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Pakistan: HRFP condemns sexual abuse of 12-year Christian girl in Faisalab
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has issued a formal condemnation following a horrifying incident involving the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 12-year-old Christian girl. Despite the registration of a First Information Report (FIR), the perpetrators remain at large, and the victim's fa
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Himachal Pradesh: No forced land acquisition in Shimla, locals' consent ma
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Clarifying the concerns raised by local gram panchayats, Singh said resolutions passed by village panchayats opposing forced acquisition would be respected in letter and spirit. "We are in favour of planned development and satellite townships in the state, but development cannot come at t
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Congress to host national MGNREGA workers' convention in Delhi on Thursday
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit announced on Wednesday that the party will hold a national MGNREGA workers' convention on January 22 in the national capital to protest the changes made by the BJP-led centre government to the earlier rights-based law.
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UK approves China's largest European Embassy amid security, human rights c
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The United Kingdom government has given the green light to China's plans to build what is set to become its largest diplomatic mission in Europe, a decision that has triggered sharp criticism from security experts, opposition politicians, and human rights organisations.
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World Uyghur Congress urges UK to reconsider approval of new Chinese Embas
Updated : 2 months ago IST
On January 20, the UK government approved the development of what is expected to become the largest Chinese diplomatic complex in Europe.
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Ex-AIADMK MLA R Vaithilingam joins DMK ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly electi
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Vaithilingam, who was the joint coordinator of the AIADMK Cadres' Rights Retrieval Committee and considered second only to O Panneerselvam in the faction, formally joined the DMK in the presence of party president and Chief Minister MK Stalin at Anna Arivalayam.
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Rights concerns deepen as enforced disappearance allegations persist in Ba
Updated : 2 months ago IST
At least seven individuals were allegedly taken into custody by Pakistani security forces in recent days, while five men who had earlier gone missing have returned to their homes. Families and local residents continue to face uncertainty with authorities providing little to no official expla
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Women in live-in relationships should be granted status of "wife" to ensur
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled that women in live-in relationships should be granted the status of "wife" to ensure their protection, citing the ancient concept of Gandharva marriage.
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"Not afraid of false cases": Harish Rao after 7-hour questioning in phone
Updated : 2 months ago IST
"SIT officials questioned me, and I fully cooperated with the investigation. They repeatedly asked the same questions and were also engaged in phone calls during the inquiry. I cooperated with the inquiry. I respect the law and will continue to cooperate fully with the investigation. We a
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Maharashtra: CPI(M) marches in Palghar, warns escalation to Mumbai over MG
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The protestors restarted their march today from Manor in Palghar. They plan to hold an indefinite sit-in protest at the Palghar Collectorate to demand forest and land rights, the restoration of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), and the repeal of the new
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"Who will answer?" Owaisi hits out at Centre over border fencing, Banglade
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong warning against infiltrators, asserting that India cannot allow illegal entrants to snatch the rights of its poor and youth, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday launched a sharp counterattack on the BJP-led Centre, questioning its failure
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ETGE marks Uyghur genocide recognition and remembrance day, cites continue
Updated : 2 months ago IST
In a statement shared on the social media platform X, ETGE recalled that on January 19, 2021, the United States officially determined that the People's Republic of China was committing genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in Occupied East Turkistan, a
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