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US, other world powers condemn Taliban over summary killings in Afghanista
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): The United States joined other international powers in expressing "deep concern" over the summary killings and enforced disappearances in Afghanistan after the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban in August this year.
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Christian Forum for Human Rights in Karnataka expresses disagreement over
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 5 (ANI): All Karnataka United Christian Forum for Human Rights organised a peaceful assembly on the premises of St Francis Xavier Cathedral to express resentment and disagreement against the state government over the proposed anti-conversion bill. Read More
People visit offices to get their rights not to seek favour: Kerala CM war
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 4 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday warned Municipal corporation employees and said that people were visiting government offices to get their rights and not to seek favour.
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'Much more needed', says US envoy after Taliban decree on women's rights
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West welcomed an order of the Taliban, under which a woman can not be married against her will, but noted that much more needs to be done to ensure women's rights in all spheres in the country.
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UNHRC calls for humanitarian aid for 3.5 million Afghans to avoid starvati
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 4 (ANI): UN Human Rights Council has appealed to increase humanitarian support to 3.5 million people including 700,000 from 2021 alone who were displaced due to the conflict in Afghanistan, the United Nations body said in a statement.
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A woman is not property: Taliban leader issues decree
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 4 (ANI): A special decree is issued by the leader of the Taliban Haibatullah Akhundzada stating that a woman is not a property but a free human being.
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'Cowardly at best, complicit at worst': Rights group slams Pak govt over k
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): Highlighting the grim reality of "spiralling radicalisation" in the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday condemned the killing of the Sri Lankan man by a Sialkot mob on "flimsy allegations of blasphemy".
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Lithuania confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], December 3 (ANI): Lithuania on Friday confirmed diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics amid concerns over the human rights situation in China.
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Rights group raises alarm over 'lynching' of Sri Lankan national in Pakist
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): A London based rights group on Friday expressed concern over the "disturbing" lynching and killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot, allegedly due to a blasphemy accusation.
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Pak's women rights group objects to Imran Khan's view on divorce issue
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] December 3 (ANI): A women rights organization in Pakistan has objected to the views expressed by their country's Prime Minister Imran Khan on women’s divorce.
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BJP snatching rights of opposition, public, alleges Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Joining the Opposition party MPs in their protest near Mahatma Gandhi's statue inside Parliament premises on Friday, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused Bharatiya Janata Party government of snatching rights of the opposition and
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Former UN employee claims China wants to ensure the Uyghur genocide is nev
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 3 (ANI): A United Nations employee, who was fired last week for accusing the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of providing the names of Chinese government opponents and activists to the Chinese government, has called for an ext
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