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Unending woes of Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The people of Afghanistan have faced endless difficulties since the Taliban's takeover on August 15, 2021. The imposition of repressive policies by the hard-line Islamic regime has led to food insufficiency, repeated violations against women, and rising insecurity.
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Reminded people of women's safety: Sadhvi Pragya on her "sharpen the knive
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sadhvi Pragya on Wednesday took on the former bureaucrats who wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing discontent over her alleged hate speech, and said that she had only reminded people about their rights for women safety and that she would stand for the resp
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Child Rights body moves plea in Delhi HC challenging constitutional validi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has moved a petition challenging the constitutional validity of clauses related to the social background report and social investigation report of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016.
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Canada imposes sanctions on Sri Lankan officials including Rajapaksa broth
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Canada has imposed sanctions against four Sri Lankan state officials including former Presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa for "gross and systematic violations of human rights" during the armed conflict in the island nation, which occurred from 1983 to 2009, an official rel
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China irked by Turkey's public criticism of Beijing over mistreatment of U
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
At a press briefing on December 29, 2022 Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu stated, "Our defending the rights of the Turkic Uyghurs in the international arena disturbs China. But this is a humanitarian issue".
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Gwadar Rights Movement activist asks Chinese nationals to leave Gwadar: Re
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Gwadar Rights Movement leader Maulana Hidayatur Rehman has issued a warning to Chinese nationals to leave the Gwadar port area, Al Arabiya Post reported citing The Maritime Executive.
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Cases of mental illness on rise in Afghanistan's Herat, incidence highest
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Afghanistan has witnessed a surge in cases of mental illness in recent months of which 80 per cent of the patients are women from nearly 100 people who visit the hospital on a regular basis, TOLOnews quoted Qadem Mohammadi, head of the mental health ward in Herat's provincial hospital as say
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Ban on Afghan women from working by Taliban paralyzes NGO work in Afghanis
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
After the Taliban issued a decree banning Afghan women from working in NGOs, several international humanitarian organizations have claimed that their regular operations are disabled in the country due to harsh impositions on women, Khaama Press reported.
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Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh sworn in as US' 1st female Sikh judge
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
An attorney for 20 years, Monica has been involved in many civil rights organisations at the local, state and national levels.
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Chinese policy in Xinjiang doesn't allow 'anyone' to cross borders, says
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In an interview with the US state broadcaster, he explained that "the first priority of the Chinese policy on passports in Xinjiang is to not let anyone cross borders and to keep everyone intact inside the region."
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"Non-Hindus also go to Sanskrit schools..." UP Madrasa Board Chairman on N
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Council Chairman Iftikhar Ahmed Javed on Saturday urged the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to reconsider their letter, urging states and UTs to inspect the recognized madrasas admitting non-Muslim children.
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UN asks Taliban to lift bans on female education, work for aid agencies
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Last month, the Taliban imposed a restriction on female higher education and a ban on women from working in humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Human rights experts described these two measures as a major blow to vulnerable communities, women, children, and the entire country.
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