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Pakistan's Ex-Minister Accuses Islamabad Of Weaponising Courts To Silence Dissent
A former Pakistani minister has accused Islamabad of weaponising courts to silence dissent against the state.
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"Equal Rights For Religions": Telangana To Bring Law To Curb Hate Speech
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Saturday proposed a new law to punish those who insult any religion and revealed that the state government is planning to amend existing laws to ensure stricter punishment for anyone who abuses a religion.
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To Get Foreign Funds, Outfit Said Students Were Sexually Abused: Probe Agency
A Hyderabad-based education outfit has allegedly been found to be misappropriating RTE funds, getting foreign donations by misrepresenting ordinary students as 'joginis' and diverting funds for extravagant foreign travels, the ED said on Tuesday.
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Vatican Will Not Be "Silent Bystander" To Human Rights Abuses: Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV told new ambassadors to the Holy See on Saturday that the Vatican would not be a "silent bystander" to human rights abuses around the world.
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India Calls Out Pakistan's 'Hypocrisy,' Demands End To Rights Abuses In PoK
In a strong message to Pakistan exposing its "hypocrisy", India has demanded that it end the "grave" human rights abuses as its forces suppress the people's open revolt in areas of Kashmir it illegally occupies.
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'Operation Sindoor Balanced Reply': India Slams Pakistan For Terrorism, Child Abuse At UN
India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for its grave violations of child rights and cross-border terrorism.
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Activists Urge UN Action On Pakistan's Enforced Disappearances, Abuses
The Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy organised a side event during the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, titled "Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan: Amplifying Voices, Demanding Justice, Calling for Global Action."
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Inside Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz': Detainees Claim Abuse In Legal Black Hole
At US President Donald Trump's new migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades, time has no discernible meaning.
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US Human Rights Report To Downplay Allies' Abuse
The annual human rights report produced by the United States will scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, a report said Wednesday, as officials hinted it would focus instead on what they call dwindling freedom of expression in Europe.
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A Year After Uprising And Sheikh Hasina's Fall, Bangladesh Still Far From Reform
A year on, Bangladesh is still reeling from that violence, and Hasina now faces trial for crimes against humanity in absentia, as she is in exile in India.
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Delhi Court Convicts Man For Using Vulgar Language, Outraging Woman's Modesty
Man convicted in a verdict reinforcing the right of women to live with dignity and without fear, under Sections 506 (Part II) and 509 of the IPC for criminal intimidation and using obscene and abusive language intended to outrage a woman's modesty.
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Shashi Tharoor's Sanjay Gandhi Flashback Post In New Provocation For Congress
In another move that is likely to widen his rift with the Congress leadership, senior party leader Shashi Tharoor has written an article on the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975.
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US Issues Sanctions Against UN Investigator Probing Abuses In Gaza
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the US to punish critics of Israel.
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"Society Shaken Only When...": Javed Akhtar On Honeymoon, Drum Murder Cases
Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has questioned where society's outrage was when women were set on fire, assaulted by their husbands and tortured by their in-laws, alluding to recent cases of women killing their husbands.
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At UN Security Council, India Exposes Pak For Terrorism, Child Rights Abuses
India has strongly rejected what it described as Pakistan's "nefarious agenda" at the UNSC, accusing Islamabad of attempting to deflect attention from its own human rights violations and state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
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Pakistan's Ex-Minister Accuses Islamabad Of Weaponising Courts To Silence Dissent
A former Pakistani minister has accused Islamabad of weaponising courts to silence dissent against the state.
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"Equal Rights For Religions": Telangana To Bring Law To Curb Hate Speech
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Saturday proposed a new law to punish those who insult any religion and revealed that the state government is planning to amend existing laws to ensure stricter punishment for anyone who abuses a religion.
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To Get Foreign Funds, Outfit Said Students Were Sexually Abused: Probe Agency
A Hyderabad-based education outfit has allegedly been found to be misappropriating RTE funds, getting foreign donations by misrepresenting ordinary students as 'joginis' and diverting funds for extravagant foreign travels, the ED said on Tuesday.
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Vatican Will Not Be "Silent Bystander" To Human Rights Abuses: Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV told new ambassadors to the Holy See on Saturday that the Vatican would not be a "silent bystander" to human rights abuses around the world.
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India Calls Out Pakistan's 'Hypocrisy,' Demands End To Rights Abuses In PoK
In a strong message to Pakistan exposing its "hypocrisy", India has demanded that it end the "grave" human rights abuses as its forces suppress the people's open revolt in areas of Kashmir it illegally occupies.
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'Operation Sindoor Balanced Reply': India Slams Pakistan For Terrorism, Child Abuse At UN
India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for its grave violations of child rights and cross-border terrorism.
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Activists Urge UN Action On Pakistan's Enforced Disappearances, Abuses
The Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy organised a side event during the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, titled "Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan: Amplifying Voices, Demanding Justice, Calling for Global Action."
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Inside Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz': Detainees Claim Abuse In Legal Black Hole
At US President Donald Trump's new migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades, time has no discernible meaning.
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US Human Rights Report To Downplay Allies' Abuse
The annual human rights report produced by the United States will scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, a report said Wednesday, as officials hinted it would focus instead on what they call dwindling freedom of expression in Europe.
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A Year After Uprising And Sheikh Hasina's Fall, Bangladesh Still Far From Reform
A year on, Bangladesh is still reeling from that violence, and Hasina now faces trial for crimes against humanity in absentia, as she is in exile in India.
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Delhi Court Convicts Man For Using Vulgar Language, Outraging Woman's Modesty
Man convicted in a verdict reinforcing the right of women to live with dignity and without fear, under Sections 506 (Part II) and 509 of the IPC for criminal intimidation and using obscene and abusive language intended to outrage a woman's modesty.
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Shashi Tharoor's Sanjay Gandhi Flashback Post In New Provocation For Congress
In another move that is likely to widen his rift with the Congress leadership, senior party leader Shashi Tharoor has written an article on the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975.
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US Issues Sanctions Against UN Investigator Probing Abuses In Gaza
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the US to punish critics of Israel.
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"Society Shaken Only When...": Javed Akhtar On Honeymoon, Drum Murder Cases
Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has questioned where society's outrage was when women were set on fire, assaulted by their husbands and tortured by their in-laws, alluding to recent cases of women killing their husbands.
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At UN Security Council, India Exposes Pak For Terrorism, Child Rights Abuses
India has strongly rejected what it described as Pakistan's "nefarious agenda" at the UNSC, accusing Islamabad of attempting to deflect attention from its own human rights violations and state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
