release other political prisoners, State Department spokesperson Ned Price sa
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Delhi: Three Tihar jail prisoners attacked with blade by inmates
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): Three prisoners in Delhi's Tihar Jail were hospitalised following an attack with a blade by a group of four other prisoners.
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Prisoners at Indore Central Jail celebrate Karwa Chauth
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 24 (ANI): On the occasion of Karwa Chauth, the prisoners at the Indore Central Jail celebrated the festival on Sunday.
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