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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance over murder of inmate of Juvenile Home in J
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken a suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 20-year-old inmate who was killed by fellow inmates in Jaipur's Transport Nagar Juvenile Home in Rajasthan on May 17, 2022, said a press release.
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UN human rights chief to visit China
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 20 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will visit China from May 23 to 28, amid reports of human rights abuses in the northwest region.
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CCPA issues notices to Ola, Uber for unfair trade practices
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), India's consumer protection regulator, on Friday said it has issued notices to cab aggregators Ola and Uber for violation of consumer rights and unfair trade practices.
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Vacancies at National Commission for Protection of Child Rights; check how
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Only a few days are left to apply for vacant job openings in National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) having a pay scale of ranging between Rs15,600-39,100.
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Uyghur university lecturer confirmed detained in China's Xinjiang region
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Xinjiang [China], May 20 (ANI): A Uyghur lecturer from a university in northwestern China's Xinjiang region has been sentenced to prison for "disregarding" the national language, a media report said.
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UN rights chief Bachelet decries Taliban's decision to dissolve Human Righ
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Taliban's decision to dissolve the Human Rights Commission and expressed concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan.
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Balochistan: Give Rights campaign to participate in civic election
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], May 20 (ANI): Leader of the 'Give Rights campaign' and provincial General-Secretary of Jamaat e Islami Balochistan, Moulana Hidayat Ur Rahman Baloch has announced that his party will take full part in the civic election.
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Sindh human rights group to protest outside UN office over water crisis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water shortage in Pakistan leading to a tense standoff between the provinces of Punjab and Sindh, a human rights group, Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has called for protests against the crisis in front of the UN office in New York.
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Afghanistan: TV presenters to cover faces, Taliban issue another decree
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 19 (ANI): In another new decree on Thursday, the Taliban directed all-female presenters working on all TV channels to cover their faces while presenting programs, TOLOnews tweeted.
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Human rights crisis in Hong Kong makes Taiwan 'safe haven' for runaways
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): Following the shrinkage of democracy since Beijing clamped the stringent National Security Law in Hong kong, people fighting for their freedom have been escaping in boats to Taiwan to look for a safe haven.
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Rights group condemns killing of Ahmadi man in Pakistan's Punjab
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday condemned the brutal murder of an Ahmadi man in Punjab province who was reportedly stabbed to death by a fanatic.
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Chhattisgarh woman given triple talaq over phone, case registered
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 19 (ANI): A Chhattisgarh woman was allegedly given 'triple talaq' by her husband over phone as she failed to give birth to a child.
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