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Ex-Chile President Michelle Bachelet Awarded Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2024
Michelle Bachelet, the former President of Chile and a global advocate for human rights, has been awarded the 2024 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development.
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Explained: What Is China's Suspended Death Penalty For Australian Blogger
Australian writer and pro-democracy blogger Yang Hengjun was handed a suspended death sentence by a Beijing court on Monday, in what human rights advocates say is an unusually harsh verdict in an espionage-related case.
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Who Was Kenneth Eugene Smith, US Prisoner Executed With Nitrogen Gas
The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas. It's the first time the controversial method - criticised by human rights advocates - has been used in the country.
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In A First, US State Alabama Executes Murderer Through Nitrogen Gas Suffocation
The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas, the first time the controversial method decried by human rights advocates has been used in the country.
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International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Theme, Significance, and History
Annually observed on October 11, International Day of the Girl Child serves as a platform to advocate for girl empowerment.
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UK Police Plan To Use Facial Recognition On Crowds During Coronation, Faces Criticism
Human rights advocates are concerned that police could use face-scanning technology to target protesters, as they have in the past.
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Russia Mistreated Youngsters In Children Cell In Ukraine's Kherson: Rights Group Official
Ukrainian investigators in an area recaptured from Russian troops have uncovered a cell where children were detained and mistreated, a senior Ukrainian human rights advocate said on Wednesday.
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Apple to Release New Lockdown Mode to Battle Spyware, Provide Extra Layer of Protection
Apple announced its plan to release a new feature called Lockdown Mode this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. Lockdown Mode will come to Apple's iPhones, iPads and Macs this fall and turning it on will block most attachments sent to th...
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Genocide Risk In Xinjiang, European Parliament Demands China Sanctions: Report
The European Parliament advocated additional sanctions targeting Chinese high-ranking officials, such as Chen Quanguo, Zhao Kezhi, Guo Shengkun and Hu Lianhe over human rights abuses of Uyghur's in China's Xinjiang province.
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Malala Yousafzai Calls For Stronger US Support Of Afghan Girls' Education
Human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai, who survived an attack by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012, argued Monday for stronger US support of Afghan girls and women during a visit to Washington.
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National Nutrition Week 2021: Know The Health Hazards Of Reusing Cooking Oil
National Nutrition Week is observed from 1st to 7th September to highlight the importance of right nutrition for the human body. As the National Nutrition Week 2021 starts today, let's know about the harmful effects of reusing cooking oil.
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With 20 Shootings In 40 Days, Assam Police Face "Fake Encounters" Charge
A Delhi-based advocate's complaint has landed the Assam Police on the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) radar over what he said was an "encounter spree" that began after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's government took charge.
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What to Know About Facebook's Content Oversight Board
The members, who will be part-time, so far include constitutional law experts, civil rights advocates, academics, journalists, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a former judge of the European Court of Human Rights.
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Nirbhaya Convicts' Lawyer Approaches Human Rights' Body For Stay On Execution
Advocate AP Singh, the lawyer of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convicts, on Tuesday said that he has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking a stay on the execution of the four death row convicts.
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"A Person In My Own Right": Indira Jaising On Attorney General's Remark
Senior lawyer Indira Jaising is one of the country's leading human right advocates and was named among Fortune magazine's 'fifty greatest leaders' of 2018. She was also the first woman to be appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India in 2009. So when Attorney General KK Venugopal referred to her in court as the wife of senior counsel Anand ...
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Ex-Chile President Michelle Bachelet Awarded Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2024
Michelle Bachelet, the former President of Chile and a global advocate for human rights, has been awarded the 2024 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development.
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Explained: What Is China's Suspended Death Penalty For Australian Blogger
Australian writer and pro-democracy blogger Yang Hengjun was handed a suspended death sentence by a Beijing court on Monday, in what human rights advocates say is an unusually harsh verdict in an espionage-related case.
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Who Was Kenneth Eugene Smith, US Prisoner Executed With Nitrogen Gas
The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas. It's the first time the controversial method - criticised by human rights advocates - has been used in the country.
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In A First, US State Alabama Executes Murderer Through Nitrogen Gas Suffocation
The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas, the first time the controversial method decried by human rights advocates has been used in the country.
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International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Theme, Significance, and History
Annually observed on October 11, International Day of the Girl Child serves as a platform to advocate for girl empowerment.
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UK Police Plan To Use Facial Recognition On Crowds During Coronation, Faces Criticism
Human rights advocates are concerned that police could use face-scanning technology to target protesters, as they have in the past.
-
Russia Mistreated Youngsters In Children Cell In Ukraine's Kherson: Rights Group Official
Ukrainian investigators in an area recaptured from Russian troops have uncovered a cell where children were detained and mistreated, a senior Ukrainian human rights advocate said on Wednesday.
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Apple to Release New Lockdown Mode to Battle Spyware, Provide Extra Layer of Protection
Apple announced its plan to release a new feature called Lockdown Mode this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. Lockdown Mode will come to Apple's iPhones, iPads and Macs this fall and turning it on will block most attachments sent to th...
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Genocide Risk In Xinjiang, European Parliament Demands China Sanctions: Report
The European Parliament advocated additional sanctions targeting Chinese high-ranking officials, such as Chen Quanguo, Zhao Kezhi, Guo Shengkun and Hu Lianhe over human rights abuses of Uyghur's in China's Xinjiang province.
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Malala Yousafzai Calls For Stronger US Support Of Afghan Girls' Education
Human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai, who survived an attack by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012, argued Monday for stronger US support of Afghan girls and women during a visit to Washington.
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National Nutrition Week 2021: Know The Health Hazards Of Reusing Cooking Oil
National Nutrition Week is observed from 1st to 7th September to highlight the importance of right nutrition for the human body. As the National Nutrition Week 2021 starts today, let's know about the harmful effects of reusing cooking oil.
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With 20 Shootings In 40 Days, Assam Police Face "Fake Encounters" Charge
A Delhi-based advocate's complaint has landed the Assam Police on the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) radar over what he said was an "encounter spree" that began after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's government took charge.
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What to Know About Facebook's Content Oversight Board
The members, who will be part-time, so far include constitutional law experts, civil rights advocates, academics, journalists, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a former judge of the European Court of Human Rights.
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Nirbhaya Convicts' Lawyer Approaches Human Rights' Body For Stay On Execution
Advocate AP Singh, the lawyer of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convicts, on Tuesday said that he has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking a stay on the execution of the four death row convicts.
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"A Person In My Own Right": Indira Jaising On Attorney General's Remark
Senior lawyer Indira Jaising is one of the country's leading human right advocates and was named among Fortune magazine's 'fifty greatest leaders' of 2018. She was also the first woman to be appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India in 2009. So when Attorney General KK Venugopal referred to her in court as the wife of senior counsel Anand ...
