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Night Raids, Mutilated Bodies: Baloch Group Reports Deepening Rights Crisis
A new human rights report released by Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), paints a grim and disturbing picture of life in Balochistan during December 2025.
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NHRC Faults Probe of Foxconn Hiring, Orders New Inquiry
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has admonished labor officials for failure to adequately investigate evidence of employment discrimination at Foxconn. An undated NHRC case status document shows Tamil Nadu labor officials told the commission on July 5 that 6.7 percent of the 33,360 women working at the Foxconn plant were married, without...
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"Poor Understanding": India Trashes US Report On Alleged Rights Abuse
Reacting sharply to a report by the US State Department in which it said there were "significant human rights abuses" in Manipur, India has said the document is deeply biased and reflects a poor understanding of the country.
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China Premier's 1st Overseas Visit To Germany, France From June 18 To 23
Premier Li Qiang to visit Germany as his first official visit as Premier just days after a document by Chancellor Scholz's coalition slams China for putting regional stability and international security "under increasing pressure" and human rights
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Countries Request UN Human Rights Debate On Iran Violence: Report
Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the U.N. Human Rights Council on the ongoing protests in Iran later this month, a document showed.
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Internet Shutdowns Dangerous for Democracies, Should Be Stopped Immediately, Says UN
Internet shutdowns can be dangerous for democracies with dire consequences, warned UN in a recent briefing. UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet pointed out in a statement that such shutdowns can hamper the realisation of many human rights.
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US Human Rights Report "Slanders, Denigrates" Us, China Says
Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected the annual human rights report released by the US Department of State, saying that the document reveals the "hypocrisy and double standards" of the Americans.
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Fund Advisor Presses EV Startup Rivian On Environment, Human Rights Ahead Of IPO
SOC Investment Group, in a letter sent to Rivian board member Rose Marcario, called on the Irvine, California-based company to "commit to a rigorous human rights assessment of Rivian and its value chain" before it finalizes the S-1 document with U.S. regulators for its IPO.
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Apple Commits to Freedom of Information, Expression in New Human Rights Policy
Apple said it was committed to freedom of information and expression in a document it has published on its humans rights policy - a move which follows increased pressure from shareholders.
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Human Rights Day: Significance, Theme Of The International Event
Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10 every year and proclaims the basic rights everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being irrespective of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. It came into effect in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembl...
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Night Raids, Mutilated Bodies: Baloch Group Reports Deepening Rights Crisis
A new human rights report released by Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), paints a grim and disturbing picture of life in Balochistan during December 2025.
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NHRC Faults Probe of Foxconn Hiring, Orders New Inquiry
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has admonished labor officials for failure to adequately investigate evidence of employment discrimination at Foxconn. An undated NHRC case status document shows Tamil Nadu labor officials told the commission on July 5 that 6.7 percent of the 33,360 women working at the Foxconn plant were married, without...
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"Poor Understanding": India Trashes US Report On Alleged Rights Abuse
Reacting sharply to a report by the US State Department in which it said there were "significant human rights abuses" in Manipur, India has said the document is deeply biased and reflects a poor understanding of the country.
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China Premier's 1st Overseas Visit To Germany, France From June 18 To 23
Premier Li Qiang to visit Germany as his first official visit as Premier just days after a document by Chancellor Scholz's coalition slams China for putting regional stability and international security "under increasing pressure" and human rights
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Countries Request UN Human Rights Debate On Iran Violence: Report
Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the U.N. Human Rights Council on the ongoing protests in Iran later this month, a document showed.
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Internet Shutdowns Dangerous for Democracies, Should Be Stopped Immediately, Says UN
Internet shutdowns can be dangerous for democracies with dire consequences, warned UN in a recent briefing. UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet pointed out in a statement that such shutdowns can hamper the realisation of many human rights.
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US Human Rights Report "Slanders, Denigrates" Us, China Says
Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected the annual human rights report released by the US Department of State, saying that the document reveals the "hypocrisy and double standards" of the Americans.
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Fund Advisor Presses EV Startup Rivian On Environment, Human Rights Ahead Of IPO
SOC Investment Group, in a letter sent to Rivian board member Rose Marcario, called on the Irvine, California-based company to "commit to a rigorous human rights assessment of Rivian and its value chain" before it finalizes the S-1 document with U.S. regulators for its IPO.
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Apple Commits to Freedom of Information, Expression in New Human Rights Policy
Apple said it was committed to freedom of information and expression in a document it has published on its humans rights policy - a move which follows increased pressure from shareholders.
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Human Rights Day: Significance, Theme Of The International Event
Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10 every year and proclaims the basic rights everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being irrespective of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. It came into effect in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembl...
