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World
US will engage China from position of strength, says Blinken
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that the country will engage China from a position of strength, adding it was the biggest geo-political test of the…
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Baseless imprisonments surge in China’s Xinjiang province: Human Rights Watch
New York: The Chinese government has increased its “groundless prosecutions” with long prison sentences for Uyghurs and other minority communities in recent years in China’s Xinjiang province, according to the…
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Human rights agenda continues to face severe challenges, most of all from terrorism: Jaishankar
New Delhi: Noting that terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind and India is at the forefront of the fight against it, External Affairs Minister S…
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Kashmir
UNHRC experts raise concerns over Indian govt’s treatment of Kashmir
Two experts from the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human rights have urged the Indian government to ensure that the rights of the people of Kashmir are…
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UK demands UN address human rights violations in China
London: UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab called on the UN Human Rights Council on Monday to address the human rights violations in China stating that the international body does not…
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Middle East
Saudi Arabia to take up programs to protect, promote human rights
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia is currently working on new programs to protect and promote human rights in the Kingdom and around the world, Saudi Human Rights Commission president Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad…
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Middle East
12.4 million people in Syria face food insecurity in 2021
New York: The World Food Program (WFP) said in a press release on Thursday that an additional 4.5 million Syrians have become food insecure over the past year, bringing the…
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India
Unnao: Police register murder case, no apparent injury marks on girls found dead
Unnao: Police on Thursday registered a case of murder into the deaths of two teenage girls whose bodies were found in a field here even as a post-mortem revealed no injury…
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India
New York Times carries full-page ad in support of Indian farmers
Extending solidarity with the ongoing farmer protests against the three farm laws in India, Justice for Migrant Women, a civil rights organization based in the US ran a full-page advertisement…
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World
Joe Biden moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council, reversing Trump anew
Washington: The Biden administration is set to announce this week that it will reengage with the much-maligned UN Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three…
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India
PM hails country’s judiciary for safeguarding people’s rights
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the country’s judiciary, saying that it has performed its duty well in safeguarding people’s rights and upholding personal freedom, and added that it…
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Human rights group calls for objective inquiry into Karima Baloch death
Hong Kong: Human rights group based in Hong Kong has asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to initiate an independent inquiry into the abduction and mysterious death of 37-year-old Banuk…
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World
Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi: Champion of Human Rights
By Abdullah Samdani Introduction The screams and cries of the innocent Muslims who were massacred in Jerusalem 88 years ago were still present in the minds of the Sultan. The…
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World
US blocks China’s cotton due to human rights concerns in Xinjiang
Washington: The US government has issued an order to block cotton imports from a Xinjiang governmental organisation in China due to the ongoing human rights abuses of Uyghurs, the Department…
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News
US House condemns China’s ‘human rights abuses’ in Hong Kong
Washington: The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed a resolution condemning China’s “human rights abuses” and undermining of fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong. Passed by a voice vote,…
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Crime
11 Rape incidents being reported in Pakistan every day
Islamabad: Official statistics in Pakistan have revealed that at least 11 rape incidents are reported in the country every day, with over 22,000 cases reported to the police in the…
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India
Amnesty halts operations in India; accuses government of ‘witch-hunt’
New Delhi: Eight years after establishing a national office in India and addressing critical human rights violations, Amnesty International India on Tuesday said that it has been forced to halt its…
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World
COVID-19 can’t crush human rights, UN gathering declares
Johannesburg: In a diminished spotlight because of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading human rights defenders on Friday urged people in these fractured times to connect through politics and vote, too. In many…
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India
India slams Pak for persecuting Hindus and other minorities
Geneva: India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an epicentre of terrorism and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious…
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World
Human rights groups ask IOC to move the Olympics from China
Tokyo: China’s repression in Tibet, the status of the exiled Dalai Lama, and its treatment of ethnic minorities spurred violent protests ahead of Beijing’s 2008 Olympics. It could happen again. China…
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News
Indian-Americans protest China’s aggression against India, human rights violations of Uyghurs
Washington: A group of Indian-Americans from in and around the national capital held a protest here against China’s aggression towards India and the human rights violations of Uyghur minority groups…
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Featured News
Its total alienation in Kashmir valley: Human Rights body
Abdul Bari Masoud New Delhi: Tamil Nadu rights organisation ‘Human Rights Forum for Jammu and Kashmir (HRFJK) on Wednesday released a report on the impact of the lockdowns on the…
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World
The UK accuses China of ‘gross’ human rights abuses against Uighurs
London: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accused China of “gross and egregious” human rights abuses against its Muslim Uighur community and said sanctions against those responsible could not be ruled…
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India
Religion and universal human rights
Prof. Ali A. Firdausi (Jamia hamdard) Prof. Ali A. Firdausi New Delhi: Though incompatible by nature, religion and human rights have always been widely discussed. Ironically, the human rights given…
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India
Stop snooping on human rights activists: Abdul Majeed
By Pervez Bari Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has vehemently condemned the snooping on the human rights activists and journalists in the country using an Israeli spyware Pegasus.…
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Politics
Rahul Gandhi attacks government on snooping row
New Delhi: As WhatsApp snooping of human rights activists and journalists in India reached the political corridors on Thursday, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi added a Rafale angle to the…
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India
CISF AC Mayank speaks on human rights, highlights ground reality
New Delhi: Assistant commandant (AC) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Mr. Mayank Bhate while speaking on Human Rights highlighted the ground reality which prevails in the insurgency areas. While…
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India
Redefine human rights in Indian context: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Human rights violations should not be limited to just custodial deaths and police atrocities, but must also include denial of basic facilities, like toilets, electricity and food, said…
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Featured News
Aftermath of NRC: Fact-Finding Team reveals trauma & horror
New Delhi: A Fact Finding Team of United Against Hate visited Assam recently to explore the aftermath of final list of NRC which has declared 19 lakh people to be…
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US State Dept to hear on human rights cases in South Asia next month
Washington: US State Department announced it’s South Asia subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Human Rights in South Asia” next month. “Consultation with Congress is essential. Today I had the…
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