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CM Stalin urges Jaishankar to secure Tamil Nadu fishermen's traditional fi
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has appealed to Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar for immediate and substantial action to uphold the traditional rights of Tamil Nadu fishermen.
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Rights group condemns China's National Security Law for suppressing freedo
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The imposition of the draconian National Security Law has consistently faced criticism for the severe repression of Hong Kong residents.
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HRCP exposes Pakistan's use of brutal force in PoJK protests, calls for ac
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The six-day-long protests, sit-ins, shutter-downs, demonstrations, and wheel-jam strikes began on May 8 against the Government of Pakistan and the PoJK government, demanding subsidised electricity and flour.
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Kenyan human rights body condemns use of force amid Finance Bill 2024 prot
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The KNCHR has criticised President William Ruto for using brutal force against citizens protesting the Finance Bill 2024, which included unpopular tax hikes.
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Kenya: Fresh protests against government as protestors reject President Ru
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A section of professional bodies and civil society have rejected Kenyan President William Ruto's call for dialogue saying he knows what to do to assuage the ballooning public anger.
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39 killed, over 360 injured in anti-tax protest in Kenya: Rights Watchdog
Updated : 2 years ago IST
At least 39 people have lost their lives in recent anti-government protests in Kenya against the new tax hike, reported Al Jazeera, citing the national rights watchdog.
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WB: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported beating of couple in Uttar
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the reported beating of a couple in public by a group of people allegedly associated with a political party in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur.
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India issued one lakh patents in 2024, ten years back it was just 6000: Pi
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The number of patents granted in India has increased significantly. India issued around one lakh patents in 2024, ten years ago it was only 6000 a year, highlighted Union Minister Piyush Goyal during an outreach program with industry leaders and stakeholders in Telangana's Hyderabad.
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Geneva: NHRC chairperson, Secy-General participate in global human rights
Updated : 2 years ago IST
NHRC has been actively forging partnerships and collaborations aimed at enhancing human rights and quality of life, while fortifying the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs).
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Human Rights body condemns clerics for obstructing women's rights in Pakis
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Referring to another video that denounced the use of mobile phones by women relating it to 'obscenity', the HRCP in its statement released at the National Press Club in Islamabad on Saturday said that these videos use language that is derogatory towards women and also could potentially lead
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Baloch rights group intensifies advocacy efforts in Geneva against violati
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The leaders and activists of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) are holding meetings with diplomats, international organisations, and academics in Geneva to intensify advocacy for the Baloch cause on the international stage against rights violations by Pakistan.
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"Domestic issues of Afghanistan will not be discussed": Taliban ahead UN-l
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Ahead of the UN-led meeting in Doha on Afghanistan, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has said that domestic issues of Afghanistan will not be discussed, asserting that domestic issues of the nation are not of the United Nations in any way.
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