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British lawmakers urge UK govt to act tough against China on rights abuses
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], July 9 (ANI): A group of British lawmakers have urged the Boris Johnson government to take tough action against China over its treatment of the Uyghur community in Xinjiang province.
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NHRC member slams WB govt over post-poll violence, claims to have 'FIR num
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 9 (ANI): After the West Bengal government claimed that the post-poll violence in the state was somewhat unabated when the Election Commission of India was in charge of the law and order machinery, member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team
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NHRC asks UP chief secy to take corrective measures ensuring better health
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday offered a range of recommendations including standardising cost of treatment to keeping a check on black marketing, to the administration on improving healthcare, following a visit of its team to hospita
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China targeting Uyghur families to silence activists abroad, says Rights g
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], July 8 (ANI): A pro-Uyghur group has strongly condemned the Chinese government's practice of targeting the Uyghur "family space" in order to silence Uyghurs abroad.
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US considers urgent visas for vulnerable Afghan women after troop pull out
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 8 (ANI): Human and Women rights activists have asked the Biden administration to provide up to 2,000 visas specifically for vulnerable women and women's advocates who are at risk after the US troops pull out from Afghanistan.
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Movie on Jeevajothi Santhakumar, her battle against 'Dosa King' P Rajagopa
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): Popular production house, Junglee Pictures, has acquired the rights to make a film on a woman named, Jeevajothi Santhakumar and her battle against hotelier P Rajagopal, an accused in a 2001 murder case.
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Increase in Taliban attacks violate human rights of Afghans: US Embassy in
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 8 (ANI): US embassy in Kabul on Wednesday said the recent rise in violence by the Taliban violates the human rights of Afghans and is bringing hardship to the people of the country.
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UN rights chief warns Myanmar at risk of civil war as despair rises
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 8 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has warned that Myanmar could plunge into war as despair among the civilian population rises in the wake of the country's military coup on February 1.
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US attempt to use human rights to mess up Xinjiang, says China
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 8 (ANI): The United States is not able to contain China's development and spread havoc in Xinjiang province under the pretext of protecting human rights, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Wednesday.
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Pakistan rights commission condemns teargassing of protestors in Sindh pro
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday said it is outraged to learn that the Bheel community, which has been protesting against the alleged torture of a labourer was baton-charged and teargassed by police.
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NHRC directs Odisha Chief Secy to compensate for Tubectomy negligence
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha Chief Secretary to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation to the victim of medical negligence whose urinary tract has been cut while conducting family planning operation and to submit compliance repor
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Geneva: Photo exhibition highlights human rights abuses in Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland) July 7 (ANI): A photo exhibition has been organised at Broken Chair, a famous icon in front of the United Nations office in Geneva, highlighting the atrocities and the human rights abuses in Pakistan's Balochistan province that have collaborated with the multi-billion do
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