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China auctioned off property of detained Uyghurs, says report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 2 (ANI): Chinese authorities have been auctioning off the property of some detainees and raising tens of millions of US dollars amid mass internment of its own citizens in Xinjiang province, a media report said.
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Afghani women protest for reopening of schools for girls in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] October 1 (ANI): A group of women in Kabul on Friday protested against the closing of schools and colleges for female students, saying that this is a violation of their fundamental rights in Afghan society.
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Bangladeshi diaspora holds anti-Pakistan protest in Geneva, demands apolog
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 1 (ANI): Demanding an apology from Islamabad for the '1971 Bangladesh genocide', members of the Bangladeshi diaspora living in Europe held an anti-Pakistan protest on Thursday on the sidelines of the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Afghanistan: Rights group expresses concern over Taliban's new media rules
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] October 1 (ANI): The imposition of a range of regulatory measures to tighten media freedom in the country by the Taliban are a cause of concern to the rights groups.
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Activist urges world to support Afghan women as situation deteriorates aft
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 1 (ANI): Amid the Taliban takeover, Afghan women are facing an unfriendly situation in Afghanistan.
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China slammed during UN Rights Council session over restrictions in Tibet
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 30 (ANI): China has been chided during the 48th UN Human Rights Council session for its rights record in Tibet with delegates from the US, Denmark, Germany, and European Union expressing concerns over severe restrictions on religious, linguistic and cultural t
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NHRC seeks action-taken report within four weeks in suicide of minor boy i
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Taken cognizance of a complaint about the alleged suicide of a 15-year-old boy from Uttar Pradesh's Etah, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday sought an action-taken report within four weeks from the state police.
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Apple bags rights of Brad Pitt, George Clooney's new thriller
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): Hollywood icons Brad Pitt and George Clooney are all set to reunite for a new thriller, whose rights have been acquired by American tech giant Apple.
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Rohingya group's leader killed in Bangladesh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 30 (ANI): Chair of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH) Md Mohibullah, 46, died after being shot by unidentified gunmen in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, a media report said.
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Andhra Pradesh: BJP slams state government over auctioning water bodies
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Somu Veerraju on Wednesday stated that the party is going to hold 'Matsyakara Garjana' (Roar of Fishermen) on October 7 at Nellore against the State Government Order (GO) number 2
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NHRC advisory to Centre, states for protection of rights of persons engage
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued an advisory to the Centre, States and UTs for protecting the rights of persons engaged in manual scavenging or hazardous cleaning.
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In Afghanistan murderers hunt female judges who convicted them in pre-Tali
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 29 (ANI): Afghan women judges, who handed out jail sentences to murderers and other criminals, have now gone into hiding fearing retribution from the convicts who are among the thousands of criminals freed by the Taliban after their takeover of the country last
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