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US Senate votes to block controversial crime bill
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"This joint resolution nullifies the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022, enacted by the council of the District of Columbia (DC). The act makes a variety of changes to DC criminal laws, including providing statutory definitions for various elements of criminal offences, modifying sentencing g
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Germany-based World Uyghur Congress nominated for 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Germany-based Uyghur rights group, World Uyghur Congress has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.
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China: Henan province forces people to register on 'Smart Religion' app fo
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Religious members of the public in Henan must fill out a government form and verify their place of worship before gathering with fellow believers, according to Chinese human rights advocacy group ChinaAid.
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Afghanistan now most repressive country for women: UN
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, UN Special Representative and head of the UN's Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, strongly condemned recent Taliban decrees that have further eroded the rights of Afghan women.
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Overseas Pakistani Christians protest against human rights violations suff
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The protest was organised by Action Committee for Christian Rights, Overseas Pakistan Christian Alliance and Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), The Netherlands on the occasion of Women's Day held on March 8.
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Pakistan: 63,000 cases of gender-based violence reported in past 3 years
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Around 63,000 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) were reported in Pakistan over the past three years, with some 4,000 being reported in the first half of 2020 when lockdowns were imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, Dawn News reported.
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No elections until Imran Khan held accountable: Maryam Nawaz Sharif
Updated : 3 years ago IST
PML-N leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, has reffairmed that there will be no elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces until "wrong things done to Sharif" are righted and PTI chief Imran Khan is held accountable, reported Dawn.
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Turkish lawyer who accused India of "war crimes in Kashmir" admits links t
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A prominent Turkish human rights legal consultant has said he paid one of the suspects in the European parliament corruption scandal for "ethical lobbying services" that included resolutions condemning war crimes in Syria and Yemen, the Financial Times reported. London-based Hakan Camuz said
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"Entire Union Territory of J&K, Ladakh an integral, inalienable part o
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"We reject the factually incorrect and unwarranted references to India in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) statement. The entire territory of Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh is an integral and inalienable part of India. OIC has lost its credibility by taking
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SLS Pune in association with the Nani A. Palkhivala trust, Mumbai organize
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New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI/SRV): Symbiosis Law School, Pune, a constituent of Symbiosis International (Deemed University), in association with the Nani. A. Palkhivala trust, Mumbai organized the Nani A. Palkivala Inter Collegiate Elocution competition on 28th February 2023. The event wa
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Gender equality "300 years away": UN Chief
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While addressing the UN session of the Commission on the Status of Women on Monday, Guterres said, "It takes on even greater significance at a time when women's rights are being abused, threatened, and violated around the world. Progress won over decades is vanishing before our eyes."
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US expresses concern over suspension of license of ARY News in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Ned Price noted that a free press and informed citizenry is key to any nation and its democratic future.
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