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886 civilians killed, wounded or kidnapped in Mali: UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], March 25 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 886 civilians were killed, injured or missing in Mali in the second half of last year, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said in a note published on Thursday.
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NCPCR writes to Madhya Pradesh govt over communal violence in Raisen distr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Thursday wrote to the Madhya Pradesh government regarding the Commission's inquiry into communal violence in Raisen district.
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Terror funding case: Special Court grants more time to NIA for probe, exte
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): A Special Delhi Court on Thursday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) an extension of the investigation period in which human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others were arrested in a terror funding case in Kashmir.
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The loyalty of the law in Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Independence of the judiciary has been prominent in our public discourse. Our constitution provides several measures to ensure that the judicial mechanisms are free from interference by the executive.
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Ahead of Pakistan local body poll, women fear their voting rights may be t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], March 24 (ANI): Ahead of next week's second phase of Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's local body election, locals fear that in some of the conservative areas of the province, the right to vote might be taken away from women.
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Blinken asks Taliban to reverse ban on girls' education in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 24 (ANI): Condemning the U-turn over re-opening girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected the Taliban's excuses for reversing their commitment to the people of Afghanistan.
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Humanitarian crisis deepens in Ukraine as Russian attacks enter 2nd month
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 24 (ANI): The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to deteriorate even as the conflict that began on February 24 with the Russian announcement of "special military operations" is set to enter its second month.
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Birbhum violence: Youth Congress moves NHRC, demands independent investiga
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): A complaint has been filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) by the Legal Cell of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) against violation of human rights of the residents of Baktui village of Birbhum, West Bengal.
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US envoy to UN condemns Taliban's decision on banning girls over grade six
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 24 (ANI): Condemning the Taliban's decision to prohibit girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade, United States ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that the decision jeopardizes Afghanistan's future and its role in the internatio
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China gets aggravated after Kashmiri intellectual raises Aksai Chin's occu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): China got annoyed after a Kashmiri intellectual and human rights activist raised the issue of illegal occupation of Aksai Chin by Beijing during the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday.
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NHRC Chairman Justice Arun Mishra says environmental degradation impacting
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): With 63 Indian cities there in the list of 100 most-polluted cities, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice Arun Mishra on Tuesday wondered how the ground situation was not changing despite the enabling laws and rules.
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Taliban to reshuffle cabinet to get international recognition
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): In an effort to to get international recognition, the Taliban has decided to reshuffle their interim cabinet.
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