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NHRC issues notice to UP DGP over 'brutal assault' of Shamli scribe
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 14 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to the DGP of Uttar Pradesh, OP Singh, taking suo motu cognisance over the reported brutal assault of a TV journalist covering derailment of a goods train in Shamli by GRP personnel on Tue
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Baloch organisations use reverse graffiti to protest against human rights
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Jun 13 (ANI): Baloch activists from the World Baloch Organisation (WBO) and the Baloch Republican Party (BRP) organised reverse-graffiti protests (also called 'clean graffiti') in various spots around the London city centre in the early hours of Thursday.
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Al Baqee organisation protest against attack on Islamic Heritage in Saudi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Members of the Al Baqee Organisation on Wednesday held a protest in Delhi against the Saudi government's systematic attacks on UNESCO protected Islamic Heritage, as well as the violation of freedom rights in the country.
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World Sindhi Congress pays tribute to slain 'Sindhi heroes
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Sheffield (United Kingdom), June 12 (ANI): World Sindhi Congress (WSC) and Sindhi Sangat United Kingdom (UK) - two organisations that have constantly been working for the rights and welfare of the community recently commemorated Sindhi Heroes day at Sheffield in the United Kingdom.
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NDA Government to bring bill to abolish Triple Talaq in Parliament session
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Fresh from BJP's massive mandate in the elections, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 to replace the ordinance on Triple Talaq barring instant divorce amongst Muslims in the upcoming session
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Chhattisgarh: CM requests PM Modi to include Forest Rights Act leaseholder
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India] June 12 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to include Chhattisgarh Forest Rights Act, 2006 leaseholders in the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.'
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Botswana High Court decriminalises homosexuality
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Gaborone [Botswana], Jun 11 (ANI): In a major victory for gay rights campaigners in Africa, Botswana's High Court on Tuesday overruled a colonial-era law that criminalised homosexuality in the country.
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US judge rules Missouri's only abortion clinic can remain open
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): A US court here on Monday issued an order to keep Missouri's only abortion clinic open.
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Goyal emphasises on reciprocal market access for Indian goods
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tsukuba (Ibaraki) [Japan], June 10 (ANI): Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has called for de-escalating trade tensions and urged several countries to grant reciprocal market access for Indian products.
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London: Baloch organisations hold joint campaign against enforced disappea
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Jun 9 (ANI): The World Baloch Organization (WBO) and the Baloch Republican Party (BRP) have jointly launched a human rights awareness campaign in London.
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1 in 5 boys married off before turning 15: UNICEF
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jun 8 (ANI): The UNICEF has, after its first-ever in-depth analysis of child grooms, stated that an estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children, out of which 1 in 5 children (23 million) was married off before attaining the age of 15.
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Aligarh murder case: NCPCR asks police to submit report
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday sought a fact-finding inquiry report from the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Aligarh into the alleged murder of a two-year-old girl.
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