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World News
UN Rapporteur Mary Lawlor Decries Arms Sales to Israel as ‘War on Human Rights’
In a scathing critique of international arms sales practices, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, has asserted that there exists no mo
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Press Releases
IICA conducts seminars on Business and Human Rights Professionals to ensure the Social Sustainability of Businesses
The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), an autonomous institution under the aegis of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, has initi
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India News
Northeast India & AFSPA: The butchering of human rights & crimes against women
AFSPA was implemented in Northeast India in the 1950s to counter the growing Naga insurgency in the then state of Assam.
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India News
India objects to UN Human Rights concern over ‘blatant’ use of UAPA, arrest of activist
India has slammed the UN allegations on Kashmir killings and arrests as “baseless and unfounded” against the country’s security forces.
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Opinion
Calling out human rights violations needn’t be ridiculed, Mr Prime Minister!
Human rights isn’t just a phrase that needs to be mouthed just to add colour to the PM’s speech.
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World News
US concerned as Chinese human rights lawyer Wang yu goes missing
Wang was the first lawyer to be caught up in a nationwide crackdown that ultimately saw 300 rights lawyers and activists rounded up by authorities The United St
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World News
Uyghur activist wins 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award
Sayragul Sauytbay awarded the 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award Sayragul Sauytbay, a human rights activist and survivor from China’s Xinjian
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Business
Seminar on Freedom of Faith and Human Rights Held By CESNUR and HRWF
Image Courtesy – HWPL – Seminar on Freedom of Faith & Human Rights New Delhi, December 7, 2019, India– On 29 November, Center for Studies
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Lifestyle
Historic ruling marks a significant step forward for LGBTQ rights in South Korea
Court decision affirms equality and non-discrimination in state health insurance benefits. South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a ruling on Thursday declari
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Press Releases
“The rights to law and order, safety, and trust are as fundamental in cyberspace and on the internet as freedom of speech”: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, participated in two prominent tech events, the Indian Express Digifraud & Safety Summit 2023 and YourStory Techsparks’23, held here y
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Press Releases
Harmony Foundation Unveils Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice 2023: A Global Tribute to Humanity Advocates
Harmony Foundation proudly announces the upcoming Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice 2023, scheduled to take place on November 26, 2023, at TAJ SA
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The second Plenary Session of CIVIL20 India 2023 focuses on ‘Civil Society Organisations and Promotion of Human Values
The plenary session on Day-2 of the CIVIL20 India 2023 Inception Meet at Nagpur today, was on the theme ‘Civil Society Organisations and Promotion of Human Valu
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Movies
Animated film ‘Reena Ki Kahani’ retells horrors of human trafficking
Reena Ki Kahani, an animated film made by Shred Shreedhar, sheds light on different vulnerabilities that facilitate crimes such as human trafficking.
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World News
Respect Uyghur rights, 43 nations urge China
As reports of human rights violations against the Muslim Uyghur community flow out, 43 nations call upon China to respect rule of law.
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World News
Ethiopian shocker for United Nations; 7 humanitarian officials expelled
The expelled UN officials include those from UNICEF; OHCHR, the UN’s human rights office; and UNOCHA, the UN’s humanitarian agency.
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India News
Bengal: TMC says transgression of state rights on Calcutta High Court CBI probe order, BJP welcomes judgment on Twitter
As political blames and counter blames covers the Calcutta High Court verdict, CBI decides to form 4 teams with 25 to 30 officers. Kolkata: Soon after Calcutta
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World News
Afghan women losing their hard-won rights, UN chief says
He reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to protect all Afghans’ rights and provide life-saving humanitarian aid. NEW DELHI — The Taliban’s alleged a
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India News
July 13, 1931 marks the assertion of J-K’s identity & people’s rights: Omar Abdullah
Omar Abdullah said the day is the watershed moment in the people’s struggle for restoration of their universal human rights Omar Abdullah, former chief minister
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World News
Pashtuns protest at UN headquarters against rights violations in Pakistan
Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) Europe branch organised a protest at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) Europe branch on T
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Sports News
Winter games relief for China as Russian President Putin pledges attendance
Global nations had joined a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter games alleging human rights abuses by China
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