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Pak Advocacy Group Recommends Imran Khan's Name For Nobel Peace Prize
- Monday March 31, 2025
- World News | Press Trust of India
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts for human rights and democracy.
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www.ndtv.com
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South Korea, World's Largest "Baby Exporter", Violated Human Rights To Meet Adoption Demand, Probe Finds
- Thursday March 27, 2025
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
South Korea's government enabled the "mass exportation" of children with private adoption agencies by fabricating birth records and failing to follow consent procedures, a long-awaited investigation has found.
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www.ndtv.com
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How Taliban's New Surveillance Network Is Monitoring Millions Closely
- Thursday February 27, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
Women fear such surveillance systems will monitor women's hijabs. Human rights advocates, protesters often live in secrecy and this might exacerbate their situation.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Turbans Thrown In Dustbin": Sikh Deportee Narrates US Detention Camp Horror
- Tuesday February 18, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
Singh was part of the second batch of 116 Indian immigrants deported back to India in a military aircraft. He describes the detention center as a place where basic human rights were disregarded.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Protect Rights Of All Faiths": America's Tough Talk To Bangladesh Amid Attacks On Hindus
- Wednesday December 25, 2024
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
Amid growing violence against minority Hindus in Bangladesh, the United Nations has asked Dhaka to ensure the protection of the human rights of all Bangladeshi citizens, irrespective of religion.
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www.ndtv.com
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Loud Explosions Heard In Damascus As Israel Carries Air Strikes In Syria
- Tuesday December 10, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israel has carried out "about 250 air strikes on Syrian territory" over the last 48 hours to destroy the former regime's military capabilities, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Bangladesh Is Sitting On A Powder Keg
- Wednesday December 4, 2024
- Opinion | Bharti Mishra Nath
According to a report by the Bangladesh branch of the Berlin-based human rights group Transparency International, minorities have been targeted in more than 2,000 incidents of violence since Hasina was forced to flee the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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What Centre Told Parliament About Attacks On Hindus, Temples In Bangladesh
- Thursday November 28, 2024
- World News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty
As incidents of violence and vandalism against the minority Hindu community see a sharp upturn in Bangladesh, questions were asked in the Parliament of India out of concern for human rights violations.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities
- Thursday November 14, 2024
- World News | Written by Sanstuti Nath
The Iranian state is planning to open a treatment clinic for women who flout the mandatory hijab laws that require them to cover their heads in public.
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www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
- Friday August 30, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Mark 3 Years In Power Since Afghanistan Takeover With Military Show
- Wednesday August 14, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces.
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www.ndtv.com
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World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
- Monday June 17, 2024
- World News | Reuters
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fall Of Shah, Rise Of Raisi: How Ebrahim Raisi Consolidated Power In Iran
- Monday May 20, 2024
- World News | Written by Samiran Mishra
Revered by the hardline factions within Iran's regime and reviled by human rights organisations, Ebrahim Raisi's journey from a low-ranking cleric's son to the zenith of Iranian power to an abrupt death in an air crash is steeped in controversy.
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www.ndtv.com
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China Arbitrarily Detained Over 1 Million Uyghurs From 2017 To 2023: US Report
- Tuesday April 23, 2024
- World News | Asian News International
A recent report by the United States has shed light on a series of human rights violations in China, including arbitrary arrests, restrictions on freedom of expression, and systemic abuses against ethnic minority groups.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pak Advocacy Group Recommends Imran Khan's Name For Nobel Peace Prize
- Monday March 31, 2025
- World News | Press Trust of India
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts for human rights and democracy.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
South Korea, World's Largest "Baby Exporter", Violated Human Rights To Meet Adoption Demand, Probe Finds
- Thursday March 27, 2025
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
South Korea's government enabled the "mass exportation" of children with private adoption agencies by fabricating birth records and failing to follow consent procedures, a long-awaited investigation has found.
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www.ndtv.com
-
How Taliban's New Surveillance Network Is Monitoring Millions Closely
- Thursday February 27, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
Women fear such surveillance systems will monitor women's hijabs. Human rights advocates, protesters often live in secrecy and this might exacerbate their situation.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Turbans Thrown In Dustbin": Sikh Deportee Narrates US Detention Camp Horror
- Tuesday February 18, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
Singh was part of the second batch of 116 Indian immigrants deported back to India in a military aircraft. He describes the detention center as a place where basic human rights were disregarded.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Protect Rights Of All Faiths": America's Tough Talk To Bangladesh Amid Attacks On Hindus
- Wednesday December 25, 2024
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
Amid growing violence against minority Hindus in Bangladesh, the United Nations has asked Dhaka to ensure the protection of the human rights of all Bangladeshi citizens, irrespective of religion.
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www.ndtv.com
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Loud Explosions Heard In Damascus As Israel Carries Air Strikes In Syria
- Tuesday December 10, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israel has carried out "about 250 air strikes on Syrian territory" over the last 48 hours to destroy the former regime's military capabilities, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Bangladesh Is Sitting On A Powder Keg
- Wednesday December 4, 2024
- Opinion | Bharti Mishra Nath
According to a report by the Bangladesh branch of the Berlin-based human rights group Transparency International, minorities have been targeted in more than 2,000 incidents of violence since Hasina was forced to flee the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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What Centre Told Parliament About Attacks On Hindus, Temples In Bangladesh
- Thursday November 28, 2024
- World News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty
As incidents of violence and vandalism against the minority Hindu community see a sharp upturn in Bangladesh, questions were asked in the Parliament of India out of concern for human rights violations.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities
- Thursday November 14, 2024
- World News | Written by Sanstuti Nath
The Iranian state is planning to open a treatment clinic for women who flout the mandatory hijab laws that require them to cover their heads in public.
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www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
- Friday August 30, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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www.ndtv.com
-
Taliban Mark 3 Years In Power Since Afghanistan Takeover With Military Show
- Wednesday August 14, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces.
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www.ndtv.com
-
World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
- Monday June 17, 2024
- World News | Reuters
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fall Of Shah, Rise Of Raisi: How Ebrahim Raisi Consolidated Power In Iran
- Monday May 20, 2024
- World News | Written by Samiran Mishra
Revered by the hardline factions within Iran's regime and reviled by human rights organisations, Ebrahim Raisi's journey from a low-ranking cleric's son to the zenith of Iranian power to an abrupt death in an air crash is steeped in controversy.
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www.ndtv.com
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China Arbitrarily Detained Over 1 Million Uyghurs From 2017 To 2023: US Report
- Tuesday April 23, 2024
- World News | Asian News International
A recent report by the United States has shed light on a series of human rights violations in China, including arbitrary arrests, restrictions on freedom of expression, and systemic abuses against ethnic minority groups.
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www.ndtv.com