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China removes Uyghur language as medium of instruction in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): As China continues to refute reports of ongoing human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, another revelation has confirmed that Beijing has removed the Uyghur language instruction from educational institutions in the region.
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NHRC seeks report from West Bengal govt on efforts to aid victims of Sonag
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 31 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday directed the Chief Secretary of West Bengal to submit a detailed report on the policy framed to "check and prevent" the sex-trade and brothels in Sonagachi area in Kolkata within the next 1
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Pakistani rights group joins hands with Taiwanese NGO to raise minority ri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], January 30 (ANI): The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), a human rights group based in Faisalabad, has joined hands with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) to raise the issue of rights for minorities in Pakistan on international platforms.
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Star India renews its broadcast rights for Wimbledon
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 29 (ANI): Star India has extended its broadcast rights for The Championships, Wimbledon, for the next three years (until 2023) with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC).
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China is home to world's most calamitous mining situations: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 27 (ANI): China is the world's biggest coal producer but it is also a home of the world's most calamitous mining situations and a large amount of coal produced in the mines in the country is being marketed on an unregulated "black market", EU Reporter reported.
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Attempt to foil Karima Baloch's funeral 'disgraceful', says Pakistan Right
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 27 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday slammed the domestic authorities over the handling of activist Karima Baloch's funeral and termed their attempt to foil the ceremony held for the slain activist as "disgraceful".
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Pakistan opposition leaders express concern at disrespect shown to Karima
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): Members of the opposition in the Pakistan Senate on Monday expressed concern over the "disrespect" with which the body of Baloch rights activist Karima Baloch was treated before it was laid to rest in her hometown Tump, in Balochistan, Dawn reported.
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Man booked under Triple Talaq law in Indore
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 24 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Police on Sunday booked a man in Indore for allegedly divorcing his wife through Triple Talaq, when she protested against his second marriage.
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Pakistani authorities close entryways to Karima Baloch's hometown
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 24 (ANI): Pakistani authorities have shut down all communication systems in Balochistan's Kech area and closed all entry points to Tump, the hometown of slain human rights activist Karima Baloch.
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Political rights, culture and language of Bodo people will be preserved: A
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kokrajhar (Assam) [India], January 24 (ANI): The Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday assured that the political rights, culture and language of the Bodo people will be preserved.
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Priyanka Gandhi slams Centre for blocking farmers from entering Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): All India Congress Committee General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government of transferring the wealth of the country to corporates and taking away the rights of farmers.
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Even dead Baloch woman not spared from abduction by Pakistan, says bother
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 24 (ANI): Sameer Mehrab, brother of slain human rights activist Karima Baloch, lashed out at Pakistani authorities on Sunday after the body of his sister was forcefully taken away while it was being escorted to her hometown in Tump, Balochistan.
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