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Millions of Pakistani children engaged in worst forms of child labour
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 14 (ANI): One of the leading organisations in Pakistan's Sindh has highlighted that millions of children continue to be engaged in the worst forms of labour under the indecent and inhumane living, and working conditions in the province due to the non-implementation o
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Kazakhstan's new decree on human rights reforms may establish effective pr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], June 14 (ANI): As part of his political modernisation agenda, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree named "On further human rights measures in Kazakhstan" on June 9.
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NHRC seeks report from Centre, Odisha over freedom fighter's widow deprive
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Union Home Secretary and the Chief Secretary of Odisha over a petiton claiming denial and deprivation of bare human rights to Meera Devi, an ailing octogenaria
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Former Afghan VP Khalili warns against 'targeted attacks' on Hazara commun
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 14 (ANI): Former Vice President Mohammad Karim Khalili on Sunday warned that the people will "attempt anything" to ensure their safety if the government does not prevent "targeted attacks against Hazara community" as well as other injustices in the country after two
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NCPCR asks social media sites to share origin of posts advertising direct
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Sunday asked social media platforms to report the origin of posts that advertise the direct adoption of children who lost their parents to COVID-19.
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G7 leaders vow to promote shared values by calling out China's actions in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], June 13 (ANI): The leaders of the G7 countries on Sunday pledged to promote shared values by calling on China to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Xinjiang where Beijing is accused of committing serious human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority, and in th
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'Systematic genocide by Pakistan': Baloch human rights groups urge G7 to i
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], June 13 (ANI): Claiming a systematic genocide in Balochistan by Pakistani security forces, the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) urged the Group of Seven (G7) leaders to investigate the heinous crimes by Pakistan in the region.
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Human rights being ensured at freedom fighter Laxman Naik's birthplace: Ko
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Odisha's Koraput district administration on Sunday informed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that appropriate action has been taken to ensure the basic human rights to the people of the neglected freedom fighter Laxman Naik's birthplace Tentuligum
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Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga expresses concerns over China's activities, hum
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 13 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday expressed concerns over China's activities and human rights situation to other Group of Seven leaders on the second day of the G7 summit in Britain.
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Overseas Pakistani Christian group holds demonstration against kidnapping,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], June 13 (ANI): Overseas Pakistani Christian alliance organised a demonstration jointly with Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) against kidnapping, forced conversion, forced marriages of Pakistani minor Christian's girls before Dutch Parliament on Saturday.
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Filipino workers accuse Pakistani diplomats in Geneva of not paying salari
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): Six Filipino employees in Geneva have filed a complaint against Pakistani diplomats saying that they did not pay their salaries for more than 20 years.
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NHRC directs Nagaland Chief Secretary to ensure villagers basic human righ
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Chief Secretary of Nagaland to ensure the basic human rights of more than one hundred villages of the state.
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