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UN committee calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Acting under its early warning and urgent action procedure, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) also called on China to immediately release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in the XUAR, whether in so-called Vocational Education and Trainin
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Taliban becoming more defiant, embracing policies of the past: US special
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Earlier this month, Taliban supreme leader Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada ordered judges to fully implement Islamic law. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the command from Haibatullah Akhundzada came after the leader met with a group of judges.
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UN rights body launches Iran human rights probe
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The Council, meeting in a special session in response to the crisis that was sparked by the death in September in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, heard Turk criticise "the fortress mentality of those who wield power" in Iran.
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While Xi tries to reassert China's global influence, world leaders continu
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
While China's President Xi Jinping was trying to reassert China's global influence at the G20 Summit in Indonesia, he got an earful of from western heads over Taiwan and human rights violations.
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Iran is in a "full-fledged human rights crisis," says UN rights chief Turk
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Thursday said that a "full-fledged" crisis is underway in Iran amid a crackdown on protesters.
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BJP wants to finish off tribals by denying rights: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
He called on the BJP to apologise to the tribals for insulting them by calling them 'Vanvasis'.
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BJP should apologise for using 'Vanvasi' term, says Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhi made an announcement that if Congress comes back to power in Madhya Pradesh, the word 'Vanvasi' would be abolished and the tribals would be given their rights.
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Sagar Setia, CEO, Invincible Group, begins a publishing collaboration with
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI/SRV): Invincible Publishers, rapidly expanding their horizons with time, recently acquired the publishing rights of the well-known educational service provider, Adhyayan Mantra.
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'BJP calls you Vanvasis, snatching away your rights': Rahul to tribals
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In his short video address, Rahul further accused the BJP government at the Centre of working against tribal interests whie claming that the Congress did everything to safeguard the rights of Adivasis since independence.
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We must transform justice systems to meet the challenges of today, tomorro
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The meeting is being hosted by the Government of Mauritius from November 22 to 25 in Port Louis under the theme of 'Strengthening international cooperation through the rule of law and the protection of human rights.'
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Canadian pension plans investing in firms complicit in Xinjiang abuses
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Multiple Canadian pension plans have invested in firms complicit in Xinjiang abuses, alleges a report by UK-based human rights organization Hong Kong Watch and expert in forced labour, Prof Laura Murphy at Sheffield Hallam University.
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China asserts dominance and intensifies surveillance in Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Citing reports from Human Rights Watch and the Citizen Lab in September this year the Tibet Rights Collective also claimed that CCP has been involved in an extensive collection of DNA samples. These samples are gathered from locals and children attending kindergarten.
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