Human Rights
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Human rights matters won't be part of 2+2 dialogue between India, US: Wells
World | Dec 12, 2019, 09:35 AM ISTExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will arrive here next week for the second round of '2+2' dialogue with their US counterparts Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark Esper on December 18.
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US blacklists Pakistani police officer SSP Rao Anwar over human rights violations
World | Dec 11, 2019, 10:45 AM ISTThe US has blacklisted Rao Anwar Ahmed Khan, a retired Pakistani police officer, for his involvement in serious human rights violations, the US Department of Treasury has said.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa return to power triggers concern for human rights
World | Nov 26, 2019, 10:50 AM ISTWith the Rajapaksas once again in power after losing the 2015 election, human rights activists fear that there will be no progress in investigating the cases of alleged enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings during the government of Mahinda (2005-2015) when Gotabaya was the military chief and presided over the final offensive against the Tamil Tiger guerrillas.
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Trump indicates to veto Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
World | Nov 23, 2019, 07:30 AM ISTThe US Congress on Wednesday passed the legislation that would force the Trump administration to assess whether political unrest in the vital global financial hub justify changing its unique treatment under the US law.
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'Prohibit live-in relationships', Rajasthan Human Rights Commission seeks law to 'secure rights of women'
India | Sep 05, 2019, 12:06 AM ISTA bench of the State Human Rights Commission, comprising justices Prakash Tatia and Mahesh Chandra Sharma, sent a recommendation letter in this regard to the chief secretary and the additional chief secretary (Home Department), urging the state to enact a law and also request the Centre to follow suit.
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Army wives to raise revenues for war widows in Delhi
India | Aug 29, 2019, 01:31 PM ISTThe event, which will be organized at the Pacific Mall in Tagore Garden, is scheduled to be inaugurated by Madhulika Rawat, wife of Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat.
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Lok Sabha passes Protection of Human Rights Bill
India | Jul 19, 2019, 06:14 PM ISTA Bill to protect the rights of "right people", including vulnerable, farmers and financially backward persons, was on Friday passed in the Lok Sabha with voice vote.
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US lawmakers concerned over human rights abuses in China
World | Jun 06, 2019, 01:40 PM ISTThe hearing came on the anniversary of the Chinese government's violent crackdown on student demonstrators who occupied Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
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'Kashmiri Pandits to take up genocide of community at UN, world forums'
India | May 14, 2019, 06:12 PM IST"Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) will take up the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Pandits strongly at the UN and other important world fora as well as reputed human rights organisations in different countries of the world to build consensus of opinion on the issue," GKPD Chairman K L Chowdhury told reporters.
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Terrorism most serious violation of human rights, emanating from beyond our borders: India at UN
India | Nov 03, 2018, 10:30 AM ISTFirst Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Paulomi Tripathi was speaking at a General Assembly 3rd Committee session on 'Report of the Human Rights Council' on Friday.
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Action against Rohingya should not be seen through prism of human rights: Rajnath
India | Oct 13, 2018, 12:05 AM ISTAddressing the silver jubilee foundation day event of the National Human Rights Commission in New Delhi, Singh said that the human rights are not based on any religion.
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UN chief supports Zeid’s call for human rights probe in Kashmir
World | Jul 13, 2018, 11:53 AM ISTThe UN secretary general was responding to questions on whether he supports an independent international probe into the human rights situation in Kashmir.
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J&K an integral & inevitable part of the country: India at UNGA
India | Jun 26, 2018, 08:01 AM ISTThe UN, earlier in June, had released the first-ever report on alleged human rights violation in Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and demanded an international probe into it, evoking a sharp reaction from India which had termed the document as "fallacious and motivated".
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Govt's Kashmir policy not 'muscular', fidayeens can't be dealt with satyagraha: Arun Jaitley
India | Jun 22, 2018, 04:47 PM ISTProtecting the human rights of the ordinary citizens in Kashmir was important, said the union minister.
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India rejects UN report on human rights violation in Kashmir, terms it 'malicious and motivated'
India | Jun 14, 2018, 03:24 PM ISTIn response to a question on the report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on “The human rights situation in Kashmir”, the official spokesperson said: "India rejects the report. It is fallacious, tendentious and motivated. We question the intent in bringing out such a report."
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Maldives suffers diplomatic defeat in UNSC election
World | Jun 09, 2018, 11:11 AM ISTIndonesia won Asia's Security Council seat which Maldives lost due to the internal unrest and accusations of human rights violation
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After Delhi Archbishop, Goa top priest says 'our Constitution in danger'
India | Jun 05, 2018, 09:49 AM ISTIn his letter, Archbishop of Goa and Daman Father Filipe Neri Ferrao has said that Constitution was in danger and many people are living in an atmosphere of insecurity.
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China shows little respect for human rights: UN High Commissioner
World | Mar 07, 2018, 08:34 PM ISTZeid Ra'ad Al Hussein presented his annual report on human rights in the world to the UN Human Rights Council, criticising the situation in China in the report.
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Rohingya crisis: India asks Myanmar to show restraint, ensure refugees’ safe return
World | Oct 03, 2017, 11:14 AM ISTIndia has asked Myanmar to ensure security to prevent further Rohingya exodus and encourage their safe and sustainable return from Bangladesh.
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India demolishes PM Abbasi's 'human rights' argument at United Nations
News | Sep 22, 2017, 10:40 AM IST