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Fail to understand why sanitary workers jobs are allocated solely for Chri
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Human rights activist Kapil Dev on Tuesday questioned why in Pakistan, sanitary workers jobs were allocated solely to Christians.
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PIL in Gauhati HC against move to transport four elephants to Ahmedabad
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 25 (ANI): A PIL has been filed in the Gauhati High Court against the decision of Assam Forest Department to send four elephants through train from Tinsukhia to Ahmedabad to take part in a temple ritual.
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Baloch Republican Party protests outside Lords against human rights condit
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 23 (ANI): Baloch Republican Party and World Baloch Organisation on Sunday organised a protest outside Lords Cricket Ground in London to highlight the pathetic human rights condition in Pakistan.
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UN calls for dialogue in Venezuela
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], June 22 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called upon Venezuelan government and the opposition to put aside their deep political differences and commit to a dialogue aimed at ending the month-long political crisis in the South
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Billboards come up around London calling for an end to enforced disappeara
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK] June 21 (ANI): Human rights campaigners from the World Baloch Organisation and the Baloch Republican Party (BRP) continue with their campaigns to highlight the pathetic human rights condition in Pakistan.
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NHRC seeks status report of CBI probe into case against Lawyers Collective
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jun 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought in four weeks a status report of the CBI probe into the case against NGO Lawyers Collective and senior advocate Anand Grover for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act.
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NHRC issues notices to Centre, states over 'deplorable health infrastructu
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 20 (ANI): Taking suo moto cognizance of media reports on "deplorable public health infrastructure" in the country, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notices to central and state governments to submit a report on the deaths due to lack of m
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President Kovind addresses join Parliament Session, seeks support to end m
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): In his address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament in the historic Central Hall, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday urged the Parliamentarians to extend their support to eradicate malpractices such as triple talaq and 'nikah-halala' in or
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I requested PM Modi to increase PMKSNY from Rs 6000 to Rs 12000 per yr: Bh
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Sunday that he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence and requested him to include Chhattisgarh Forest Rights Act, 2006 leaseholders in the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM
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WBCPCR urges doctors to end strike, claims children dying due to lack of t
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 15 (ANI): The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) on Saturday urged the agitating doctors of the state to call off their strike because children are dying for lack of timely critical medical services.
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Madonna talks about 'gun control', LGBTQ rights in new album 'Madam X'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 15 (ANI): American singer and songwriter Madonna talked about LGBTQ and women's' rights in her latest 14th studio album 'Madame X'
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance over reports of children being used as pawn
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 14 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that there are several villages in Rajasthan's Banswara district wherein over 500 families were found to have allegedly used their children as pawn to get money for fo
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