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Dozens of Ghor women take up arms in support of ANDSF against Taliban resu
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 6 (ANI): Dozens of Ghor women took up arms in the capital city of Feroz Koh of Ghor Province in central Afghanistan to pledge their support to the Republic and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) against Taliban resurgence.
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HRCP report rings alarm over plight of women in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): The annual report of State of Human Rights in Pakistan released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) for the year 2020 has set alarm bells ringing over the plight of women in the country.
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UKPNP urges global community to press Pakistan to repeal draconian laws im
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 6 (ANI): The United People's National Party (UKPNP) on Wednesday in an international conference at Geneva called upon the UN and other global institutional authorities to put pressure on Pakistan to repeal all draconian laws imposed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (Po
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Continuance of manual scavenging goes against Constitutional values, viola
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson Justice A. K. Mishra said on Monday that the widespread persistence of the practice of manual scavenging, despite laws and guidelines for its elimination, not only goes against the values of our Constitution
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NCPCR urges J-K DGP to file FIR against Twitter officials over video promo
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written a letter to Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh over a complaint regarding a video posted on Twitter alleging violation of child rights and requested him to
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Exiled Kashmiris urge UNHRC to act against Pakistan, accuse ISI of targeti
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), July 5 (ANI): Exiled Kashmiris and rights activists held a demonstration in front of the UN Human Rights Council building in Geneva to highlight Pakistan's systematic discrimination against Kashmiris in the region it has illegally occupied for over seven decades.
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Canada: Uyghur Muslims launch two-week long walking protest against China
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 5 (ANI): A 15-day walking protest has been launched against China's massive human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims by the East Turkistan Association of Canada.
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NHRC directs Maha chief secy to ensure proper medical care to Stan Swamy
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday asked the Maharashtra chief secretary to ensure that every possible effort is made to provide jailed rights activist Stan Swamy with proper medical care and treatment. Swamy was arrested in connection with
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West Bengal post poll violence: NHRC team to visit Malda, Murshidabad on J
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Vice-chairman of National Commission for Minorities Atif Rasheed and a member of the team constituted by the National Human Rights Commission will investigate the post-poll violence in West Bengal.
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NHRC directs Mizoram Chief Secretary to ensure cancer treatment
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recently directed the Mizoram Chief Secretary to complete the upgradation of Mizoram State Cancer Institute (MSCI) under the Tobacco Cessation Clinics (TCC) scheme project and work for a new 50-bedded cancer hos
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CCP 100th anniversary was all about 'Xi Jinping Thought'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], July 2 (ANI): On July 1, China celebrated Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 100th anniversary, but it was all about 'Xi Jinping Thought' - set of policies and ideals narrated by President Xi.
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BJP Mahila Morcha will agitate if atrocities continue in Bengal: Rajya Sab
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): BJP Mahila Morcha will launch an agitation if atrocities and violation of fundamental rights will continue to take place in West Bengal, said Rajya Sabha MP Indu Bala Goswami on Thursday.
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