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China holding thousands of people under secret residential surveillance system
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Campaigners say China has 'systematised arbitrary and secret detention' by holding thousands of people under 'Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location' (RSDL), Al Jazeera...
Pakistan human rights activist arrested for speaking out against military
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Following a secret trial, a military court in Pakistan has convicted human rights activist Idris Khattak of espionage and leaking sensitive information to a...
How EU treats illegal immigrants and then lectures Bharat on human rights with a straight face
An EU (European Union) interpreter has alleged that Greece is pushing immigrants back into Turkey while adding that he was one of those who...
‘Deprivation of liberty cannot be unduly long’: SC grants bail to engineer who helped Maoists manufacture a rocket launcher
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday said deprivation of liberty cannot be unduly long, as it granted bail to a Maharashtra-based Bengali engineer, Ashim Kumar...
Enforced disappearances in Pakistan: Judge shouted, berated families with harsh language
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Families of disappeared people in Pakistan reported that their efforts to compel authorities to return their loved ones through the courts were unsuccessful, a...
Legal experts applaud PM for raising selective human rights approach
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Yesterday, the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi stated it has come to light, that issues of violation of human rights are being...
Afghanistan asks Human Rights Council to probe Taliban’s crimes against humanity
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Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the recent Human Rights Watch and other verified independent sources' report on documenting the Taliban's violence and...
NHRC criticises Bengal govt for post poll violence
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n its final report submitted to the Calcutta High Court, the National Human Rights Commission said that "The situation in the state of West...
NHRC notices to Andhra govt over delay in report on MP’s arrest
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Andhra Pradesh government over the delay in submitting a report on the arrest...
Thai teen prosecuted for insulting monarchy
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Global rights bodies are up in arms with authorities in Thailand and want them to unconditionally drop 'politically motivated' charges against children who peacefully...