Human Rights
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1.4KED raids Bengaluru office of Amnesty, watchdog calls it ‘govt silencing organisations that question power’
Enforcement Directorate, an investigation agency Thursday conducted raids at two locations of human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, in connection with a foreign exchange...
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1.4KConduct ‘effective, independent investigations’ into Kulgam Carnage, Amnesty tells GoI
Srinagar: Rights group Amnesty International has called on Indian authorities to conduct effective, independent and impartial investigations into the killings of seven civilians...
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3.5KUNHRC terms France’s niqab ban a ‘violation of human rights’
The UN Human Rights Committee Tuesday stated that the ban on the full face Islamic veil (niqab) by France was a violation...
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1.8KSabarimala Temple row: Board ‘won’t file review’ in SC, but will report ‘grave situation’
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages Kerala’s famed Sabarimala shrine, said Friday that it would file a detailed report on the ‘grave...
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1.9KDespite court orders, women face protests entering Sabarimala Temple gates, force themselves in
Kerala’s famous Sabarimala Temple is all set to open on Wednesday at 5 pm after the Supreme Court of India struck down...
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1.6KIndia elected with highest votes to UN Human Rights Council
India was elected by the General Assembly with the highest number of vote to the organization’s Human Rights Council on Friday, reported...
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3.0KProve ‘illegal immigrants’ in northeast India are Bangladeshis, Dhaka asks New Delhi
Gowher Rizvi, Special Advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Friday claimed India has never raised the issue of illegal Bangladeshi...
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3.4K‘Humne kisko thoka?’: Eyewitnesses in Noorbagh recall the night ‘animal lover’ Saleem was killed
Before his funeral would be tear-gassed forcing his family member to lay bare his upper body towards the armed cops, Noorbagh’s pet...
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1.7KBhima Koregaon case: House arrest of HR activists’ extended to 4 weeks, top court refuses SIT probe
The Supreme Court Friday refused to interfere in the arrest of the five human rights activists in the Bhima Koregaon case and...
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15.6KYear after human shield video in Kashmir, images show desecration of dead bodies, photo goes viral
Disclaimer: Image used in the report can be disturbing. Viewer discretion advised. In the summer of 2016, a civilian going to cast...
