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South Korea, World's Largest "Baby Exporter", Violated Human Rights To Meet Adoption Demand, Probe Finds
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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NHRC Faults Probe of Foxconn Hiring, Orders New Inquiry
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has admonished labor officials for failure to adequately investigate evidence of employment discrimination at Foxconn. An undated NHRC case status document shows Tamil Nadu labor officials told the commission on July 5 that 6.7 percent of the 33,360 women working at the Foxconn plant were married, without...
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"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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US House Urges India To Probe Activist Stan Swamy's Death In Custody
Three American lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into the arrest, incarceration and death of Father Stan, a human rights activist who died in custody.
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"Help Me Hug My Daughter Again": Gaza Hostage's Mother To UN Investigators
Her voice shaking with emotion, Meirav Leshem Gonen described to the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday the agony of listening over the phone as Hamas operatives seized her daughter on October 7.
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CBI Not Fully Exempt Under Right To Information Act: Delhi High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, is not completely exempt from the purview of the RTI Act and the transparency law permits it to provide information on corruption and human rights violations, the Delhi High Court held.
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"Wounds Require Healing": Justice SK Kaul's Separate Order On Article 370
In a separate ruling during the hearing of the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul called for an impartial investigation into human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir since the 1980s.
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UN Experts Seek Probe Into Alleged War Crimes In Israel, Palestinian Areas
UN rights experts called Monday for independent investigations into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out in Israel and the Palestinian territories since October 7.
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UN Rights Chief Urges International Probe Into Israel-Hamas War Violations
The UN human rights chief on Thursday decried allegations of serious rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war and suggested an international investigation was needed.
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UN Human Rights Body To Probe Strike On Ukraine That Killed 52
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) deployed a field team on Friday to investigate an air strike on the Ukrainian village of Hroza that left at least 52 people dead.
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Pak Probe Agency Using Israel's Intrusive Cyber Tech Since 2012: Report
Israeli cyber tech firm, Cellebrite, has sold Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and various police units products that are highly intrusive and can lead to gross human rights violations despite the two countries not having diplomatic ties
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Russian Journalist In Hospital After Being Attacked In Chechnya: Report
An award-winning Russian investigative journalist is in hospital after being badly beaten by armed assailants during a trip to Chechnya, the Memorial human rights group said on Tuesday.
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India Abstains From UN Vote On Resolution Extending Probe Into Ukraine War
India has abstained from voting on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution for an extension of the mandate of the investigation into alleged war crimes by a year.
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Probe Agency Arrests Kashmir Activist's Aide In NGO Terror Funding Case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a close associate of a human rights activist in connection with its ongoing investigation into an NGO terror funding case here, an official said today.
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Russian Proxy Courts Jail Three Ukrainian Soldiers
Kremlin-installed courts in Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine have sentenced three Ukrainian servicemen, including a human rights activist, to lengthy prison terms for allegedly mistreating civilians, Russian investigators said Friday.
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South Korea, World's Largest "Baby Exporter", Violated Human Rights To Meet Adoption Demand, Probe Finds
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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NHRC Faults Probe of Foxconn Hiring, Orders New Inquiry
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has admonished labor officials for failure to adequately investigate evidence of employment discrimination at Foxconn. An undated NHRC case status document shows Tamil Nadu labor officials told the commission on July 5 that 6.7 percent of the 33,360 women working at the Foxconn plant were married, without...
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"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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US House Urges India To Probe Activist Stan Swamy's Death In Custody
Three American lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into the arrest, incarceration and death of Father Stan, a human rights activist who died in custody.
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"Help Me Hug My Daughter Again": Gaza Hostage's Mother To UN Investigators
Her voice shaking with emotion, Meirav Leshem Gonen described to the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday the agony of listening over the phone as Hamas operatives seized her daughter on October 7.
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CBI Not Fully Exempt Under Right To Information Act: Delhi High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, is not completely exempt from the purview of the RTI Act and the transparency law permits it to provide information on corruption and human rights violations, the Delhi High Court held.
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"Wounds Require Healing": Justice SK Kaul's Separate Order On Article 370
In a separate ruling during the hearing of the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul called for an impartial investigation into human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir since the 1980s.
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UN Experts Seek Probe Into Alleged War Crimes In Israel, Palestinian Areas
UN rights experts called Monday for independent investigations into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out in Israel and the Palestinian territories since October 7.
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UN Rights Chief Urges International Probe Into Israel-Hamas War Violations
The UN human rights chief on Thursday decried allegations of serious rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war and suggested an international investigation was needed.
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UN Human Rights Body To Probe Strike On Ukraine That Killed 52
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) deployed a field team on Friday to investigate an air strike on the Ukrainian village of Hroza that left at least 52 people dead.
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Pak Probe Agency Using Israel's Intrusive Cyber Tech Since 2012: Report
Israeli cyber tech firm, Cellebrite, has sold Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and various police units products that are highly intrusive and can lead to gross human rights violations despite the two countries not having diplomatic ties
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Russian Journalist In Hospital After Being Attacked In Chechnya: Report
An award-winning Russian investigative journalist is in hospital after being badly beaten by armed assailants during a trip to Chechnya, the Memorial human rights group said on Tuesday.
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India Abstains From UN Vote On Resolution Extending Probe Into Ukraine War
India has abstained from voting on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution for an extension of the mandate of the investigation into alleged war crimes by a year.
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Probe Agency Arrests Kashmir Activist's Aide In NGO Terror Funding Case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a close associate of a human rights activist in connection with its ongoing investigation into an NGO terror funding case here, an official said today.
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Russian Proxy Courts Jail Three Ukrainian Soldiers
Kremlin-installed courts in Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine have sentenced three Ukrainian servicemen, including a human rights activist, to lengthy prison terms for allegedly mistreating civilians, Russian investigators said Friday.
