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Former Chinese detective reveals extent of torture against Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): A former Chinese detective in exile revealed how hundreds of police officers armed with rifles went house to house in Uyghur communities in the far western region of China, pulling people from their homes, handcuffing and hooding them, and threatening to sho
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Pakistan: Hindu family tortured for getting water from mosque in Punjab
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Rahim Yar Khan [Pakistan] September 20 (ANI): Amid continuing attacks on minorities in the country, a Hindu family was tortured in Pakistan's Punjab province for obtaining water from a mosque tap.
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Taliban continues to torture, kill journalists in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Contrary to the promises made by the Taliban of respecting human values, the group continues to violate the basic human rights of media personnel as they are being harassed, tortured, and killed.
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Pakistan SC slams Islamabad police for atrocities on journalists, calls it
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday slammed Islamabad Police IG Qazi for atrocities on journalists and remarked that the shooting and torture of media persons show 'lawlessness'.
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Policewoman abducted, tortured, sexually assaulted by man in Pakistan's Pu
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 6 (ANI): A female sub-inspector from the Pakistan Police force has been abducted and sexually assaulted by a man on Sunday.
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Torture cannot be justified in any situation, UN experts tell Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 3 (ANI): Noting that Afghanistan has entered into "a very challenging new chapter of power transition", the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) urged Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan to uphold "the international obligations of the State".
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Pakistan becoming more unsafe for women as violence surges
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): The plight of women in Pakistan is increasing day by day as a fresh report has stated that nearly 6,754 women were abducted in the country's Punjab province in the first half of 2021. Out of that, 1890 women were raped, 3721 were tortured whereas 7
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Minor girl sexually assaulted, tortured by seminary principal, teacher in
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rawalpindi (Pakistan), August 20 (ANI): The safety and security of women has become a big question in Pakistan as everyday incidents of rape, sexual assaults are being reported from different parts of the country.
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Threat to human rights highest in police stations: CJI NV Ramana
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Sunday said that the threat to human rights and bodily integrity are the highest in police stations, adding that custodial torture and other police atrocities still prevail despite Constitutional guarantees.
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Custodial torture, police atrocities still prevail in our society: CJI Ram
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Sunday expressed his concerns over the increasing cases of custodial torture and police atrocities in the country and said that the threat to human rights and bodily integrity is the highest at the police statio
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Kerala man dismissed from govt service after alleged dowry-related death o
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 6 (ANI): A man in Kerala's Kollam district has been dismissed from government service after his wife died by suicide allegedly due to torture by husband demanding more dowry, said Kerala Transport Minister Antony Raju.
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Journalist tortured by Myanmar military during detention recalls ordeal
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 3 (ANI): A journalist who was detained in Myanmar shared his horrific torture which he endured at the hands of the Myanmar military.
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