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Hathras rape case: NHRC directs UP government to provide adequate protection to victim's family
The Commission has directed the state government to provide adequate protection to the family of…
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Pakistan and Nepal re-elected to UN Human Rights Council, as China barely manages to hang on
Pakistan and Nepal have been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council, while China won a seat by t…
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Digital sex crime victims in South Korea are often expected to scan the internet for evidence in their own cases, and face 'major barriers to justice,' says report
South Korea's response to help women targeted by digital sex crimes and to punish perpetrators is "…
Matthew Loh
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China is warning students and tourists to reconsider travelling to Australia amid reports of rising racism, posing a $24 billion threat to the economy
The Chinese government has told its students to consider pulling out of Australia as a study destin…
Jack Derwin
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McDonald's has signed an agreement with the UK human rights watchdog to protect staff, as one former worker says sexual harassment left her 'terrified'
A former UK McDonald's employee said her manager "pulled his pants down," and asked her to do "inap…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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A Canadian MP candidate compared vaccine passports to residential schools where thousands of Indigenous children died, and First Nation leaders want her removed
Vancouver MP candidate Renate Siekmann distributed flyers with a photo of residential school staff …
Matthew Loh
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The Indonesian army ends its '2-finger' test, in which doctors checked female recruits' hymens to determine if they were virgins
The military had said previously the test was necessary to determine recruits' morality.
Vanessa Gu
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Roma victims of a decades-long forced sterilization program in the Czech Republic to receive $14,000 in compensation
Thousands of Czech women - mainly from the country's Roma minority - were victims of the Communist …
Vanessa Gu
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UN bats for asylum rights for Hindus, Sikhs fleeing Afghanistan
Asylum rights must be respected for Sikhs and Hindus who may be fleeing religious persecution in Af…
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China lashes out at western countries like the US and UK for 'violations of the rights of refugees and migrants' at the UN Human Rights Council
A Beijing representative said that China was "seriously concerned by the violations of the rights o…
Matthew Loh
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An Alaska official who defended using Nazi phrases on license plates got booted off the state's human rights commission
Jamie Allard, an Anchorage Assembly member, had defended the use of FUHRER" and "3REICH" on license…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Ban live-in relationships which treat women like concubines, says Rajasthan Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Commission of Rajasthan is seeking to ban living-in relation in the state and around t…
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The EU could throw out its landmark trade deal with China over concerns about Beijing's human rights record
Anxiety about the deal with China includes concerns over alleged human rights abuses and fears of h…
Thomas Colson
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The need for universal patient rights in India
In addition to establishing the legislation, the charter also proposes setting up a grievance …
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Biden said he'd 'end forever wars,' but he's shown few signs that he won't repeat the mistakes of the past, human rights groups warn
Biden has been fairly silent on topics like drone strikes and air strikes, and hasn't outlined how …
John Haltiwanger
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UN Human Rights Council may move Supreme Court against India's Citizenship law, says a report
The ministry, in its statement, added that, "we are clear that the CAA is constitutionally val…
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Presidential commission recommends stamping of H-1B visas inside US
Presidential commission recommends stamping of H-1B visas inside US
PTI
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Videos showing potential Russian war crimes flood social media, 'overwhelming' human rights experts rushing to document them
Human rights researchers fear social-media companies will delete evidence of war crimes for violati…
Connor Perrett
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Saudi Arabia failed to win a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, while China and Russia were voted in
China and Russia were elected to the council in a secret ballot on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia did not re…
Bill Bostock
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Millions are trapped in 'modern-day slavery' at brick kilns in Pakistan. Here's how you can help.
Organizations such as Green Bricks Foundation are working to provide resources for families stuck i…