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FB Critics Call For The Release Of India Human Rights Review

Facebook critics on Wednesday called on the world's largest social network to release a human rights impact assessment it commissioned…

2 years ago
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Sudan: Military Takeover Threatens Rights

Sudan’s military leaders responsible for the October 25, 2021 takeover should respect and protect the rights of all Sudanese people,…

3 years ago
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Taliban Rolling Back Women’s Rights In 32 Different Areas

The Taliban are "rolling back" rights for women and girls in at least 32 different areas, according to a new…

3 years ago
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Afghans Fear A Return To Brutal Rule Despite Taliban Vows

As the Taliban mass at the gates of Kabul, they are promising a new era of peace in Afghanistan, with…

3 years ago
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Farmers Organise Blockade To Mark 100th Day Of Protest

Farmers began gathering on Saturday to block a six-lane expressway outside New Delhi to mark the 100th day of protests…

3 years ago
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India Urged To Provide Refuge To Rohingya Adrift At Sea

Human Rights Watch and Rohingya Muslim refugees in India urged the government on Monday to provide refuge to 81 Rohingya…

3 years ago
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Saudi Court Jails Women’s Rights Activist For Six Years

A Saudi court on Monday sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to nearly six years in prison, her family…

3 years ago
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Excluded, Abandoned: Children Born Under IS Era

Excluded, vilified and sometimes simply abandoned: such is the price paid by thousands of children in Iraq born to suspected…

3 years ago
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Ban On High-Speed Internet In Kashmir Extended

The ban on high-speed internet in 18 out of 20 districts of Kashmir has been extended until November 12. In…

4 years ago
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Thousands Of Thais Defy Protest Ban In Bangkok

Thousands of Thais joined protests that popped up across Bangkok on Saturday in defiance of a crackdown on three months…

4 years ago
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‘Thousands Shackled For Mental Health Issues Globally’

Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children with mental health conditions are living chained up in roughly 60 countries,…

4 years ago
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Delhi Police File Rioting Charges Against Govt Critics

Delhi Police have filed charges against 15 people over Hindu-Muslim riots in the capital, a spokesman said on Thursday, prompting…

4 years ago
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The George Floyds of India

by D Samarender Reddy  | courtesy: Telangana Today Mobs roaming the streets and creating mayhem. Widespread rioting. Police cars and…

4 years ago
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Fury Grows After CAA Protest Deaths In Meerut

Zaheer Ahmed had just returned home from work in Meerut last Friday afternoon and stepped out for a smoke before…

4 years ago
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India Beefs Up Security Amid Outrage Against New Law, Anger With Police

Indian authorities stepped up security and shut down the internet in various places on Tuesday while members of the ruling…

4 years ago
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Israel Expels Human Rights Watch Official Over Boycott Accusations

A Human Rights Watch (HRW) official complied with an Israeli expulsion order on Monday, imposed over accusations he backs an…

4 years ago
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Vietnam Jails Music Teacher For 11 years Over ‘Anti-State’ Facebook Posts

A court in Vietnam jailed a music teacher for 11 years on Friday for a series of posts on Facebook…

4 years ago
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Hundreds Killed In Brazil’s Amazon Over Land, Resources In Past Decade: HRW Report

A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on Tuesday found that more than 300 people have been killed over the past…

5 years ago

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