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Human rights activists call on China to release Uyghur scholar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 26 (ANI): Human rights activists on Thursday called on China to release Uyghur scholar, who has been sentenced seven years ago to life in prison for "separatism," for raising voice against discrimination against Uyghurs in northwest China's Xinjiang region, accordi
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Women's rights activist Kamla Bhasin passes away at 75
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Eminent women's rights activist, author and poet Kamla Bhasin passed away on Saturday.
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Pakistan resisting International commitments on blasphemy laws
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): The increasing cases of blasphemy registered in Pakistan continues to be a cause of concern for human rights activists who have repeatedly highlighted the practice and urged world bodies, including the EU to take note of the issue, which has worsened
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Afghan girls must reopen schools on their own: Afghan women rights activis
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): Member of Afghanistan's former government's peace negotiating delegation and women rights activist, Fawzia Koofi on Sunday said that Afghan girls should reopen their schools on their own.
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Germany allows entry to 2,000 vulnerable Afghans: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], September 14 (ANI): Germany has allowed entry to 2,000 rights activists, artists, scientists and journalists from Afghanistan who are at risk of retribution from the Taliban, media said Monday.
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Taliban whip rights activist for participating in Kabul protest
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 13 (ANI): Human Rights activist Habibullah Farzad was beaten brutally by the Taliban last Wednesday for participating in a protest held by women in Kabul.
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Afghans to stage protest outside UN office in Geneva against persecution o
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 10 (ANI): Afghans will organise a protest outside the UN office in Geneva on International Day of Peace on September 21 against "illegal takeover of Afghanistan" and "persecution of religious and ethnic minorities" by the Taliban regime, a rights activist said
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PIL on filling of NHRC vacancies, SC says plea infructuous now after appoi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said and noted that the PIL filed by top court lawyer and human rights activist, Radhakanta Tripathy, is now infructuous since the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson has already been appointed (Justice Arun
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Women-led protest in Kabul turns violent; Taliban resorts to tear gas
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 4 (ANI): A protest led by women rights activists in Kabul turned violent after Taliban forces prevented them from marching towards the presidential palace.
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Taliban hunt for woman scribe who opposed the terrorist group
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 30 (ANI): Saira Saleem, a women's rights activist and journalist who earlier raised her voice against the oppression of the Taliban informed that the terrorist group's members are searching for her.
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EU asks member states to offer safe legal pathways out of Afghanistan for
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): EU member states should come up with safe legal pathways for people who are particularly at risk, such as female judges and human rights activists, to travel from militant-controlled Afghanistan to Europe, Eric Mamer, the chief spokesman for the E
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63-year-old animal activist feeding, rescuing stray animals for last 11 ye
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 10 (ANI): A 63-year-old social and animal rights activist from Hyderabad has been feeding and rescuing stray animals for the last 11 years.
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