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Read why World Children's Day is celebrated on November 20
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
World Children's Day is celebrated every year on November 20. The purpose of the day is to increase awareness of children's rights and improve their standard of living.
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UNICEF concerned over children's death in ongoing protest in Iran
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Raising its concern over the death of children in the ongoing protest in Iran, the United Nations children's agency, UNICEF, said in a statement on Friday, that the reported deaths of children at anti-government protests "must stop."
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Physical intimidation, enforced disappearances by Pak army see 3-fold rise
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Shireen Mazari tweeted on November 7, confirming human rights violations in Balochistan. In the tweet, he expressed sorrow over the 'disappearance of eleven women and children'.
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No country can defeat terrorism on its own: Home Minister Amit Shah
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Speaking at the concluding session of the 3rd 'No Money for Terror' Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing, Shah said," I believe that terrorism stands in the way of democracy, human rights, economic development, and world peace."
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Turkey pushing back Afghans at Iran's border: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Turkey is routinely pushing tens of thousands of Afghans at its land border with Iran or deporting them directly to Afghanistan with little or no examination of their claims for international protection.
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Xinjiang Police investigating 3 men for 'malicious' anti-lockdown comments
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Xinjiang police are investigating three men for 'malicious' anti-lockdown comments, critical of COVID-19 restrictions in the regional capital, Urumqi on the live stream.
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Afghanistan: Taliban publicly flogs boy, girl for having pre-marital affai
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Afghanistan's local court in Bamyan ordered public flogging for a boy and a girl for having pre-marital affair.
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UNAMA asks Taliban to explain rationale behind detention of women activist
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Since the return of the Taliban to Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban's systematic attacks on the rights of women and girls and the use of violence, including torture and enforced disappearances, have created a culture of fear in Afghan society.
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NHRC issues notice to Tamil Nadu govt over death of 3 sanitation workers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday said it issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government over the reported death of three sanitation workers while cleaning a septic tank.
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Taliban faces social media backlash for detaining women's rights activists
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
UNAMA has further added that it is seeking to access and contact the detained activists and know their whereabouts. UNAMA has also stressed that the detainees must have the right to contact their family members even when these activists have been detained in unknown locations by the Taliban,
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MP Human Rights Commission acts over minister Usha Thakur's statement; see
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
MPHRC member Manohar Mamtani said that the reply should be given only through a responsible officer of the state government so that the seriousness of the governance can also be considered.
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Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif's murder "well planned": Kenya Human Ri
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The Kenyan lawyer claimed that Arshad Sharif's shooters were trained for a long period of time. "Ordinarily it is very difficult to get a headshot on a very specific target or an individual in a moving vehicle. Even at a close range, it is very difficult but if you look at circumstances in w
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