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Rights body remembers Uyghur activist's sister who disappeared in China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): US-based rights group Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) marked three years since the disappearance of Uyghur Muslim Dr Gulshan Abbas, the sister of the group's Executive Director Rushan Abbas in China.
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Afghan diaspora living in Germany hold protests against Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hamburg [Germany] September 12 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans living in Germany held demonstrations in Hamburg against the Taliban and urged the international community to put pressure on the group to ensure women rights in Afghanistan and to protect the country's honour.
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Providing rights of tribal, backward communities J-K's priority, says LG M
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 12 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that it will be the Union Territory's priority to provide rights to the tribal and the backward communities.
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J-K to hand over rights to tribals under Forest Rights Act
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 12 (ANI): For the first time in history, Jammu and Kashmir government will roll out handing over of rights to tribal communities under the Forest Rights Act on Monday.
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NCPCR takes suo moto cognisance of minor's gang-rape in Maharashtra's Pune
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the apex body for child rights, took suo moto cognizance of the report of alleged gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Pune and directed the Police Commissioner to inquire and send
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China criticises Uyghur Tribunal over investigating human rights abuses in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 11 (ANI): China has criticised the Uyghur Tribunal -- an independent UK-based panel -- over investigating human rights abuses in Xinjiang and said it has nothing to do with law, justice, or truth.
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NHRC seeks compliance report from Dhenkanal's DM, Collector on compensatio
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], September 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a compliance report from the District Magistrate and Collector, Dhenkanal, Odisha with payment proof of Rs 7 lakh to a minor student who is a victim of sexual violence, within six weeks.
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Taliban curtailing women's rights, equality in the name of religion: Woman
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 11 (ANI): Following the Taliban's statement that women should not be ministers and they should restrict themselves to giving birth only, woman activist Sandhya Rani said that the Taliban was curtailing women's rights and equality in the name of religi
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Pakistan: Scribe groups reject proposed media development authority
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 11 (ANI): Pakistan journalists from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday rejected the proposed law 'Pakistan Media Development Authority' (PMDA), saying that it is against the fundamental rights provided by the constitution.
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Afghans to stage protest outside UN office in Geneva against persecution o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 10 (ANI): Afghans will organise a protest outside the UN office in Geneva on International Day of Peace on September 21 against "illegal takeover of Afghanistan" and "persecution of religious and ethnic minorities" by the Taliban regime, a rights activist said
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NHRC seeks compensation status of minor victims of sexual abuse, ragging i
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 10 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recently directed the Principal Secretary, Department of Education of Maharashtra as well as District Magistrate of Parbaani to submit their response with regard to payment of monetary relief or com
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Taliban must stop violence on demonstrators, reporters, says UN rights age
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 10 (ANI): The Taliban must stop resorting to violence and the persecution of peaceful demonstrators and reporters covering rallies in Afghanistan, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday.
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