Badal tells US court summons not properly served
September 1st, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Responding to a US court's summons, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought additional 90 days to defend charges of human rights violations filed ... Read more...
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Russian executed in 1918 cleared 94 years later
August 24th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 24 (IANS) Prosecutors in Russia, embarking on a quest for historical justice, formally cleared a peasant executed in 1918 for opposing the Bolsheviks, RIA Novosti reported.Two Communists sent ... Read more...
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Badal hit by human rights lawsuit in US
August 9th, 2012 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Aug 9 (IANS) Visiting Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been hit by a federal lawsuit by a Sikh human rights group alleging that he ... Read more...
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Centre gets SC notice over killings on Bangladesh border (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking a special investigation team probe into alleged killings and human rights ... Read more...
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Probe Asma Jahangir’s death plot, say human rights groups
June 6th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Concerned over Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir's revelations that her country's security establishment was planning to get her killed, Indian human rights groups Wednesday ... Read more...
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Gujarat seeks policy on staged shootout probes (Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and the apex human rights panel on the Gujarat government's plea seeking directions to formulate ... Read more...
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Gujarat seeks policy on staged shootout probes
April 13th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and the apex human rights panel on the Gujarat government's plea seeking directions to formulate ... Read more...
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Probe Sri Lanka killings, CPI-M says
March 13th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday called for "a credible investigation" into widespread allegations of extra-judicial killings in Sri Lanka."The Indian government should take ... Read more...
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US clears India on rights issue, but rues graft everywhere
April 9th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 8 (IANS) In its latest assessment of human rights worldwide, the US has generally given India a clean chit, but said problems included corruption at all levels of ... Read more...
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UK report paints dismal picture of Pak in critical areas in 2010
April 1st, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 1(ANI): British Foreign Secretary William Hague has launched the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office's 2010 Human Rights and Democracy report, which shows that Pakistan made little progress in key areas ... Read more...
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Terrorist tag for Punjab Police demanded after turban incident
March 30th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 30 (IANS) A Sikh advocacy group has urged the US and Canada to declare Punjab Police a 'terrorist organization' after its treatment of protesting pharmacists in Mohali ... Read more...
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UN Secretary General calls for “utmost restraint” in Yemen
March 13th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for "utmost restraint" and "a genuine and broad-based dialogue" in Yemen to avoid further deterioration of situation in the Middle East.According to a ... Read more...
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Baloch Human Rights Council expresses extreme concern over Pak atrocities
February 28th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 28(ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (UK) has strongly condemned and expressed extreme concern on the continuing human rights violations being perpetrated by Pakistan's security agencies in Balochistan.According to ... Read more...
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Pak film lauds ‘death for blasphemy’ in name of Islam reminiscent of Taseer’s murder
February 17th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 17(ANI): An upcoming Pakistani movie lauds extra-judicial killings in the name of Islam, in a grim reminder of last month's killing of liberal Punjab Governor Salman Taseer by one of ... Read more...
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HRCP concerned over ‘abduction of Hindus, extra-judicial killings’ in Balochistan
January 27th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Jan 27(ANI): The Balochistan chapter of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its deep concern over lawlessness, increasing incidents of abduction of Hindus, recovery of mutilated bodies and ... Read more...
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Bangladesh ‘death squad’ trained by UK police resumes extra-judicial killing
January 27th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London/Dhaka, Jan.27 (ANI): A Bangladeshi paramilitary unit that receives training from British police has resumed killing people in so-called "crossfire" incidents that human rights groups say are extra-judicial killings.According to The Guardian, ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks: Bangladeshi security force accused of rights abuse
December 22nd, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 22 (IANS) A leaked US diplomatic cable has mentioned "alleged human rights violations" by a Bangladeshi paramilitary force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), that Britain has trained.The Guardian, citing US ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi govt “death squad” trained by UK counter-terrorism officers: Wikileaks
December 22nd, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22 (ANI): Secret US diplomatic cables released by the whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' have revealed that British officers have been training Rapid Action Battalion(RAB), a paramilitary force accused by human rights ... Read more...
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US kept Pak Army’s extra-judicial killings in Swat secret
December 1st, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): The United States refused to comment publicly on the culture of revenge in the Pakistan Army resulted in hundreds of extra-judicial killings in Swat Valley and tribal ... Read more...
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Baloch rights body condemns extra-judicial killings in Balochistan
November 27th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.27 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (UK) has strongly condemned what it called the ongoing extra judicial killing and abduction of innocent unarmed Baloch civilians in Balochistan by Pakistani ... Read more...
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Pak intelligence agencies “cloaked in veil of impunity”: Pak editorial
November 26th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 26 (ANI): Referring to the case of eleven missing prisoners of Adiala Jail, allegedly abducted by Pakistani intelligence agencies, a newspaper editorial has stated that these spy agencies of ... Read more...
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Obama to bring message of peace in the region during India visit: Cameron Munter
October 29th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 29 (ANI): US President Barack Obama would bring a message of peace in the region during his next week's visit to India, US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has ... Read more...
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Ex-Pakistan president Farooq Leghari dead
October 20th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Former Pakistan president Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari, who dismissed Benazir Bhutto's government in 1996, is dead. He was 70.Leghari died in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city early Wednesday, ... Read more...
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Pakistan to investigate video of soldiers executing blindfolded men
October 9th, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday ordered an investigation into an internet video that shows apparent military soldiers executing six blindfolded individuals, local media ... Read more...
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HR group hopes Kayani-ordered ‘execution by soldiers’ probe ‘not a mere sham’
October 8th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 8 (ANI): A HR group has expressed the hope that Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani's probe into the video clips that show men in soldiers' uniforms gunning ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army to probe killing of civilians by troops
October 8th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has ordered setting up of a board of enquiry after a video featuring the killing of civilians by troops emerged, a ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games opener brings cheer to northeast (Lead)
October 6th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati/Aizawal/Imphal, Oct 6 (IANS) Sports and music they say binds people and nowhere has this come true most unexpectedly but here in the alienated northeast with the opening ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games opener cheers northeast
October 6th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Oct 6 (IANS) Sports and music they say binds people together and this cliched phrase has come true with the opening ceremony of the New Delhi ... Read more...
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Pak Army says ‘extra-judicial killing’ video fabricated
October 2nd, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 2(ANI): Pakistani military officials have dismissed an 'extra-judicial killing' video making rounds on You tube as fabricated.The video had a squad of uniformed soldiers shooting dead young men, who were ... Read more...
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UN official calls for detailed inquiry on Afghan deaths
September 26th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 26 (ANI): A United Nations investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan should be launched to identify and prosecute individuals responsible, says a former top-ranking UN official, Philip Alston, ... Read more...
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NHRC seeks Home Secretary’s reply on alleged CRPF killings in Kashmir
July 23rd, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has forwarded a complaint to UNion Home Secretary, G.K. Pillai, drawing his attention to recent reports of alleged extra-judicial killings by the ... Read more...
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HRW says Pak must probe extra-judicial killings in Swat
July 17th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 17 (ANI): The Pakistani government should immediately investigate reports of summary executions, torture, and mistreatment perpetrated during counterterrorism operations in the Swat valley, Human Rights Watch said on ... Read more...
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‘Bankrupt’ Pak Punjab Govt. has no money to pay salaries to employees: PML-Q
June 4th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jun.4 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has launched a blistering attack on the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Punjab, blaming it for ruining the province's finances to such an ... Read more...
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Dhaka cops shut down exhibition on extra-judicial killings
March 23rd, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 23 (IANS) A photography exhibition on extra-judicial killings carried out by government agencies was shut by police here. Indian writer and human rights activist Mahasweta Devi, however, went ahead and ... Read more...
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Rights group raps Pakistan for anti-Taliban militia
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 22 (DPA) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Monday criticised the military for forcing civilians to form anti-Taliban militias and use them as "proxies" in extra-judicial killings in ... Read more...
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