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Blasphemy laws taking its toll on Pakistanis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): The mixing of state and religion in Pakistan has provided a dangerous cocktail for Pakistan's population and the blasphemy laws are taking their toll on the people of Pakistan, reported a Canada-based thinktank, International Forum for Rights and Security
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NCPCR issue notice to ICICI after bank ask orphans to repay home loan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Coming up heavily on ICICI Bank in favor of four minor orphans the apex child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) issued notice to the bank. The orphans who lost their parents in the second wave of COVID 19 and are facing a
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Objective of Criminal Procedure Bill to improve conviction rate, protect h
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill has been brought with the sole objective to improve the conviction rate in the country, protect the human rights of crores of law-abiding citizens and send a st
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Top child rights body seeks reply from NCERT over chapter by Harsh Mander
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) over the inclusion of a chapter authored by social rights activist Harsh Mander, who is currently under probe by t
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US gives ultimatum to Taliban, says no possibility to soften or ease sanct
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI) Rina Amiri, US special envoy for human rights and Afghan women and girls on Monday gave an ultimatum to the Taliban to make a final decision about educating girls as soon as possible.
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UN says no request received yet from US to remove Russia from Human Rights
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has received no request from the US to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council, Paulina Kubiak, spokeswoman for the General Assembly president, said on Monday.
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Political instability in Pakistan is endemic, says Director of Research at
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 4 (ANI): In an online conversation on the future of Pakistan, Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), said that political instability in Pakistan is endemic.
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Feudal classes in Pakistan usurping benefits of GSP+ meant for weaker sect
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 4 (ANI): Pakistan's performance under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) scheme of the European Union (EU), aimed at the socio-economic upliftment of developing countries, has ended up a tool in the hands of exploitative classes as the weaker sectio
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Amit Shah slams opposition in LS, says need to worry about human rights of
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Allaying concerns of opposition parties in Lok Sabha over human rights violations due to possible misuse of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said they "worry about the rights of rapists and looters" and
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Taliban has begun to show its true colours: European think tank
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 4 (ANI): Amid the continuing concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan, a European think tank said that the Taliban has in recent weeks "begun to show its true colours."
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Pakistan media, rights groups condemn dissolving of National Assembly
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 4 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) condemned the rejection of the resolution for vote of no-confidence against Imran Khan, during the session of the National Assembly on Sunday.
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Ban on girls' education damaging entire Afghanistan, says UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 3 (ANI): Expressing concern at the Taliban's decision to ban girls' education in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that this is an unjustifiable violation of equal rights and it will damage the entire country.
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