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Taliban trying to 'erase' women from public life, say UN experts
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 18 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts warned on Monday that that large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls has been ongoing since the Taliban took over the control of Afghanistan in mid-August in order to "
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Acclaimed photojournalist Steve Schapiro dies at 87
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): Steve Schapiro, the photojournalist and documentarian who covered the civil rights movement, produced stills for 'The Godfather' and 'Taxi Driver' and shot portraits of David Bowie, Barbra Streisand, Andy Warhol and Ray Charles, has died at the age of 87.
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Women, religious minorities continue to face persecution in Pakistan, says
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 17 (ANI): Women, religious minorities, and transgender people in Pakistan continue to face violence, discrimination, and persecution, with authorities failing to provide adequate protection or hold perpetrators to account, according to a US-based rights group.
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Kabul protest calls attention to recent killing of two Hazara women
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 17 (ANI): The Kabul protest organised by Afghan women on Sunday called attention to the recent killing of two Hazara women.
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Taliban fire tear gas against Afghan women protesting for rights in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 16 (ANI): The Taliban members fired tear gas and used pepper spray against the Afghan women who were protesting for their rights in Kabul on Sunday, reported local media.
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Human Rights Watch airs concern over civil rights abuses in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 16 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch portrays a grim picture of civil rights abuses in Pakistan and the increasing persecution of religious minorities and marginalised groups.
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NCPCR writes to Saharanpur DM, urge action against Darul Uloom for issuing
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Sunday wrote to the District Magistrate of Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh urging to take an action against Darul Uloom Deoband for allegedly issuing unlawful, misleading fatwas regarding
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Corruption rife in Pak jails: Human Rights Ministry's report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 16 (ANI): A report presented by Pakistan's Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) on Saturday revealed that corruption is rife in the country's jails.
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When will I get equal rights? : Padma Shri Virender Singh reiterates his d
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Padma Shri awardee, speech and hearing impaired wrestler Virender Singh on Saturday reiterated his demand to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to recognise the state's deaf sportspersons, like him, as para-athletes.
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NHRC registers case on Indian Youth Congress complaint against Mamata Bane
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) registered a case on the basis of a complaint filed by the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Commissioner of Police Kolkata over violence during Kolkata Municipal
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Alwar rape case: No evidence found so far, Less possibility of sexual assa
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], January 15 (ANI): In the ongoing investigation of the Alwar rape case in which a specially-abled minor girl was allegedly raped and abandoned near a flyover, Rajasthan police said that no evidence has been found in the Alwar rape case so far and the possibility of
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Taliban denies Human Rights Watch report characterizing human rights situa
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 15 (ANI): The Taliban on Friday denied Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that characterized the human rights situation in Afghanistan as a "crisis" and said that the situation has become better compared to the previous years in the country.
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