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France, Mali govts urged to investigate civilian casualties in French airs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 2 (ANI): Human rights groups have called on the governments of France and Mali to carry out an independent investigation into the French airstrike in Mali that has resulted in dozens of civilian casualties.
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Human rights groups call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 7 (ANI): A coalition of 180 human rights groups has urged governments around the world to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympic Games slated for next year due to China's reported human rights abuses towards minorities.
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South Asian human rights body slams Pak over forced conversion of Hindu gi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI): In light of a 17-year old Hindu girl who died by suicide in October this year after she was allegedly raped last year, in Pakistan's Tharparkar district, a body of South Asian human rights groups has slammed Islamabad for unchecked forced conversion o
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Protests over Chinese curbs on Mongolian language teaching
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 3 (ANI): Thousands of ethnic Mongolians in China staged demonstrations against a new education policy aimed at reducing the teaching of their language in favour of Mandarin, rights groups said.
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Internet blackout in Myanmar's Rakhine state enters second year
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 22 (ANI): The internet shutdown in Myanmar's conflict-ridden northwest, described by rights groups as the world's longest, has entered second year, Al Jazeera reported.
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Trump 'closely following' Tehran protests, says humans right groups should
Updated : 6 years, 5 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, 6 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, 7 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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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, 4 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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LGBT events banned in Turkish capital
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 19 (ANI): Turkish capital Ankara has banned all events by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights groups to protect "public security", governor's office said.
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