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Maharashtra: Transgender community in Jalgaon demands rights, reservations
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In the Jalgaon Lok Sabha constituency, the transgender community is making waves with their demand for rights and reservations.
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UN refugee agency, Thailand authorities share conflicting explanations on
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Unites Nations refugee agency and the Thailand authorities have given conflicting explanations on why the cases of dozens of Uyghurs who fled China a decade ago and have been indefinitely detained in Thailand, are still in limbo, as reported by Voice of America (VOA).
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"PDA has been betrayed..." Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP-
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"The PDA (Pichhde, Dalit and Alpasankhyak) family is going to defeat the BJP-led NDA this time. PDA has been betrayed the most. The respect and rights it deserved, were not given by the current government. This is why the PDA has united to teach a lesson to the BJP," Yadav said.
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UN Special Rapporteur calls for immediate aid for flood victims in Afghani
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bennett called recent floods in Afghanistan, including in Baghlan where many lives were lost, a stark reminder of Afghanistan's vulnerability to climate crises.
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"India must act, cannot remain aloof from current situation in PoJK": Huma
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Political activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) Amjad Ayub Mirza said India cannot remain aloof from the current situation in PoJK and must act now. He called on India to focus on PoJK as the situation is getting out of hand there.
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Austrian MPs host Tibetan government in exile, pledge support
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a show of solidarity, Austrian Members of Parliament opened their doors to Penpa Tsering, president of the Central Tibetan Administration, for a discussion on the plight of Tibetans amidst China's human rights abuses.
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OIC welcomes UNGA vote on Palestine's bid for full membership
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a statement, the OIC said this resolution expressed an international consensus on backing the legitimate rights of Palestinian people, including self-determination, freedom, justice, independence and the need of ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
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GCC welcomes UN General Assembly's Resolution on Palestine's right to full
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The GCC secretary-general pointed out that the fact that the resolution received a vote from 143 countries comes as an affirmation and belief in the Palestinian right to this recognition so that the State of Palestine can exercise all its rights and duties at this world body.
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NHRC issues advisory for preventing prisoner deaths due to suicides, ensur
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission recently re-issued an advisory regarding the unnatural deaths of prisoners due to suicides.
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"BJP government works for rich people," alleges Congress chief Mallikarjun
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the BJP government of failing to protect the rights and interests of poor people in the country and said that the Congress will strive to "strengthen" labor laws aimed at benefiting the unorganized sector.
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What BJP is doing to stop farmers' suicide? Congress poses three questions
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha poll campaign in Maharashtra's Nandurbar, the Congress posed several questions to him on Friday, asking why BJP has deprived tribal communities of their land rights?
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Pak rights body voices concern over increasing 'political polarisation'
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In its annual report, "State of Human Rights 2023," released on Wednesday, the HRCP noted with concern that irreparable political divisions led to public acts of arson and violence on May 9, 2023, after the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan.
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