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Rohingya Muslims are not 'refugees': Rajnath Singh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that it would be a mistake to call Rohingya Muslims 'refugees' as they have not completed the legal process.
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Rohingyas issue: Rijiju appeals to international commissions, committees t
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Monday asked the International Human Rights Commissions to not spread false information against India on Rohingya Muslims matter.
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NHRC recommends Telangana govt to pay Rs 6-lakh relief to botched-up eye s
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Setting aside the contention of the Government of Telangana, the National Human Rights Commission on Saturday recommended it to pay Rs six lakh as relief to the victims of botched-up eye surgery at a government hospital.
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Gorakhpur tragedy: NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh Government
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh [India], Aug 14 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government and sought a detailed report in the matter of deaths of more than 60 children in the Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur.
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Pak Army behind genocide in Balochistan: HRCB chairman Taj Baloch
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], August 12 (ANI): The Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Balochistan (HRCB), Taj Baloch, has blamed the Pakistan Army for carrying out genocide in Balochistan.
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NHRC issues notice to DGP, Telangana Govt. over illegal detention, torture
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on the basis of a complaint and media reports, has issued a notice to the Director General of Police, Government of Telengana over allegations of illegal detention and torture of persons belonging to the Schedul
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NHRC seeks report from Kerala Govt. over killing of political workers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 04 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to Kerala Government over growing incidents of political violence in Kerala and sought a report on the issue within four weeks.
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Junaid Khan mob lynching: Notice sent to Haryana Government, Railways
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A notice has been issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to the Railways and the Haryana Government in connection with the Junaid Khan mob lynching incident, on Wednesday.
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NHRC sends notices to Parappana Agrahara prison authorities over torture,
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jul 18 (ANI): Taking cognizance of a complaint about inhuman treatment meted out to the 32 prisoners at Parappana Agrahara Bangalore, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sent notices to Director General of Police and Inspector General (Prisons).
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J-K govt. does not have power if it accepts SHRC's compensation order
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jul 11 (ANI): The defence experts on Tuesday said that the State Human Rights Commission's (SHRC) recommendation to the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide Rs. 10 lakh as "compensation" to the civilian, Farooq Ahmad Dar clearly shows that the state govern
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Centre not in agreement with SHRC's compensation order to human shiel
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday criticised Jammu and Kashmir's State Human Rights Commission's (SHRC) order that asked the state government to provide a compensation of Rs. 10 Lakh to Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was used as a human shield by M
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Human shield row: SHRC asks J-K Govt. to provide compensation to Farooq Da
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jul 10 (ANI): The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday directed the state government to provide Rs. 10 lakh as "compensation" to the civilian, Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was used as a human shield by the Army earlier t
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