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Scottish rights group hold demonstration in support of CAA in Edinburgh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Edinburgh [Scotland], Jan 26 (ANI): Members of 'Scotland Friends for India' gathered here on Saturday (local time) to express their support to the Indian government for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Rights group HRFP demands justice for 10 Hindu girls missing, abducted in
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 22 (ANI): After at least 10 cases of girls from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan reported missing since last year in the Islamic country, either abducted and religiously converted or forcibly married, a nongovernmental human rights organisation here has u
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Trump 'closely following' Tehran protests, says humans right groups should
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the United States is 'closely following' the protests in Tehran that are held after the revelation of Iranian military's 'unintentional' downing of a Ukrainian plane last week, adding that humans rights grou
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Berlin conference calls for humanitarian intervention in Balochistan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Dec 15 (ANI): The Baloch human rights groups gathered in Berlin recently to accentuate the overlooked plight of the people of Balochistan in an attempt to induce the international community to play a more active role in bringing an end to the miseries of the Baloch.
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Human rights groups to hold joint conference on Balochistan in Berlin
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 15 (ANI): Three human rights groups working to protect and promote the rights of the Baloch people will jointly hold a one-day conference on the situation in Balochistan.
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Indonesia's president postpones vote to criminalise sex outside marriage
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 24 (ANI): Following the outcry from human rights groups worldwide, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has postponed a vote that could have criminalized consensual extramarital sex and effectively outlawed same-sex relations in the country.
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Human rights group urges Nepal govt to reconsider media-related bills
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Sept 4 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Nepal government to reconsider the tough provisions stated in the bills related to media which were endorsed recently.
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Sonam reports cruelty towards dog in Mumbai society, animal rights group c
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], July 29 (ANI): Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor on Sunday took to Instagram to bring her followers' attention to an incident of cruelty towards a stray dog that was beaten up mercilessly for taking shelter in a building in Worli due to heavy rains.
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After Nicki Minaj, human rights foundation asks 50 Cent, Tyga, others to c
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): Singers Janet Jackson, 50 Cent, Chris Brown and others are facing the heat from the same human rights group which asked rapper Nicki Minaj to cancel her performance at the Jeddah World Fest in Saudi Arabia.
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Trump's associate attorney general nominee drops out of race
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 29 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's nominee for the third highest position at the Department of Justice withdraws herself from consideration after Republican raised concern about her for supporting abortion rights group.
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Apple, Google urged to remove Saudi app that tracks, restricts women’s tra
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
California [USA], February 16 (ANI): Human rights groups and US senator Ron Wyden are asking Apple and Google chiefs to pull down an app from their respective app stores which reportedly tracks and controls the movement of women.
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BJP minister draws flak for sexist remark on Priyanka Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 27 (ANI): Bihar Minister Vinod Narayan Jha has been panned by women's rights groups for his misogynistic and sexist remarks on newly inducted Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, whom he called "just a beautiful face."
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