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UN expert on Myanmar says UNSC resolution not strong enough on 'gross righ
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In response to the adoption of the Security Council's first resolution on Myanmar since the military unleashed a brutal crackdown nearly two years ago, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Thursday that the "carnage" would only worsen without "strong, coordinated action"
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Removal of flagpoles: Send order to local bodies within a week, says Keral
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Single Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran, who heard the case, stated that the public should be made aware of this order through appropriate mechanisms and that repeated violations of the law will be the personal responsibility of the Secretary of the Local Self-Government Department.
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Yearender 2022: China's fall from grace amid falling GDP growth, Zero Covi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China had been praised worldwide for lifting up its 60 per cent of population out of poverty, however, 2022 marks Beijing's diminishing stature on the world platform amid its zero-COVID policy, human rights violations and falling GDP growth.
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Pakistan's religious minorities face severe marginalization in all aspects
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United States on December 2, 2022, designated Pakistan, along with China, Iran and Russia, as countries of particular concern under the Religious Freedom Act over severe violations, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Iran's ouster from Women's Commission shows UN's bias
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has removed Iran from the United Nations' leading global commission fighting for gender equality because of systematic violations of the rights of women and girls.
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Civil Society Committee to visit West Bengal to ascertain Human Rights vio
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Civil society committee comprising a retired judge, Former IPS, a Jjist, and eminent Lawyers as its members has constituted a fact-finding funding committee to ascertain the facts allegedly leading to Human right violation and violence in the State of West Bengal.
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IAF jets had to be scrambled on 2-3 occasions in last few weeks to prevent
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"In the last few weeks, there have been two to three occasions where our fighter jets had to be scrambled to tackle the Chinese drones moving towards our positions on the LAC. The Su-30MKI jets had to be scrambled to tackle the air violation threat," defence sources told ANI.
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Baloch students council hold protest to highlight human rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Sayed Baloch, a member of Baloch Students Council Islamabad said, "@BSCIslamabad conducted a peaceful protest on the day of #InternationalHumanRightsDay. The purpose of protest is to highlight the issues and human rights violations regarding Baloch students and Balochistan
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Former head of Tibetan govt in exile undertakes Japan visit to discuss hum
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Sangay, who served as Sikyong of the CTA from 2012 to 2021, said the establishment and announcement of the Parliamentary Coalition to probe human rights violations of Tibetans, Uyghurs and Mongolians by China.
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China rejects UK report on its human rights abuses
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a report titled, "Human Rights and Democracy,", the British foreign office said the human rights situation in China continued to deteriorate in 2021, and "widespread, systematic human rights violations and abuses in Xinjiang grew.
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US sanctions Sri Lankan Army officer for human rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"Pursuant to Section 7031(c), the Department of State is designating Bulathwatte for his involvement in a gross violation of human rights, namely torture and/or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of Sri Lankan journalist, Keith Noyahr, in May 2008," US State Department s
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Tibetan community holds peaceful march to mark anniversary of universal de
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On Human Rights Day, the Tibetans chanted slogans like "Shame on China," "No more sleeping," "Wake UP," and "United Nations."
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