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Generative AI Can Become Modern-Day Frankenstein's Monster, Warns UN Rights Chief
The UN on Monday warned that generative AI could become "a modern-day Frankenstein's monster", with human rights the first casualty, as powerful tech giants unleash the technology on the world.
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Human Rights Body Seeks Report After Delhi Student's Suicide Allegations
The NHRC has issued a notice to the district magistrate and the deputy commissioner of police of central Delhi, after a class 10 student "committed suicide" allegedly due to mental harassment and discriminatory treatment.
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Tibet Official Gets Suspended Death Sentence Over $50-Million Bribe Case
The former Communist Party head of Tibet was handed a suspended death sentence on Wednesday for taking bribes worth almost $50 million, a court in China said.
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UN Rights Chief Urges Sri Lanka To Ensure Accountability For Wartime Atrocities
The United Nations human rights chief urged Sri Lanka on Tuesday to ensure accountability for crimes committed during its protracted ethnic war.
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Human Rights Body Issues Notice To Assam Police Over Journalist's Arrest
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent notice to the Assam Police chief seeking a report on the alleged detention of a journalist while doing his work.
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"Unfounded, Baseless": India Counters UN Rights Chief On Manipur, Kashmir
India has responded strongly to UN human rights chief Volker Turk's remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, saying that the world's largest democracy continues to be a "healthy, vibrant and pluralist society".
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"All-Out Assault On Migrants": Human Rights Watch Chief On Trump 2.0
US President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House next week threatens freedoms at home and abroad, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, warning that his second term could be more damaging than his first.
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"Fundamentally Flawed Process": Congress On Rights Panel Chief Selection
"Process Wasn't Followed": Congress' Letter Of Dissent Over Rights Panel Chief Appointment
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US NSA Talks With Bangladesh's Interim PM Amid Rising Minority Violence
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday spoke with Bangladesh interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and both leaders expressed their commitment to respecting and protecting the human rights of all.
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Ex Supreme Court Judge V Ramasubramanian Appointed Rights Panel Chief
Retired Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian was on Monday appointed the new chairman of the National Human Rights Commission or NHRC, the nodal body which can inquire into violations of human rights by government or a public servant.
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DY Chandrachud Being Considered For Rights Panel Chief Post? He Says...
Dismissing reports of him being considered for the post of the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said rumours are being spread and that he is enjoying his retired life.
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'Untrue': Ex-Chief Justice DY Chandrachud On Being Considered For Rights Panel Chief
Former chief justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said media reports of him being considered for the National Human Rights Commission chairperson's post were "untrue".
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"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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"Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of Harm's Way, Right Now": Netanyahu To UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".
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"Unforgivable": Child Rights Body Chief On "Human Sacrifice" Of UP Student
Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Priyank Kanoongo on Friday expressed concern over the safety of schoolchildren over the Hathras incident and called it "horrible and unforgivable."
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Generative AI Can Become Modern-Day Frankenstein's Monster, Warns UN Rights Chief
The UN on Monday warned that generative AI could become "a modern-day Frankenstein's monster", with human rights the first casualty, as powerful tech giants unleash the technology on the world.
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Human Rights Body Seeks Report After Delhi Student's Suicide Allegations
The NHRC has issued a notice to the district magistrate and the deputy commissioner of police of central Delhi, after a class 10 student "committed suicide" allegedly due to mental harassment and discriminatory treatment.
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Tibet Official Gets Suspended Death Sentence Over $50-Million Bribe Case
The former Communist Party head of Tibet was handed a suspended death sentence on Wednesday for taking bribes worth almost $50 million, a court in China said.
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UN Rights Chief Urges Sri Lanka To Ensure Accountability For Wartime Atrocities
The United Nations human rights chief urged Sri Lanka on Tuesday to ensure accountability for crimes committed during its protracted ethnic war.
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Human Rights Body Issues Notice To Assam Police Over Journalist's Arrest
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent notice to the Assam Police chief seeking a report on the alleged detention of a journalist while doing his work.
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"Unfounded, Baseless": India Counters UN Rights Chief On Manipur, Kashmir
India has responded strongly to UN human rights chief Volker Turk's remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, saying that the world's largest democracy continues to be a "healthy, vibrant and pluralist society".
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"All-Out Assault On Migrants": Human Rights Watch Chief On Trump 2.0
US President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House next week threatens freedoms at home and abroad, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, warning that his second term could be more damaging than his first.
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"Fundamentally Flawed Process": Congress On Rights Panel Chief Selection
"Process Wasn't Followed": Congress' Letter Of Dissent Over Rights Panel Chief Appointment
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US NSA Talks With Bangladesh's Interim PM Amid Rising Minority Violence
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday spoke with Bangladesh interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and both leaders expressed their commitment to respecting and protecting the human rights of all.
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Ex Supreme Court Judge V Ramasubramanian Appointed Rights Panel Chief
Retired Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian was on Monday appointed the new chairman of the National Human Rights Commission or NHRC, the nodal body which can inquire into violations of human rights by government or a public servant.
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DY Chandrachud Being Considered For Rights Panel Chief Post? He Says...
Dismissing reports of him being considered for the post of the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said rumours are being spread and that he is enjoying his retired life.
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'Untrue': Ex-Chief Justice DY Chandrachud On Being Considered For Rights Panel Chief
Former chief justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said media reports of him being considered for the National Human Rights Commission chairperson's post were "untrue".
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"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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"Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of Harm's Way, Right Now": Netanyahu To UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".
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"Unforgivable": Child Rights Body Chief On "Human Sacrifice" Of UP Student
Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Priyank Kanoongo on Friday expressed concern over the safety of schoolchildren over the Hathras incident and called it "horrible and unforgivable."
