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Exiled Iran Prince Reza Pahlavi Backs Noble Prize Winner To Lead Justice Panel
The exiled son of Iran's last shah announced a new committee on Monday to lay the groundwork for a future truth commission in Iran and named Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi to lead it.
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Typhoid Case Surge In Gandhinagar: Human Rights Body Asks Gujarat Government For Ground Report
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the Gujarat government within two weeks over media reports alleging a spurt in typhoid cases in Gandhinagar due to contaminated drinking water, an official s
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Rights Body Takes Note As 5 Children Get HIV-Infected Blood In Madhya Pradesh
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the shocking case in which five children tested HIV positive after allegedly being administered infected blood during transfusions at government health facilities in Madhya Pradesh.
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Still No Free Movement In Manipur? National Human Rights Commission Seeks Report
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today ordered the police and civil authorities in Manipur's Kangpokpi district to give an action-taken report on a complaint about denial of safe passage through National Highway-2.
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No Official Provision For Serving Halal-Certified Food In Trains: Railways
There is no official provision for selling Halal-certified food in trains, the Railway Board said on Wednesday in response to a notice from the National Human Rights Commission over the issue.
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Rights Body Issues Notice to Railways Over Serving 'Only Halal Meat'
The NHRC has issued a notice to the Railways over a complaint that "only halal-processed meat" is served in trains, which creates an "unfair discrimination" and amounts to "violations of human rights".
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Jagan Reddy's Party Seeks Probe Into Jaundice Outbreak, Deaths In Tribal Hostels
A delegation of YSR Congress Party leaders urged the National Human Rights Commission to conduct a special investigation into the jaundice outbreak and the death of two tribal students at a school in Andhra Pradesh's Manyam district.
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Man Acquitted In 2006 Mumbai Blast Case Seeks 9 Crores For "Custodial Torture"
Abdul Wahid Shaikh, the only accused acquitted by the trial court in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, has sought a compensation of Rs 9 crore for his "wrongful incarceration" and "custodial torture".
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What's Behind Nepal's Protests: Economic Woes, Corruption, Digital Crackdown
Nepali youth, digitally savvy but bowed down by unemployment and limited opportunities, hit a breaking point this week, furious at an elderly ruling class they see as out of touch.
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Haryana Rights Panel Cites Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' After Aadhaar Shows Living Man Dead
The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo-motu cognisance of a media report highlighting an incident where a serving employee of the Public Health Department was allegedly denied his salary because his Aadhaar record shows him as "deceased".
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Exiled Iran Prince Reza Pahlavi Backs Noble Prize Winner To Lead Justice Panel
The exiled son of Iran's last shah announced a new committee on Monday to lay the groundwork for a future truth commission in Iran and named Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi to lead it.
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Typhoid Case Surge In Gandhinagar: Human Rights Body Asks Gujarat Government For Ground Report
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the Gujarat government within two weeks over media reports alleging a spurt in typhoid cases in Gandhinagar due to contaminated drinking water, an official s
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Rights Body Takes Note As 5 Children Get HIV-Infected Blood In Madhya Pradesh
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the shocking case in which five children tested HIV positive after allegedly being administered infected blood during transfusions at government health facilities in Madhya Pradesh.
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Still No Free Movement In Manipur? National Human Rights Commission Seeks Report
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today ordered the police and civil authorities in Manipur's Kangpokpi district to give an action-taken report on a complaint about denial of safe passage through National Highway-2.
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No Official Provision For Serving Halal-Certified Food In Trains: Railways
There is no official provision for selling Halal-certified food in trains, the Railway Board said on Wednesday in response to a notice from the National Human Rights Commission over the issue.
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Rights Body Issues Notice to Railways Over Serving 'Only Halal Meat'
The NHRC has issued a notice to the Railways over a complaint that "only halal-processed meat" is served in trains, which creates an "unfair discrimination" and amounts to "violations of human rights".
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Jagan Reddy's Party Seeks Probe Into Jaundice Outbreak, Deaths In Tribal Hostels
A delegation of YSR Congress Party leaders urged the National Human Rights Commission to conduct a special investigation into the jaundice outbreak and the death of two tribal students at a school in Andhra Pradesh's Manyam district.
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Man Acquitted In 2006 Mumbai Blast Case Seeks 9 Crores For "Custodial Torture"
Abdul Wahid Shaikh, the only accused acquitted by the trial court in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, has sought a compensation of Rs 9 crore for his "wrongful incarceration" and "custodial torture".
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What's Behind Nepal's Protests: Economic Woes, Corruption, Digital Crackdown
Nepali youth, digitally savvy but bowed down by unemployment and limited opportunities, hit a breaking point this week, furious at an elderly ruling class they see as out of touch.
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Haryana Rights Panel Cites Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' After Aadhaar Shows Living Man Dead
The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo-motu cognisance of a media report highlighting an incident where a serving employee of the Public Health Department was allegedly denied his salary because his Aadhaar record shows him as "deceased".
