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15 farmers 'missing' after Pak police stop them from demonstrating, petiti
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], November 9 (ANI): Farmers protesting in Punjab last week demanding their rights have no clue about the whereabouts of their 15 colleagues who went missing after the police began baton charging their protest and arrested around 250 farmers on Multan Road, Dawn reported.
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Viasna human rights center claims over 1,000 people detained in Belarus at
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 1,000 people were detained during Sunday unauthorized anti-government protests held across Belarus, the non-governmental human rights center Viasna reported.
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Pak presence in rights council 'intolerable': UN-accredited NGO
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Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): Pakistan's presence in the United Nations Human Rights Council is "intolerable" given its rights record, said Geneva-based NGO UN Watch, adding that religious minorities in the south Asian country suffer from discrimination, sectarian violence and forced co
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Death of ASHA worker: NHRC seeks compliance from Odisha Chief Secretary
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New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended Odisha Government to pay Rs 3 lakh to the family members of Mini Pradhan, an ASHA worker from Daringbadi health center under Kandhamal District, as she died four years ago, due to lack of ambulan
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Pakistan authorities using anti-terror laws to curb dissent voices: Activi
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Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): Pakistan authorities in the country are using regressive anti-terrorism, cybercrime, and sedition laws to curb voices of dissent instead of taking actions to end terrorism in the country, said human rights activist Gulalai Ismail.
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Kerala Child Rights Commission serves notice to ED on complaint from Binee
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 6 (ANI): Kerala State Child Rights Commission on Thursday served a legal notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for its protracted inspection at the home of Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of the State secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist
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US Elections 2020: Trump campaign files lawsuit against Philadelphia elect
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Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's election campaign on Thursday filed a new lawsuit against Philadelphia elections officials for allegedly violating their due process rights by blocking the observation of ballots in the city.
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Maha human rights body issues notice to Raigad SP over Arnab Goswami's arr
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 5 (ANI): The Maharashtra Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notice to Superintendent of Police (SP), Raigad to appear before it tomorrow over the arrest of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami.
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Arrest of Arnab Goswami violates Supreme Court guidelines: All India Bar A
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New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): Condemning the arrest of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in connection with a 2018 abetment to suicide case, the All India Bar Association (AIBA) on Wednesday termed it as a violation of the Supreme Court guidelines to protect the rights of the
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Xi's control slips as discontent among Chinese people rises amid CCP's dra
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI): People in China are "discontent" with President Xi Jinping's draconian coronavirus measures that have pushed the country further into a surveillance state, said a human rights watcher.
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Eminent global lawyers reiterate protection in International law against f
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Brussels [Belgium]/New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): At a time when votes from the US elections are still being counted, a group of 160 eminent global public lawyers have got together to reinforce the primacy of international law in safeguarding sovereign electoral processes f
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206th session of Governing Council of Inter-Parliamentary Union concludes
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New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): The Governing Council of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva resumed the third day of its 206th session in virtual mode on Tuesday.
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