Human Rights
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Hamid Ansari emphasises on values of human rights
India | Dec 11, 2015, 08:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari Thursday said natural resources conflict, gender equality, caste, communal, ethnic conflicts and environmental implications over developmental projects have become part of human rights agenda.Addressing the International Human Rights Day
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Dadri lynching 'serious' violation of human rights: NHRC
India | Oct 12, 2015, 07:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today described the killing of a man in Dadri area of west UP last month as "serious" violation of human rights but expressed inability to take any action,
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FCRA violation case: CBI moves Supreme Court for Teesta Setalvad's custody
India | Sep 25, 2015, 05:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: CBI has moved the Supreme Court seeking custodial interrogation of social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband, charging them with failing to cooperate in the probe in a case of alleged FCRA violation
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4 Chelsea fans given football bans up to 5 years
Football | Jul 22, 2015, 09:38 PM ISTLondon: Four Chelsea supporters involved in a racist incident in the Paris subway have been given banning orders of up to five years. Richard Barklie, a former police officer in Northern Ireland who now works as
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National Human Rights Commission seeks report on Delhi's healthcare system
India | Jul 22, 2015, 07:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: The national human rights watchdog on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi government over the "pathetic state of affairs" prevailing in the national capital's public healthcare system.Taking suo motu cognizance of
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Indian origin girl to represent Australia in 'Miss Universal'
Lifestyle | Jul 21, 2015, 11:54 PM ISTSUVA: Fiji-born Indian model Pooja Priyanka has been selected to represent Australia in the 2015 edition of "Miss Universal Peace and Humanity" pageant to be held in Dubai from August 18 to 30, a media
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Maneka's effort to revamp National Commission for Women fails again
National | Jul 20, 2015, 11:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi's proposal to overhaul the National Commission for Women (NCW) drew a blank again."The proposal by the ministry to give punitive powers to the commission was sent
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Punjab gets National Human Rights Commission notice over public health centre
India | Jul 20, 2015, 04:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: The NHRC on Monday issued notice to the Punjab government over a reported move to shut down Moga Public Health Centre due to absence of power supply and sought its response within two
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UN accredited NGO to help 5,000 poor widows in Varanasi
India | Jun 28, 2015, 12:09 PM ISTLondon: A UN accredited global NGO, the Loomba Foundation, will provide vocational skills and training to 5,000 poor widows in Varanasi in an effort to create employment opportunities for them."The Foundation will provide vocational skills and
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US report highlights 'widespread corruption' in India
India | Jun 26, 2015, 07:07 AM ISTWashington: Even as it praised India for holding "the largest democratic elections in history", the US on Thursday highlighted "police and security force abuses" and "widespread corruption" among its "most significant human rights problems"."India's parliamentary
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Pope Francis calls for respect for human rights in Sri Lanka
World | Jan 13, 2015, 12:13 PM ISTColombo: Pope Francis today called for respect of human rights and healing of racial and religious hatred as he arrived on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, days after a new government assumed power in
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Sri Lanka wins backing of 22 nations against UN rights probe
World | Sep 27, 2014, 12:33 PM ISTColombo: Sri Lanka has won the backing of 22 nations in its battle against the UN's war crimes probe into the country's human rights record during its brutal civil war.A government statement said the countries
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Human rights being used as tool for motivated agenda: Sri Lankan President
World | Sep 25, 2014, 10:48 AM ISTUnited Nations: Under pressure to allow an international probe, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Wednesday that "human rights are used as a tool to implement motivated agendas" and criticised what he characterised as double
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Address human rights issues of Indian diaspora, Malaysian Hindu organisation asks Sushma
World | Aug 26, 2014, 06:58 AM ISTKuala Lumpur: Hindraf, a coalition of 30 Hindu non-governmental organisations in Malaysia, has asked the Indian government to include human rights issues affecting the Indian diaspora in the agenda of next year's annual diaspora conclave,
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Nearly 200,000 killed since start of Syrian crisis: UN
World | Aug 23, 2014, 08:10 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, Friday said that more than 191,000 people have been killed in Syria between March 2011 and April 2014, saying that the ongoing fighting there
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85 Syrian soldiers killed by Islamic State militants
World | Jul 26, 2014, 06:59 PM ISTDamascus: As many as 85 Syrian soldiers have been killed over the past two days in attacks launched by the so-called Islamic State (IS) on a military base in Syria's northern al-Raqqa province, activists said
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ISIS executed 160 captives in Tikrit: Human Rights Watch
World | Jun 27, 2014, 02:24 PM ISTBaghdad: Human Rights Watch says Iraqi insurgents executed at least 160 captives earlier this month, based on an analysis of satellite imagery and grisly photos released by the militants.The U.S.-based rights group said on Friday
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Know how women lived in Afghanistan before Taliban rule (watch pics)
World | Sep 11, 2014, 08:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: Women in Afghanistan were brutally repressed under Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001. Now it has been more than 10 years since the end of Taliban rule but women and girls are still
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Iran rejects UN draft resolution on human rights
World | Nov 21, 2013, 08:36 AM ISTTehran : Iranian government has rejected a UN General Assembly committee's draft resolution about the violation of human rights in the Islamic Republic.The Islamic republic "strongly rejects the definition and content of this resolution," reported
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Madras High Court declares electricity supply a legal right
India | Oct 10, 2013, 09:29 AM ISTChennai: The Madras High Court has declared that denial of power supply to any person will be considered as violation of fundamental human rights.The declaration came in response to a petition from a group of