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Childcare institutions in Odisha indulging in acts of religious conversion
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): A fact-finding exercise of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has revealed that childcare institutions in Odisha indulge in the practice of religious conversion.
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PUBG, Pokemon, other online games negatively impact children: Delhi child
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Popular online games such as Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto, God of War, Hitman, Plague Inc and Pokemon have drawn flak from the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) with the child rights body issuing an advisory flagging these games for thei
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Delegation from Nepal visits NHRC in New Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): A delegation from Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is visiting the Indian NHRC from February 4 to February 8 to have an overview of the functioning of the Commission.
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MQM leader Altaf Hussain calls for self-determination for Mohajirs under U
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 3 (ANI): In a significant development, the leader of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement or MQM, Altaf Hussain has called for self-determination for the Mohajir people - virtually signalling a plan to break away from Pakistan.
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Mohajirs, Pashtuns, Baloch team meet US Congressman, raise human rights v
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 2 (ANI): A delegation of Mohajirs and representatives of Pashtun, Baloch and Hazara communities held a detailed meeting with US Congressman Rob Wittman here on Friday (local time) to brief him about the human rights violations and discrimination being faced by their
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TN shelter home case: NHRC issues notice to govt, seeks report within 4 we
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday took suo motu cognizance of media reports of alleged abuse of 15 minor girls who were rescued from a shelter home in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai district.
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UN: Ethnic strife killed nearly 900 people in DR Congo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 30 (ANI): The United Nations has said that nearly 900 people lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month due to ethnic strife. It said that 15 communal burial sites and 43 single graves have been found near the town of Yumbi.
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USA slams China over Wang Quanzhang's sentencing
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 30 (ANI): The United States, on Tuesday, slammed China over the four and a half year prison sentence handed to detained human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, calling for his immediate release.
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NCPCR writes to Delhi govt on 'bad influence' of poll campaign in govt sch
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the Delhi government over "bad influence" of election campaigns in government schools here.
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NHRC assures bridge on Ripen River
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Junagarh (Gujarat) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ensured that the children of Kaneri village will not have to swim across the Ripen River to reach their school in Gujarat's Junagadh district.
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On NHRC's directions Gujarat completes bridge to ensure students don’t hav
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Jan 29 (ANI): On the directions of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Gujarat government on Tuesday completed construction of a bridge in Junagarh, ensuring that children of Kaneri village do not have to swim across the Ripen river to reach their school.
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Sony Classics buy rights to David Crosby documentary
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): The North American rights to the documentary 'David Crosby: Remember My Name' that premiered on January 26 at the Sundance Film Festival has been bought by Sony Pictures Classics in a deal in the low seven figures.
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