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Taliban continues to suppress human rights, particularly those of women, i
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Taliban, under its rule in Afghanistan continues to suppress the basic human rights, particularly the rights of women, as the females in the country remain deprived of education, employment and a lot more.
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Pakistan: HRCP calls for establishment of national commission for rights o
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
HRCP's director Farah Zia recalled that the national commission for minorities that was established in 2020 failed to meet the demands of minorities. She stressed the need for an autonomous commission formed along the lines of the Paris Principles.
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Taliban intensified suppression of human rights in Afghanistan: Human Righ
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch has released a new report stating that the Taliban has intensified its suppression of human rights, especially women's rights, in Afghanistan, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
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ICC CEO Allardice meets Sri Lanka sports minister, president
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In November, the ICC imposed a suspension on SLC membership and stripped them of the hosting rights of the Men's Under 19 World Cup this year.
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Pakistan's caretaker govt used threats, abuse, and detention to coerce Afg
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's caretaker government clamped down on dissenting media, the political opposition, and nongovernmental organisations in 2023, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2024 on Wednesday.
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Foreigners' rights limited to life and liberty: Delhi HC on dismissing hab
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed the habeas corpus plea seeking production of a detained Bangladeshi national before the court. The foreign national was stopped and detained at IGI Airport in October 2022.
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UAE: Abdullah bin Zayed congratulates Morocco on winning presidency of Hum
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, congratulated the Kingdom of Morocco on the winning of the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council by Morocco's Permanent Representative to the UN.
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UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor voices concern over reports of police ha
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
She said that "spurial criminal complaints" against the peaceful protesters should be dropped.
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NCPCR summons YouTube official over challenges 'portraying potentially ind
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Priyank Kanoongo, has issued a summons to YouTube's Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Mira Chatt, asking her to appear in person before them on January 15.
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SC lists stray dog menace issue for hearing in February
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday listed February for the hearing of the petitions relating to the stray dog menace in Kerala and other parts of the country.
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800 women held in prisons in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As the Taliban's atrocities on women in Afghanistan continue in various forms, including suppression of their basic rights, a TOLOnews report highlighted how out of around 19000 people who are currently held under prisons in Afghanistan, at least 800 are women.
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NHRC serves notice to Telangana govt over reported suicide by engineering
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that an engineering girl student died by jumping from the fifth floor of her college in Rangareddy district, Telangana on January 5.
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