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Pakistan: Campaign launched for safe return of missing Baloch journalist
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Several human rights activists and Baloch leaders announced the launch of a social media campaign to inquire about the whereabouts of Rashid Hussain Brohi, a Baloch journalist and human rights activist missing since 2018.
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Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to 11 years in prison
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The sentence, handed down in a "secret hearing" by Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court on January 9, 2024, was only revealed weeks later, following a United Nations inquiry, according to Amnesty International and the London-based Saudi rights group ALQST.
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Pak college implements restrictions on girl students' political participat
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
It's a grim reality that Pakistan ranks among the most challenging countries for women to live in, evident in the denial of social rights, discrimination, honour killings, rapes, abductions, marital abuses, forced marriages, and coerced abortions.
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"Sabotaged reputation of his post, chair": TMC's Shashi Panja on allegatio
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"We are utterly shocked. The same Governor who reached Sandeshkhali talking about women's rights has now been involved in a rather shameful incident. He has sabotaged the reputation of his post and his chair. The victim is a staff member at the Raj Bhawan...," Panja said speaking to repor
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Pakistan Army pushes Baloch individuals to bonded labour: Activist
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Baloch rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch on Thursday expressed serious concern over the atrocities inflicted by the Pakistan Army on the locals of Mashkay, who are being forced into labour camps for the reconstruction of the alleged army post attacked recently.
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Iran imposes retaliatory sanctions on US, UK for supporting Israeli crimes
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a tit-for-tat move, the Iranian Foreign Minister has announced sanctions on more than two dozen American and British individuals and entities for supporting Israel in its 'terrorist acts' and 'human rights violations' against the Palestinian people, Iranian state news agency, IRNA reporte
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LG issued Tughlaqi order to remove all contract staff of Delhi Women's Com
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Criticising the removal of 223 contractual staff at the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), former chairperson of the women's rights body Swati Maliwal on Thursday asked whether Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena wants to cripple DCW instead of giving it adequate staff.
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Colombia to break diplomatic ties with Israel, citing genocide accusations
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Addressing a gathering on International Workers' Day in Bogota, Petro emphasised the necessity for countries to take active stances in response to the escalating crisis in Gaza.
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World Uyghur Congress praises UN effort for release of 43 Uyghurs detained
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The UN letter urged the Thai government to provide information on the decade-long arbitrary detention of the Uyghur men, their access to medical care, and the detention conditions where they are being held while expressing their concerns about the held Uyghur prisoners. Additionally, the let
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Daniel Radcliffe expresses sadness over JK Rowling's stance on transgender
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Rowling's anti-trans stance has garnered attention in recent years, with her social media posts often sparking controversy.
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UAE pioneer in ensuring decent, safe working conditions for workers: UAHR
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Union Association for Human Rights (UAHR) acknowledged the UAE's position as a global leader in securing decent, safe, and respectful working conditions for its workforce.
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BJP is focussing to win 400-plus seats to snatch rights of poor people, sa
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Hitting out at PM Modi, Kharge said, They are seeking 400-plus seats not for the welfare of the poor, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward caste....They are seeking it to take away the poor people's rights."
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