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Rajasthan: Women activist condemns mobile phone ban among girls in Dholpur
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] July 3 (ANI): Condemning the decision of a Panchayat in Rajashthan's Dholpur banning girls from wearing jeans and using mobile phones, women's rights activist Pramila Nesargi on Monday said that everyone has the right to know what is going around the w
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European human rights activists criticise China's bullying of Bhutan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): China's threat to the sovereignty of Bhutan and its unilateral action to alter the status quo on bilateral boundary issues related to the Doklam Plateau has been strongly criticized by human rights activists in Europe and in other parts of the world.
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J-K Cop lynching: Activist returns award, says `Talibanisation` happening
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Condemning the brutal lynching of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mohammed Ayub Pandith by a mob, Human Rights Activist Shabnam Hashmi returned her award National Minority Rights Award saying the spreading 'Talibani
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Women activist slams Hyderabad hotel for denying room to single woman
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru(Karnataka) [India], June 27 (ANI): Dubbing the Hyderabad incident where a woman was refused a room for being 'single' as regressive, women rights activist Brinda Adige on Tuesday slammed the patriarchal mindset of the hotel authorities.
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European court strikes down Russia's 'gay propaganda' law
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 21 (ANI): A European court has declared a Russian law banning expressions of "gay propaganda" to be discriminatory, ordering Moscow to pay out compensation to three gay rights activists and setting the stage for further conflicts with Europe over Russia's
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Women activists demand action in Unnao gang rape matter
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), June 9 (ANI): Asserting that crimes against women are on the rise in Uttar Pradesh, women rights activists on Friday demanded that the government and the administration should look into this matter seriously for curbing violence against females.
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Celebrity Cruises launches zenith of cruise ships `Celebrity Edge`
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): It's not often that you see a human rights activist and Nobel Laureate being associated with cruise ships. But, it's not often that you see a cruise ship like Celebrity Edge either.
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Maneka Gandhi's NGO under scanner as three thrashed for transporting
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Three men were allegedly assaulted by animal rights activists linked to Union Minister Maneka Gandhi's NGO People for Animals (PFA) in Kalkaji area of South Delhi last night for transporting buffaloes in a truck.
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Pak prosecutor asks Christians to convert to Islam to avoid conviction
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Mar. 31 (ANI): Several Pakistani rights activists have claimed that a prosecutor has asked members of the minority Christian community to renounce Christianity and embrace Islam to avoid conviction on terrorism charges.
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EU might change its economic policies if Pak's attitude remains uncha
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 13 (ANI): With the Baloch political and human rights activists demanding a special rapporteur in the UN to investigate Baloch human rights violation, scores of Baloch nationals staged a protest outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva today against Pakista
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Baloch is graver issue than Rohingya Muslims: Activist
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 13 (ANI): As the Baloch political and human rights activists have demanded a special rapporteur in the United Nations to probe gross human rights violations in Pakistan's Balochistan province, Baloch activist Ahmar Mastikhan has stressed that Balochistan is a
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China dismisses human rights activists torture claims as 'fake news&#
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar. 03 (ANI): China has branded claims that a leading human rights lawyer was tortured by government agents as 'fake news.'
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