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Japan Needs To Do More For WWII "Comfort Women": United Nations
Japan should do more for victims of wartime sexual slavery, UN rights experts said at a hearing on Friday, insisting Tokyo had yet to provide full redress and reparations.
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Lahore High Court Restrains Pak Government From Taking Action Against Hafiz Saeed
The Lahore High Court today restrained the Pakistan government from arresting terrorist Hafiz Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind and chief of terror outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa, till further order.
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India Abstains from Voting on UN Resolution on American NGO
India has abstained from voting on a UN resolution that granted special consultative status to an American NGO that works to free political prisoners across the world.
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Israel Says UN Grants Hamas-Linked Group NGO Status
Israel on Monday accused the United Nations of granting "UN non-governmental organisation status" to an association linked to militant Palestinian group Hamas that it said promotes "anti-Israel propaganda in Europe."
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Jailing Juveniles for the BJP's Joy
The need of the hour is not this Bill. It is to focus our attention on the effective implementation of the existing Juvenile Justice legislation, says Shashi Tharoor.
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Marriage Sacred in India, So Marital Rape Does Not Apply: Government
The concept of marital rape does not apply in India as marriage is treated as sacred here, the government said in Parliament today.
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Tibetan Administration Seeks Release of Panchen Lama
Tibetan authorities in Dharamsala today urged the international community to help them secure the release of the Panchen Lama, one of the most revered religious leaders in Tibet, who mysteriously disappeared 20 years ago.
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UN to Probe Mexico Over Missing Students
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances will probe Mexico for the first time, as the country grapples with a crisis over 43 students missing and feared dead. The panel will hold talks with Mexico on February 2-3 in Geneva, a UN statement said.
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UN to Probe Mexico Over 43 Missing Students
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances will probe Mexico for the first time, as the country grapples with a crisis over 43 students missing and feared dead. The panel will hold talks with Mexico on February 2-3 in Geneva, a UN statement said.
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Indian Sociologist Named to UN Committee to Review Peacebuilding
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Indian sociologist Saraswathi Menon to a panel that will review peacebuilding activities.
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UN Committee Spotlights 'Highly Intrusive' Digital Spying
A United Nations General Assembly committee on Tuesday expressed concern at digital spying and said unlawful or arbitrary mass surveillance, interception and collection of online data are "highly intrusive acts" that violate the right to privacy.
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Japan Needs To Do More For WWII "Comfort Women": United Nations
Japan should do more for victims of wartime sexual slavery, UN rights experts said at a hearing on Friday, insisting Tokyo had yet to provide full redress and reparations.
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Lahore High Court Restrains Pak Government From Taking Action Against Hafiz Saeed
The Lahore High Court today restrained the Pakistan government from arresting terrorist Hafiz Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind and chief of terror outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa, till further order.
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India Abstains from Voting on UN Resolution on American NGO
India has abstained from voting on a UN resolution that granted special consultative status to an American NGO that works to free political prisoners across the world.
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Israel Says UN Grants Hamas-Linked Group NGO Status
Israel on Monday accused the United Nations of granting "UN non-governmental organisation status" to an association linked to militant Palestinian group Hamas that it said promotes "anti-Israel propaganda in Europe."
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Jailing Juveniles for the BJP's Joy
The need of the hour is not this Bill. It is to focus our attention on the effective implementation of the existing Juvenile Justice legislation, says Shashi Tharoor.
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Marriage Sacred in India, So Marital Rape Does Not Apply: Government
The concept of marital rape does not apply in India as marriage is treated as sacred here, the government said in Parliament today.
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Tibetan Administration Seeks Release of Panchen Lama
Tibetan authorities in Dharamsala today urged the international community to help them secure the release of the Panchen Lama, one of the most revered religious leaders in Tibet, who mysteriously disappeared 20 years ago.
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UN to Probe Mexico Over Missing Students
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances will probe Mexico for the first time, as the country grapples with a crisis over 43 students missing and feared dead. The panel will hold talks with Mexico on February 2-3 in Geneva, a UN statement said.
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UN to Probe Mexico Over 43 Missing Students
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances will probe Mexico for the first time, as the country grapples with a crisis over 43 students missing and feared dead. The panel will hold talks with Mexico on February 2-3 in Geneva, a UN statement said.
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Indian Sociologist Named to UN Committee to Review Peacebuilding
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Indian sociologist Saraswathi Menon to a panel that will review peacebuilding activities.
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UN Committee Spotlights 'Highly Intrusive' Digital Spying
A United Nations General Assembly committee on Tuesday expressed concern at digital spying and said unlawful or arbitrary mass surveillance, interception and collection of online data are "highly intrusive acts" that violate the right to privacy.
