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EU lawmakers agree on artificial intelligence laws
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The legislation imposes a ban on harmful AI practices "considered to be a clear threat to people's safety, livelihoods and rights."
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Afghanistan: Girls studying in sixth grade urge Taliban to not stop them f
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Afghan girls called on the Taliban not to stop girls from going to school in the next academic year.
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NCPCR re-issues guidelines on the abandonment of bore wells, drilled wells
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, in light of the increase in cases pertaining to small children falling into abandoned bore wells and keeping in mind the safety and security of the minor children, deems it necessary to re-circulate the Guidelines for abandonment of bo
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NHRC issues notice to Manipur govt over reported killing of 13 people in g
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that at least 13 people were killed in a gun fight in Leithao village near Saibol in Tengnoupal, Manipur, on Monday.
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"Taliban imposed system of widespread discrimination against women in Afgh
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has emphasised the limitations of "how the Taliban have really clamped down and imposed a system of widespread discrimination against women and girls," TOLOnews reported.
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Amnesty International calls for release of four Afghan women human right d
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amnesty International expressed concern over the detention and alleged torture of women rights defenders in Taliban prisons and demanded their release, as reported by Khaama Press.
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Kerala Doctor suicide: NCW requests detailed action taken report within 5
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"NCW is deeply concerned by the tragic incident in Thiruvananthapuram where a young doctor died by suicide allegedly due to dowry demands. The reported incident falls under sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act and IPC. We urge invoking these provisions in the FIR if allegations are verified
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Texas judge grants court-ordered abortion to pregnant woman in landmark ru
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The decision, issued on Thursday (local time), stands out as a crucial development in the ongoing discourse surrounding the state's stringent ban on abortions post-six weeks, recognised as one of the most restrictive nationwide.
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"Does not go far enough": UK immigration minister resigns over controversi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The UK government's plan to transfer asylum seekers awaiting decisions on their claims to Rwanda has faced significant legal challenges since its announcement in April 2022.
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UN experts raise concern over condition of Afghan nationals in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The UN experts highlighted the alarming risk of human rights violations against Afghan nationals in Pakistan and urged for their protection, Khaama Press reported.
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Pakistan: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement appeals to UN for immediate release of
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a letter penned to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the PTM has "strongly condemned the abortive assassination attempt by the Pakistan Army and subsequent illegal arrest of PTM Leader, well-known human rights activist Manzoor Pashteen, by joint ISI-Police operation in Chaman dis
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Activist critical of Pakistan army goes 'missing', allegedly picked up by
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The founder of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (Pashtun Protection Movement or PTM) rights group was arrested by police on Monday for allegedly firing on police vehicles, Chaman Deputy Commissioner Raja Athar Abbas was quoted as saying as per per Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper.
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