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NHRC asks Bengal's secretary to conduct fresh survey on plight of Sonagach
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a reminder to the West Bengal's Secretary of Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare to expedite the work of conducting a survey along with Indian Institute of Science over the con
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Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to amplify voices of Afghans fighting for '
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Oscar-winning actor Angelina Jolie joined social media giant Instagram in order to use her enormous reach to speak about the turmoil in Afghanistan and amplify voices of people fighting for their "basic human rights" across the globe.
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UNDP alarmed over 'current trajectory' of Afghan conflict
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 21 (ANI): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has raised alarm over the ongoing situation in Afghanistan after Taliban took over the country after a swift offensive.
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US Deputy Secy of State discusses Afghan rights with top Uzbek diplomat
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman discussed ways to protect human rights in Afghanistan with Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, following the swift Taliban takeover.
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Taliban's win could soon be Pakistan's loss, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Even as the Taliban has talked of honour women's "rights" under Islamic law, experts have said Islamabad will share in the blame if and when the terrorist group's takeover starts to go wrong.
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US calls for protecting Afghan women's rights after Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): The US is deeply worried about Afghan women and girls, their rights to education, work and freedom of movement post-Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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Delhi's Nangal minor rape case: Facebook, Instagram remove Rahul Gandhi's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Social media sites Instagram and Facebook have removed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's post that revealed the identity of the parents of a minor girl who was raped and murdered in Delhi, official sources revealed on Friday.
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WB Governor urges youth to protect human rights, says violence is 'antithe
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 20 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday urged the youth to protect human rights of people adding that violence is "antithetical" to democracy.
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'Taliban can't ignore our progress, struggles over past 20 years' , says w
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 (ANI): Worried over their future under the Taliban regime, women in Afghanistan protested against the terrorist group expressing concerns over how they would be represented in any future government in the war-torn country.
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Afghan women journalists say they are now being "barred" from working
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 (ANI): Women journalists in Afghanistan have said that they are being barred from working by the Taliban who have overtaken control of the country and who had assured that women would be allowed to work corresponding with Sharia law.
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Suppressive similarities and common interests unite Taliban, China
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], August 20 (ANI): Whether it's about violation of human rights or freedom of expression, the Taliban and China stand on the same platform as the former is way radical and conservative while the latter, despite having a long history of development, the communist regime sti
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IPC along with multiple international organisations launch 'Wethe15' ahead
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bonn [Germany], August 19 (ANI): The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) along with multiple leading international organisations have united to launch 'WeThe15' on Thursday ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent
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