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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of Bhopal missing girl case, seeks report f
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP) of Madhya Pradesh, seeking a detailed report within two weeks.
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EU rights group, UN experts condemn detention of Baloch activists in Pakis
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The organisation also expressed concern over the "attempted arbitrary detention" of WHRD Sabiha Baloch on 5 April, stating that her family has since been threatened, which seems to be "a direct retaliation for her human rights advocacy in Balochistan."
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"Rahul Gandhi should felicitate PM Modi openly": Maharashtra BJP President
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Maharashtra BJP President and state Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday took a sharp dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his demand for a timeline for the caste census, asserting that Gandhi has "no rights" to make such demands and should instead openly felicitate Prim
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NHRC takes suo-moto cognisance of 100 children falling sick in Patna due t
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The National Human Rights (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that more than 100 children fell ill after consuming mid-day meal in a government school, in the Mokama area of Patna in Bihar on 24th April, 2025. Reportedly, the cook served the food to the children aft
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"BJP once again betrayed Punjab farmers": alleges AAP's Manish Sisodia aft
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"BJP has once again betrayed the farmers of Punjab - the decision to take away 8500 cusecs of water from Punjab through BBMB is a robbery of the rights of the people of Punjab! This is the same water which belongs to the farms of Punjab and the farmers of Punjab," Sisodia wrote in a post
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Pakistan Human Rights Commission highlights decline in civic freedoms, det
Updated : 11 months ago IST
In his remarks at the launch of annual report, HRCP chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt highlighted continued state-sanctioned violence in 2024, with at least 379 officially reported new cases of enforced disappearance, two extrajudicial killings of persons suspected of blasphemy and 4,864 staged po
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On Labour Day Kharge raises struggles under PM Modi govt of workers for MN
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge extended heartfelt greetings to workers on International Labour Day. Kharge, in the post, highlighted the critical role of workers in nation-building and accused the Modi government of undermining their rights.
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EU lawmakers urge China to probe suspicious death of Tibetan Buddhist lead
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Chair of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights, MEP Mounir Satouri, along with the Chair of the Delegation for Relations with the People's Republic of China, MEP Engin Eroglu, have sent a letter to the Chinese Ambassador to the European Union regarding the suspicious dea
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Hubballi minor rape case: NHRC directs Karnataka CS, DGP to submit report
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about the abduction, rape and murder of a minor girl and the death of the arrested accused in a police encounter in Hubballi, Karnataka.
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Pakistan: BYC alleges unlawful arrests and torture of leaders in Balochist
Updated : 11 months ago IST
During a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday, BYC representatives mentioned instances of unlawful arrests, abuse within prisons, and widespread violations of human rights.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's sister slams authorities for not allowing her to me
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Aleema Khan expressed regret over what she termed the denial of basic human rights.
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UN experts urge Pakistan to address human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"Pakistan appears to conflate legitimate human and minority rights advocacy and public demonstrations with terrorism, threatening freedoms of expression, assembly, and association," the experts said. "Repeated internet blackouts in Balochistan have impeded freedom of information, transpar
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