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Journalists in PoGB protest 'PECA' law, warn of risks to free speech
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In response to growing concerns about government overreach in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), journalists and human rights activists are voicing strong opposition to the newly enacted Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2025. They argue that the law poses a significant thr
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BNM delegation meets Dutch MPs, urges international action on human rights
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The central spokesperson of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) stated that the BNM delegation met with Dutch MPs Isa Kahraman, Eric van der Burg, Cor Pierik, and Jan Paternotte to discuss the serious human rights abuses in Balochistan in detail.
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Imran Masood calls Waqf Bill "attack" on minorities' rights
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Congress MP Imran Masood thinks the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is an attack on rights enshrined in the Constitution, suppressing the rights of minorities. The report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) was tabled in Lok Sabha before being tabled in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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Former Tibetan political prisoner leads advocacy at Geneva Summit, urges U
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Namkyi, a former Tibetan political prisoner, arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 9, 2025, to attend the Geneva Summit 2025. A five-day advocacy campaign from February 10 to 14, 2025was launched in advance of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to spread awareness
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Pakistan: HRFP demands justice for blasphemy accused Farhan Masih, others
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) on Thursday condemned the ongoing violations of minority rights in Pakistan, where religious minorities, particularly Christians and Hindus, face severe persecution and discrimination.
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Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh's interim govt to uphold impartiality
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights body, has called on the interim government of Bangladesh to ensure that security forces act impartially and uphold the rule of law in addressing political violence.
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Fermenta Q3FY25 Consolidated Net Profit INR 37.9 crore, up 379 % YoY and 3
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 13: Fermenta Biotech Limited, India's leading manufacturer of premium-grade APIs, intermediates, and mixes of vitamins and minerals for the global markets, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter and nine months ended 31 December
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Nepal's Social Media Bill faces protest from ruling party's student union
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Standing against the provisions stated in the bill regarding operation, use and regulation of social network, the student union held a demonstration about how the bill will curtail basic human rights.
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UN says extradition of Bangladesh's Ex PM Sheikh Hasina is bilateral issue
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The United Nations Human Rights Office in Geneva has launched the "OHCHR Fact-Finding Report: Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh".
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Pak media crisis: Country's rights body calls for immediate payment of arr
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
This crisis has adversely affected journalists' livelihoods and the overall health of the media sector.
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AI Action Summit calls for human-centric approach; sets priorities for "et
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The AI Summit in French capital Paris underscored the need to reinforce a diverse AI ecosystem, emphasising a human-centric, rights-based, and ethical approach to artificial intelligence. With a focus on safety, and security, the summit called for urgent action to address inequalities and
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Alexandra Hospital develops world's novel A.I. algorithm (with internation
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, February 12: A team at Alexandra Hospital (AH) Orthopaedic Surgery has obtained an international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization, and that protects this algorithm for robotic total knee replacement for its uniq
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