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Nearly 500,000 people killed in decade of Syrian civil war: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], June 1 (ANI): Nearly 500,000 people have been killed in the decade-long civil war in Syria since the Syrian revolution on March 15, 2011, informed the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
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Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL seeking direction to frame SOP on alloca
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition seeking direction to frame a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on the allocation of healthcare workers and staff while maintaining the balance of employment rights of the existing workforce comp
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Australia, New Zealand concerned over Hong Kong developments, chide Chines
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 31 (ANI): Australia and New Zealand expressed "deep concern over developments that limit the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong" and also criticised China's treatment of the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.
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Compensation for COVID-19 deaths: NHRC asks Union Home Ministry to act in
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has in its order directed the Union Home Secretary to act on the issue of addressing the plight of families after the death of family members due to COVID-19 in two particular cases.
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Israel summons Philippines envoy over vote for UNHRC probe into Gaza hosti
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli Foreign Ministry has summoned the Philippines' ambassador to protest his country's support for an investigation into Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip during the recent hostilities.
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Civil, rights body in Pakistan condemn new media ordinance
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): A collective group of civil and rights bodies in Pakistan has outrightly rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Ordinance 2021 that the country's federal government intends to impose.
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NHRC seeks personal appearance of Odisha DGP, Power Secretary over electro
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued conditional summons against DGP Odisha and Principal Secretary Department of Energy Government of Odisha to personally appear before the Commission on June 08, along with the requisite reports in a case r
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PIL in SC seeking formation of committee to look after disposal of bodies
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Citing media reports about the dumping of bodies of COVID-19 victim into rivers, a PIL has been filed in Supreme Court seeking to constitute a three-tier committee at Central, State, and Panchayat, rural and municipal level to look after the disposal of bodie
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NCPCR devises 'Bal Swaraj' for children affected due to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): In view of the growing problem related to children affected by COVID-19, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has devised an online tracking portal "Bal Swaraj (COVID-Care link)" for children in need of care and protection, the Union
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'Tiger King': Carole Baskin denies being part of second season of Netflix
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): American big rights cat activist Carole Baskin recently revealed that she will not be back for the second season of the popular Netflix show 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.'
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Twitter maintaining double standards in India, says G Kishan Reddy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday accused Twitter of maintaining double standards in India and said that Twitter and other foreign companies should not teach the largest democratic country about fundamental rights and human rights.
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Act on deaths in Cooch Behar during polls, NHRC asks DGP of West Bengal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Director-General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal to act over the issue of death of four persons and injury of other few in firing by CISF at Sitalkuchi (Amtali Madhyamik Siksha Kendra) in Cooch Behar
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