More than 400 Afghan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’
March 29th, 2012 - 3:37 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Hundreds of women are currently imprisoned in Afghanistan for so-called 'moral crimes', including running away from forced marriages and extra-marital sex charges after being raped, according to ... Read more...
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Strands of similarity in Azad, Kishenji killings
November 26th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IANS) There is a time gap of almost 17 months between the violent deaths of top Maoist leaders Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and M. Koteshwar Rao ... Read more...
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1919 hate-filled letter by Hitler unveiled
June 8th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 8 IANS) A rare 1919 hate-filled letter signed by Adolf Hitler was unveiled by the Simon Wiesenthal Center here Tuesday.The letter shows Hitler's hatred for Jews even ... Read more...
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Amnesty International demands justice for victims of Egypt’s January revolution
May 20th, 2011 - 3:18 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- At least 840 people were killed and over 6,000 people were injured in the violent repression that took place during the Egyptian revolution earlier this year, Amnesty International ... Read more...
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US groups helped nurture Arab uprisings
April 15th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 15 (ANI): American officials and others looking back at the uprisings of the Arab Spring, they are seeing that the United States' democracy-building campaigns played a bigger role in fomenting ... Read more...
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Meghalaya CM rejects Agatha Sangma’s accusation on Rabha-Garo clashes
February 27th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has turned down accusations made by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development Agatha Sangma that the recent clashes between the ... Read more...
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HRW urges Mexican authorities to protect activists in Juarez
February 24th, 2011 - 2:03 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) -- Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called on Mexican authorities to investigate a series of attacks on human rights defenders and their families in the state of Chihuahua."Human rights ... Read more...
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‘Egyptian military’s role in detention and torture cases raise concerns’
February 18th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Feb 18(ANI): Human rights groups have said that the Egyptian military's continuing role in detention and torture of anti-government protestors raise new questions about its ability to midwife the country's democracy.According ... Read more...
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Pakistani rights group condemns killing of British woman
October 29th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) A Pakistani women rights group Friday strongly condemned the brutal murder of a Pakistani-origin British citizen in the country and urged the government to take immediate action to ... Read more...
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Revenge cuts both ways in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Study
October 5th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 5 (ANI): A team of scientists from the University of Zurich, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Tel Aviv and Quinnipiaq Universities have found that attacks by both Israel and ... Read more...
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U.S. Embassy calls for fair treatment for Azimzhan Askarov in Kyrgyzstan
September 7th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by BNO News
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan is closely following the trial of human rights activist Azimzhan Askarov and calls on the Government of Kyrgyzstan to guarantee him a ... Read more...
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Indiana professor to spearhead major study on Indian judiciary
August 22nd, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 22 (ANI): Jayanth Krishnan-a professor of Indiana University Maurer School of Law-will serve as project director for an intensive study on the lower judiciary in India, it has been announced. ... Read more...
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Russian police detain 100 during freedom-of-assembly protests
August 1st, 2010 - 4:08 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 1 (DPA) Russian security forces violently dispersed opposition rallies in Moscow and St Petersburg Saturday, taking into custody former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov and dozens of other protestors, the ... Read more...
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Robert De Niro to sip coffee with fans for charity!
April 20th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 20(ANI): Robert De Niro has agreed to have coffee with two of his fans who are ready to bid for his company.The actor hopes to raise fund for ... Read more...
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Gita Sahgal leaves job over Amnesty-’pro-jihadi’ links scandal
April 13th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 13(ANI): A senior Indian official at Amnesty International, Gita Sahgal, who was suspended after she complained that the human rights organization was closely linked to a "pro-jihadi group" has ... Read more...
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South Asian documentary fest stresses on human rights
February 13th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 13 (IANS) "Afghan Girls Can Kick", a film on girls playing football in conflict-torn Afghanistan, drew loud applause from cine lovers at a three-day documentary film festival that ended here ... Read more...
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India urged not to resume military supplies to Nepal
December 9th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 9 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR), a Delhi based regional human rights organization on Wednesday expressed deep concern over India's decision to resume military supply and ... Read more...
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Iranian Nobel laureate Ebadi to get UK rights award
December 8th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.8 (ANI): Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for championing human rights and campaigning for democracy in Iran, will be presented with ... Read more...
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Israel accuses HRW of hitting a new low by hiring expert who collects Nazi memorabilia
September 10th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Sep.10 (ANI): Human Rights Watch's employment of a man who trades and collects Nazi memorabilia as its "senior military expert" is a "new low" for the organization that frequently criticizes Israel, ... Read more...
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Luck By Chance goes to New York for Engendered Film Festival
August 22nd, 2009 - 7:03 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Thursday, 21st August 2009: Zoya Akhtar's directorial debut and Excel Entertainment's Luck by Chance is all set to be screened at the Engendered Film Festival at New York. Luck By Chance will ... Read more...
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Law turns lawless in Uttar Pradesh
August 3rd, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by admin
By Anjali Singh, CNSLucknow: Is the state of UP ready to accept the fact that there is a problem with Uttar Pradesh Police Force? Or are they comfortable condoning the acts of ... Read more...
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HRW’s Saudi Arabia fundraising mission is like asking Taliban to do charity: Israel
July 15th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, July 15 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office has criticized the Human Rights Watch (HRW) for sending a fundraising delegation to Saudi Arabia, and likened the situation to a ... Read more...
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Gay activists in US hail Delhi lifting ban on homosexuality
July 3rd, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 3 (IANS) Gay activists in the US, including Indian Americans, have hailed the Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising homosexuality, terming it as a "historic first".The US media ... Read more...
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Persistent and serious human right violations continue in Zimbabwe: Amnesty
June 19th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Harare, June 19 (ANI): Zimbabwe continues to face human rights violations on a "persistent and serious" scale, as elements in the nation's newly formed coalition are still using violence as a tool ... Read more...
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Peru to repeal Amazon development plans after clashes
June 16th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Lima, June 16 (EFE) Peru's Prime Minister Yehude Simon has said the government will ask parliament to revoke the controversial decrees on foreign investment in the Amazon region that had spurred more ... Read more...
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7000 prisoners awarded capital punishment in Pak : Amnesty international
May 29th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 29 (ANI): About 7000 prisoners have been awarded the death sentence in Pakistan, among which 36 were awarded the capital punishment last year alone, the international human rights organization, ... Read more...
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Jonathan Mann Awardee Binayak Sen released on bail today
May 25th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby RamakantBail was granted to the paediatrician Dr Binayak Sen who was jailed in Raipur prison since more than two years now, on alleged false charges of abetting maoist activities in ... Read more...
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Justice where art thou?
May 14th, 2009 - 1:37 am ICT by admin
By Bobby RamakantTwo years of Dr Binayak Sen's imprisonmentJonathan Mann awardee (2008) Dr Binayak Sen, who is a well-known paediatrician and human rights defender, will complete two years on 14 May 2009 ... Read more...
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Pakistani government fiddling as NWFP burns: Amnesty International
April 24th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Apr.24 (ANI): Concerned at the plight of thousands of people who are at the mercy of the 'abusive and repressive' Taliban in the NWFP's Buner district following the insurgent's invasion ... Read more...
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Unable to pay bills, Kenyan ‘detained’ in Punjab hospital
March 10th, 2009 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, March 9 (IANS) A Kenyan national Monday alleged that he was detained for nine months in a hospital after he failed to pay his medical bills worth Rs.690,000, even as the ... Read more...
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Chinese scientist executed on espionage conviction
November 28th, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 28 (DPA) Wo Weihan, a Chinese scientist and businessman, has been executed following his conviction on charges of spying for Taiwan, a US-based human rights organization reported Friday.Wo, 60, ... Read more...
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Release of missing persons in Pak demanded
November 7th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Nov 7 (ANI): A leading human rights organization in Pakistan the Defence of Human Right (DHR) has reportedly urged the federal government to locate and release the missing persons ... Read more...
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Six Somali civilians die in attack on peacekeepers
September 22nd, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Sep 22 (DPA) At least six civilians have died after shells targeting African Union (AU) peacekeeping bases in Mogadishu went astray, reports said Monday.Islamist insurgents launched attacks on two bases ... Read more...
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Petition before Islamabad HC for putting Musharrafs name on Exit Control List
August 19th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Aug 19 (ANI): A human rights body in Pakistan has reportedly filed a petition before the Islamabad High Court demanding that the name of former President Pervez Musharraf must ... Read more...
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Spain to seek extradition of Nazi war criminals from US
July 18th, 2008 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
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Madrid, July 17 (DPA) Spain's National Court will seek the extradition of four alleged Nazi war criminals from the US on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, the court announced Thursday. ... Read more...
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