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NHRC directs J-K administration to take action on complaint about targeted
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to take appropriate action on a complaint moved by a Supreme Court lawyer seeking direction to provide compensation/damages to the families of four civilian
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Hijab verdict: Court order violates fundamental right to freedom of religi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Reacting to the Hijab verdict, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that the Karnataka High Court's decision to uphold the ban on Hijab is a violation of the fundamental rights to freedom of religion, culture and expression.
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Tejasvi Surya terms K'taka HC verdict on HC important step towards strengt
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 15 (ANI): After the Karnataka government upheld the ban on Hijab in educational institutions on Tuesday, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya said that it was an important step in strengthening opportunities for the girls, especially for those belongin
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IUML leader expresses disappointment with K'taka HC verdict on Hijab, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 15 (ANI): Disappointed with the Karnataka High Court's decision to uphold the Hijab ban in educational institutions, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader PK Kunhalikutty on Tuesday said that Hijab is the right of an individual and is considered
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UN rights chief decries mass execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI): The UN human rights chief has condemned the beheading of 81 people, charged with terrorism-related offences, by Saudi Arabia during the course of a single day.
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Disney Star renews broadcast rights for next three Premier League seasons
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 14 (ANI): Disney Star has renewed its broadcast rights for the Premier League for the next three seasons, from 2022/23 to 2024/25 for the Indian sub-continent.
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Rights group holds public rally in Kabul urging for women's rights
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 14 (ANI): An Afghanistan rights group recently organised a public rally in Kabul to demand women's basic rights in Afghanistan.
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Lizzo slams Texas' anti-abortion law
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 14 (ANI): American singer-songwriter Lizzo has criticized the recently passed anti-abortion law in Texas.
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UN rights chief lauds 'tenacity' of Afghans during Kabul visit
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 13 (ANI): Amid the uncertainty surrounding the future of Afghanistan, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has lauded the "spirit and tenacity" shown by the Afghans to protect their rights.
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US representative asks Taliban to protect women's rights if it wants inter
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 13 (ANI): US State Department's special representative for Afghan women, Rina Amiri, has said that the Taliban must protect women's rights if it wants recognition by the international community, local media reported.
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China arm-twists Pakistan for endorsing human rights violation of Uyghur M
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): Badly dependent on Chinese loans and investments to shore up its sagging economy, Pakistan endorsed all the acts of human rights violation by China, said a media report.
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Parties convene Jirga to defend rights of pashtuns in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bannu [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): To protest for the rights of ethnic minority Pashtuns and to discuss the issues faced by them, many parties in Pakistan's Bannu city convened a jirga on Friday.
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