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Miscreants try to burn another girl's school in Gilgit-Baltistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
However, only the school door was burnt in the Ganda-e-Yasin area and a message was seen on the wall as 'GB-Atank'. No First information report (FIR) was registered as the Police claimed it to be only a mischievous act and terrorism.
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Baloch group raises concerns about killings of missing persons in fake enc
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The delegation headed by activist Sammi Deen Baloch complained about killing the missing persons in fake encounters. She also raised concerns about the harassment of Baloch students and other issues concerning the minority community.
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NHRC issues notice to Punjab government for failure to provide means of tr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The NHRC is believed to issue the notice to the Punjab government over the reported lack of proper access to the education facilities for children in the Sutlej surrounding border areas of the Ferozpur district.
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TN footballer's death: Human Rights Commission seeks report from state hea
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The State Human Rights Commission, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday called for a report from the Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai over the death of a football player due to the alleged negligence of doctors and questioned the condition of hospital
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"Farmers are burning stubble under compulsion..." NHRC rebukes governments
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
NHRC heard the Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday in connection with its suo motu cognizance of unabated air pollution in Delhi-NCR as reported in media.
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Pakistan rights group condemns arson attack on a girls' school in Gilgit B
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A girls' school in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district was torched early on Tuesday. According to Dawn newspaper, local officials have held "terrorists" responsible for this reprehensible act and have promised to rebuild the school along with providing security to educational institutions.
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Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Human Rights Commission summons Chief Secretar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The NHRC issued the directives in consideration of a report and the material on record received from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in response to its notice issued on June 22, 2022, following media reports which claimed that air pollution is a
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NHRC sends notice to Delhi Police over inaction to provide security to SC
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued notice to Commissioner of Delhi Police for not providing adequate Security to Supreme Court lawyer and activist Vineet Jindal.
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NHRC serves notice to Rajasthan Govt on auctioning of girls on stamp paper
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Reportedly, whenever there is a dispute between the two parties particularly involving financial transactions and loans etc, the girls aged between 8-18 are auctioned to recover money, added the press release.
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Pak rights group voices concern about enforced disappearances bill
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Enforced disappearances must be treated as a separate, autonomous crime. Any legislation to curb this practice must provide guarantees that anyone deprived of their liberty is kept in a fully authorised place of detention and victims, their families and witnesses provided protection in case
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Human rights get compromised in the face of corruption, says Dhankar
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): On the occasion of Foundation Day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the capital on Wednesday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar appreciated NHRC for being guardian of the human rights of underprivileged and vulnerable sections of society.
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Azure Power wins the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Sustainability
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI/PRNewswire): Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE) ("Azure" or "the Company"), a leading sustainable energy solutions provider and renewable power producer in India announced that it has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Sustainability for the year 20
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