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North Korea Executes People For Sharing Foreign Films, TV Series: UN Report
North Korea has executed people for distributing foreign media, including television shows like popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, a U.N. human rights report said on Friday.
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Trial Of Sheikh Hasina Begins In Bangladesh Over Crimes Against Humanity
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday commenced the trial of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in absentia over crimes against humanity related to the violent suppression of the 2024 student-led protests.
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US Expresses Concern Over Threat From ''Theocratic Groups'' In South Asia
The US House of Representative in a release has expressed strong concern about the threat posed to democracy and human rights by "theocratic groups" operating in South Asia.
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Focus On Kashmir In US Congress Panel Meet On Human Rights In South Asia
A US Congressional sub-committee on Monday said it will hold a hearing on the human rights situation in South Asia with focus on Kashmir on October 22.
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US State Department To Hold A Hearing On Human Rights in South Asia
The US State Department said its South Asia subcommittee will hold a hearing on "Human Rights in South Asia" next month.
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Cops Involved In 50% Cases Of Rights Violation Of Sexual, Gender Minority: Report
In nearly half of the cases of human rights violations against sexual and gender minorities in four countries of South Asia police are "found" to have been "involved", a report has claimed.
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South African Anti-Apartheid Hero Awarded Asian 'Nobel Prize'
Albie Sachs, the South African judge who rose to fame for his role in the anti-apartheid struggle, was on Saturday awarded the Tang Prize, touted as Asia's version of the Nobels, for his contributions to human rights and justice.
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North Korea Executes People For Sharing Foreign Films, TV Series: UN Report
North Korea has executed people for distributing foreign media, including television shows like popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, a U.N. human rights report said on Friday.
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Trial Of Sheikh Hasina Begins In Bangladesh Over Crimes Against Humanity
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday commenced the trial of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in absentia over crimes against humanity related to the violent suppression of the 2024 student-led protests.
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US Expresses Concern Over Threat From ''Theocratic Groups'' In South Asia
The US House of Representative in a release has expressed strong concern about the threat posed to democracy and human rights by "theocratic groups" operating in South Asia.
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Focus On Kashmir In US Congress Panel Meet On Human Rights In South Asia
A US Congressional sub-committee on Monday said it will hold a hearing on the human rights situation in South Asia with focus on Kashmir on October 22.
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US State Department To Hold A Hearing On Human Rights in South Asia
The US State Department said its South Asia subcommittee will hold a hearing on "Human Rights in South Asia" next month.
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Cops Involved In 50% Cases Of Rights Violation Of Sexual, Gender Minority: Report
In nearly half of the cases of human rights violations against sexual and gender minorities in four countries of South Asia police are "found" to have been "involved", a report has claimed.
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South African Anti-Apartheid Hero Awarded Asian 'Nobel Prize'
Albie Sachs, the South African judge who rose to fame for his role in the anti-apartheid struggle, was on Saturday awarded the Tang Prize, touted as Asia's version of the Nobels, for his contributions to human rights and justice.
