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Afghanistan must have access to funds to avoid humanitarian disaster, says
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 24 (ANI): The international community must urgently ease existing financial restrictions on Afghanistan that are blocking the provision of healthcare, food and other essential services, and expedite delivery of scaled-up humanitarian assistance to avert a mounting crisi
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Rights group urges Pakistan to end 'abhorrent' enforced disappearances
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 24 (ANI): A UK based human rights group has called for Pakistani authorities to end the use of enforced disappearances as a tool of state policy as it released new evidence documenting the effect of illegal abductions on the families of those victims.
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Don't promote Chinese state propaganda, rights group urges IOC
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 24 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) collaboration with Chinese authorities on tennis star Peng Shuai's reappearance undermines its expressed commitment to human rights, including the rights and safety of athletes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tue
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NHRC's pilot project aims to improve access to justice for prisoners in De
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has embarked upon a pilot project to improve access to justice to the prisoners in sixteen jails of Delhi through a legal aid system by fostering a sense of public service amongst the law students.
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Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez was in touch with overground
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday, was learnt to be involved in anti-India activities and had direct links with a banned Pakistan-based terrorist outfit.
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Japanese apparel makers boycott China's Xinjiang cotton
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] November 23 (ANI): Japanese apparel makers have decided to shun the cotton produced from China's western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region citing forced labour and human rights abuses.
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MHA issues draft guidelines for police buildings under rights of PwDs
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday issued draft guidelines for MHA specific built infrastructure and Associated Services for Police Stations, Prisons and Disaster Mitigation Centers to ensure disabled people can access the buildings and their s
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Consolidation of power in Xi's hand can be disastrous for China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 23 (ANI): The concentration of power in the hands of Chinese President Xi Jinping may not fare well for the foreign and economic prospects of China.
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Human Rights Watch raises concern over Taliban crackdown on Afghan media
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 23 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday (local time) raised concerns regarding the imposition of strict new media guidelines in Afghanistan by the Taliban that especially harm women.
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Bombay HC refuses to restrain Nawab Malik from making comments against Wan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 23 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to restrain Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik from publishing tweets about the family of Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede.
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NIA arrests Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez from J-K
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested prominent human rights activist Khurram Parvez from Jammu and Kashmir in connection with its ongoing probe in a terror funding case.
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Pakistan: Hundreds of children protest in Gwadar in support of basic right
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], November 22 (ANI): In solidarity with protestors staging a sit-in against the unnecessary check posts and fishing trawlers in Gwadar district of Balochistan province, hundreds of children took to the streets on Sunday, local media reported.
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