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MP CM distributes forest rights 'pattas' to beneficiaries
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 19 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday distributed forest rights 'pattas' (land title) to 23,000 beneficiaries in the state.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, renowned US Justice, dies at 87
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who has been regarded as an iconic champion of women's rights and history-making jurist passed away at the age of 87 due to complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer at her home in Washington DC.
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UN Human Rights office urges Chinese authorities to ensure due process rig
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Hong Kong, September 18 (ANI): UN Human Rights Office on Friday urged Chinese authorities to ensure due process rights to twelve of its residents seeking to flee to Taiwan and arrested at sea.
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Bill proposed by US lawmakers seeks to impose restrictions related to Xinj
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Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): A bill proposed by leading US lawmakers seeks to impose various restrictions related to China's Xinjiang region including prohibiting certain imports.
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Members of the European Parliament urge EU to take strong action on China
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 18 (ANI): As human rights violations in China continues to aggravate, the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have requested the European Union to meaningfully address China's human rights atrocities through strong action at the EU-China Summit.
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Russia's health watchdog says 22 stable mutated COVID-19 strains identifie
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): There are about 22 stable mutations in the genetic makeup of the coronavirus detected worldwide, with two of them being the most resistant, Russia's consumer rights and human welfare watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, told Sputnik on Friday, adding that t
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Swedish clothing icon H&M joins global clamour to end human rights abu
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Stockholm [Sweden], September 17 (ANI): Days after the US imposed a ban on import of five specific manufacturers in Xinjiang, Swedish clothing icon H&M has decided not to buy raw materials from the region's farms and factories suspected of using "forced labour".
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AEHRF slams use of derogatory epithets publicly leading to hatred, xenopho
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Geneva [Switzerland], September 16 (ANI): Asian Eurasian Human Rights Forum (AEHRF), a Delhi based NGO with ECOSOC status has criticized "unwarranted" use of derogatory epithets publicly leading to "greasing of machines of hatred and xenophobia".
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No breach on part of Cooper Hospital or Police in Rhea Chakraborty's visit
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16 (ANI): Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) on Wednesday announced its order over Rhea Chakraborty's visit to the mortuary and said that there was no breach on the part of Cooper hospital or the police and the commission had looked into
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On Kashmir remarks at UN rights council, India takes on Pakistan, OIC and
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Geneva [Switzerland], September 15 (ANI): India on Tuesday came down heavily on Pakistan, Turkey and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council for their remarks on India's internal affairs.
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US State Dept's webpage on Xinjiang 'full of lies': China
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 15 (ANI): China has claimed that the webpage of US State Department highlighting the human rights abuses of Uyghurs by the Chinese government is "full of lies and rumours".
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Am concerned about Uyghurs Muslims in China, says UN High Commissioner for
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 14 (ANI): The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, in her inaugural statement at the 45th session of the Human Rights Council on Monday, raised concerns over rights violations in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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