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EU foreign policy chief calls on Turkey to reverse decision to leave Europ
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Brussels [Belgium], March 21 (ANI): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday called on Turkey to reverse its decision to leave the EU-backed Istanbul Convention on women's rights, reported Sputnik.
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No discussion of human rights in India with US Defence Secretary: Sources
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New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): The issue of human rights in India did not figure in the talks with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin here, according to High-level Indian sources.
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Issue of 'human rights' figures in Jaishankar-Llyod Austin talks
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New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): In an hour-long meeting between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, apart from geostrategic affairs, the issue of Human Rights also figured.
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UNHRC: Baloch activists accuse Pakistan of violating human rights in Baloc
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Baloch political activists have raised the issue of human rights violations in Pakistan's resource-rich Balochistan province by the state security agencies during the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday.
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US House condemns rising violence against Asian Americans
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): The US House Judiciary Committee's civil rights committee on Thursday held a hearing, condemning the rise of violence and discrimination against Asian Americans during the pandemic.
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Uyghur body backs EU sanctions on Chinese officials over rights abuses in
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Munich [Germany], March 18 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa on Thursday lauded European Union's decision to sanction Chinese officials involved in the human rights abuses in the Xinjiang province.
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EU to slap sanctions on Chinese officials over rights abuses in Xinjiang:
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Brussels [Belgium], March 18 (ANI): European Union officials have approved sanctions on Chinese officials, who are accused of human rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
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NHRC issues notices after five persons die due to poisonous gas in septic
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New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo-moto cognisance of a media report that said that five persons, including four from a family, died after inhaling poisonous gas inside an open septic tank in Fatehabad in Agra on March 16, 2021.
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Vuulr's Brandable 'Screening Room' enhances online buying and selling film
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Today, Vuulr, the leading global online content marketplace for film and television rights, launched 'Brandable Screening Rooms,' featuring the largest collection of screening rooms, showing over 1,100 films and TV shows from more than 2
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Pakistan's hypocrisy on Sri Lanka's burqa ban exposed
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Saad Khattak, publicly intervened in the country's internal affairs, commenting on a ban on the wearing of the burqa and niqab in the country and the imposition of strict state regulation on unregulated Islamic s
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Congress leader Randeep Surjewala slams Haryana govt over property damage
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New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Thursday slammed the Haryana Government over the property damage bill and alleged that it will violate the fundamental rights enshrined in Article 19 of the Constitution.
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Over 200 people killed in Myanmar since Feb 1 coup: UN Rights Chief
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Yangon [Myanmar], March 18 (ANI): As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar with the military using deadly violence against anti-coup protesters, over 200 people have been killed since the takeover on February 1, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to CNN.
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