Search For "rights"
Delhi HC seeks Dharma's response in Indian Singers Rights Association's pl
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has asked Dharma Productions to file a response to the Indian Singers Rights Association's plea seeking royalty for the commercial exploitation of their performance in "Gunjan Saxena- The Kargil Girl."
Read More
BHRC to hold vigil for activist Karima Baloch in Toronto
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], December 26 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) of Canada will hold a vigil here on Saturday in the memory of rights activist Karmina Baloch, who was found dead early this week in suspicious circumstances.
Read More
Death toll from the armed attack in western Ethiopia climbs to 207: rights
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the recent armed attack in western Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz regional state has risen to 207, the country's federal rights group confirmed late Friday.
Read More
Killing of Pakistani dissidents dangerous trend, UNHRC needs to wake up, s
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 26 (ANI): The killing of Pakistani dissidents abroad is a dangerous trend that needs to be stopped and multilateral agencies such as the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) also need to wake up to the
Read More
Human Rights Watch director demands probe into death of activist Karima Ba
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 26 (ANI): Condemning the killing of Baloch leader Banuk Karima Baloch in Canada, Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch on Friday emphasised the need for a thorough investigation into the death of the slain activist.
Read More
Afghan woman activist Freshta Kohistani gunned down in Kapisa province
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 25 (ANI): Afghanistan rights activist Freshta Kohistani has been gunned down in Afghanistan's northeastern Kapisa province, confirmed the country's interior ministry.
Read More
Menace of child marriage continues unabated in Pakistan, says columnist Su
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 25 (ANI): The menace of forced child marriage continues unabated in Pakistan and the repeated incidents have shown that the issue is deep-rooted in the country, said columnist Sulman Ali.
Read More
J-K administration holds drug abuse awareness programme
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 25 (ANI): At a time when cases of drug abuse are rising, the Jammu and Kashmir government organised one-day awareness programmes on drug abuse and women and child rights in Srinagar on Thursday.
Read More
FIFA cancels men's 2021 U-20, U-17 World Cups due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], December 24 (ANI): The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to cancel the 2021 editions of the men's U-20 World Cup and U-17 World Cup and gave the hosting rights to Indonesia and Peru respectively for the 2023 editions.
Read More
Human rights group call for independent inquiry into death of Karima Baloc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 24 (ANI): Human rights group based in Hong Kong has asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to initiate an independent inquiry into the abduction and mysterious death of 37-year-old Banuk Karima Baloch.
Read More
South Asian human rights body slams Pak over forced conversion of Hindu gi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI): In light of a 17-year old Hindu girl who died by suicide in October this year after she was allegedly raped last year, in Pakistan's Tharparkar district, a body of South Asian human rights groups has slammed Islamabad for unchecked forced conversion o
Read More
Demolition of Kangana's office: Human rights commission summons BMC commis
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission on Wednesday summoned Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner I S Chahal to appear before it on January 20 in connection with a complaint regarding the demolition of actor Kangana Ranaut's property.
Read More