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"Should not provoke or instigate Muslims": All India Muslim Jamaat chief c
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
National President of All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, advised Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani not to "provoke or instigate Muslims," saying that the crores of Muslims of the country do not agree with his statement.
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World Uyghur Congress highlights human rights abuses behind China's green
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting the global community's continued silence on China's human rights violations, even as China positions itself as a leader in renewable energy.
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PTI Senator Khurram Zeeshan alleges "complete isolation" of Imran Khan, ca
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"It is extremely unfortunate. He is close to completing one month in isolation. His family, his lawyers and the PTI leadership are not being allowed to meet him. This is a complete human rights violation. They are trying to force him to agree to their terms," he said, arguing that the res
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Pakistan slammed for escalating enforced disappearances amid renewed Baloc
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Five people in Balochistan were allegedly taken by Pakistani forces, while two previously missing men returned home. Families and the VBMP protest camp demand the recovery of missing student Saeed Baloch, saying enforced disappearances are creating fear and disrupting education in the region
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Pakistan: HRCP warns Punjab Labour Code 2025 may undermine labour protecti
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The HRCP warns that the proposed Punjab Labour Code 2025 could weaken workers' rights, citing poor consultation, diluted protections, and loopholes on child and forced labour. The report urges Punjab's government to rewrite the code in line with ILO standards and ensure genuine worker par
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NHRC's Priyank Kanoongo issues directions to remove all sleeper coach buse
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Priyank Kanoongo on Saturday issued directions to all Chief Secretaries of states to remove all sleeper coach buses that violate safety norms. The complaint referred to recent incidents where passenger buses caught fire mid-journey, le
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Trump says South Africa is "killing white people," bars it from 2026 G20 s
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that South Africa would not receive an invitation to the G20 Summit in 2026 when the United States holds the presidency. Trump also cited the US absence from the recent G20 Summit in Johannesburg as a related measure.
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Assam Land Bill marks historic breakthrough for tea garden workers, says s
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Claiming the legislation ends nearly two centuries of land deprivation faced by tea workers, the party hailed the move as a transformative step toward empowerment, dignity, and long-awaited land rights for over 3.33 lakh families across 825 tea estates.
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UN human rights chief warns Pakistan's constitutional amendment threatens
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has expressed deep alarm over Pakistan's latest constitutional amendment, saying it poses a serious challenge to the country's judicial independence, military accountability, and the overall rule of law.
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NHRC issues notice to MP govt officials to inquire human rights violations
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The notice, dated November 27, has been sent to the Principal Secretary of the Higher Education Department, the Principal Secretary of the Food Supplies Department, the Commissioner of Police, Bhopal, and the Chairman of the UGC. All have been directed to inquire into the allegations made
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Gyanesh Kumar, ECI have blood on their hands: TMC's Derek O'Brien during S
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"10 MPs from the All India Trinamool Congress met with the Chief Election Commissioner Mr Kumar and his team. We first handed over to him a list of almost 40 dead because of the SIR process. We started the meeting by telling him that Mr Kumar and the Election Commission of India have bloo
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Pakistan accused of weaponising courts to silence human rights lawyers
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a joint appeal, prominent international legal organisations have condemned what they described as Pakistan's "persistent judicial harassment" of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, urging authorities to immediately drop all charges and ensure the protecti
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