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European Parliament hosts event on Bangladesh Genocide of 1971
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The European Parliament hosted an event, titled 'The Forgotten Genocide: Bangladesh 1971', on July 3 to underscore the true nature of the atrocities committed by the Pakistan Army and its local collaborators 52 years ago can no longer be ignored, Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) reporte
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Forceful displacement leads to human trafficking: Afghan envoy on Taliban'
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Counsellor of Human Rights at the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan in Geneva Mohibullah Taib has said that the Taliban has been forcefully displacing ordinary people in different parts of the country, which can lead to human trafficking in the country, Khaama Press reported.
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Human rights body condemns harassment of religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Naveed Walter, the President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan said that the population of minorities in Pakistan has come down to 3 per cent from 23 per cent since its independence in 1947.
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Seacoast Shipping Service Limited to secure Rs 49 crore via Share Rights I
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10: Seacoast Shipping Services Limited is pleased to announce its decision to undertake a Right Issue of equity shares to raise capital and further strengthen its financial position. The Board of Directors has approved the Draft Letter of Offer ("DLOF") for the issuan
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Afghanistan: Amid school closures under Taliban, girls turn to tailoring
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
After schools and universities closed, many female students in war-torn Afghanistan turned to training in tailoring, and have called on the Taliban to reopen schools, TOLOnews reported.
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Gay rights' opponents storm Tbilisi Pride festival, forcing its cancellati
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Police and anti-LGBTQ demonstrators clashed in Lisi Wonderland, an events venue outside Tbilisi, where the closed event was supposed to take place, according to Georgian public broadcaster First Channel.
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Women should be included in future of Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 3 years ago IST
As Afghan women continue to live miserable lives under Taliban rule, the United Nations (UN) UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous emphasized that women should be included in the future of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
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US special envoy to travel to India, will meet senior govt officials
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Uzra Zeya, US Under Secretary of State for democracy and human rights, will travel to India and Bangladesh July 8-14, informed US State Department.
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Law officer Deepika Deshwal first Indian girl address to UN thrice, enters
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Law officer Deepika Deshwal has become the first and the youngest Indian girl to deliver an address at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
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Major League Cricket lands broadcast partnership with Viacom18 in India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Major League Cricket (MLC) announced on Friday a media rights partnership that will see the first-ever edition of the landmark competition air exclusively in India on Viacom18's sports network. MLC will feature top-class international talent playing alongside America's best players for the L
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Afghanistan: Women makeup artists protest against ban on beauty salons by
Updated : 3 years ago IST
More than 60,000 women in Afghanistan are at risk of losing their jobs after the Taliban ordered the closure of all women's beauty parlours and hairdressing salons across the country, as per Khaama Press.
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Union WCD minister Smriti Irani asks NCPCR to report infra lapses in child
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday asked the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to look into infrastructure gaps in Child Care Homes and present them to the Ministry so that they could be addressed in the upcoming Budget, an official s
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