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Thai Rights Groups condemn Uyghur deportations to China, urge UN to suspen
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Thai human rights advocates on Tuesday voiced their disapproval regarding the government's decision to deport 40 Uyghurs back to China, asserting that the United Nations should consider expelling Thailand from its Human Rights Council.
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Farmer leader Gurbachan Singh Chhaba criticises Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, a
Updated : 1 year ago IST
He said, "Bhagwant Mann government is playing into the hands of Centre to violate the human rights of farmers. People will never accept this. We will burn the effigy of Bhagwant Mann. We will demand that farmers be allowed to protest and their demand be met. Our demands are not unlawful...We
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"Will fight with all my might for their rights": Rahul Gandhi reiterates h
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In a post on X, Rahul shared a clip of his interaction with porters at New Delhi Railway Station on March 1, after the stampede incident at the station that claimed 18 lives.
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SKM accuses Bhagwant Mann government of suppressing right to protest, appe
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Tuesday accused the Bhagwant Singh Mann government in Punjab of "suppressing the democratic rights of farmers for peaceful protest" and appealed to the Punjab farmers to join the March 5 'Pakka Morcha' at Chandigarh.
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'Probe into Nepali student's death at KIIT to conclude by March 10,' says
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has initiated a probe into the death of a Nepali student at KIIT University in Odisha following allegations of assault on protesting students.
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Uyghur activists to gather in Munich for summits on human rights and China
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has announced that the Third East Turkistan/Uyghur Summit and the Uyghur Youth Summit will take place in Germany's Munich from May 23-25.
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India slams UN Human Rights Chief's "baseless" remarks on Kashmir, Manipur
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"At a larger level, we are concerned about global updates, oversimplifications of complex issues, sweeping and generalized remarks, usage of loose terminologies and apparent cherry-picking of situations," Bagchi said.
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"Crime against women, children declines due to our Zero Tolerance Policy":
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Crimes against women and children have declined significantly, which is a direct result of the state government's 'Zero Tolerance' policy. The government's commitment to security, empowerment, and justice, which has effectively curbed criminal activities. Over the past years, the government
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights voices concern over restrictions in
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Turk's remarks emphasized that while China has engaged with the international human rights system, progress in addressing systemic violations has been insufficient, and the international community must ramp up its efforts.
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Pakistan: HRCP raises alarm over delays in resolving wrongful dismissal ca
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised serious concerns over the persistent delays workers face in seeking justice for wrongful dismissals, emphasising that these delays are often exacerbated by the undue influence of powerful corporations on the legal system. HRCP brough
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Baloch rights group condemns violence against protesters
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The state administration has neither been able to recover the forcibly disappeared people nor is it ready to take legal action against the state army, as per the statement.
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NHRC to organise ITEC Executive Capacity Building Programme on human right
Updated : 1 year ago IST
47 participants from the NHRIs of 14 countries of Global South are likely to attend it. These are Madagascar, Uganda, Samoa, Timor Leste, DR Congo, Togo, Mali, Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, Mauritius, Burundi, Turkmenistan and Qatar, the statement said.
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