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Girl, 11, Sent To Work In Delhi 'Beaten Up', Case Filed Against Noida Couple
A couple has been booked for allegedly beating up an 11-year-old girl they employed as a house helper for Rs 5,000, police said on Wednesday.
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6-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted By Labourer On Noida School Premises: Cops
A six-year-old girl has been allegedly sexually assaulted by a labourer at a private school here in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.
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Public Executions, Forced Labour Camps: Kim Jong Un's Worst Brutalities
Kim Jong Un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, has long been a figure of international controversy, fear and condemnation. His regime, marked by severe human rights abuses and ruthless governance, has committed some of the most horrific atrocities.
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Thane Man Gets 10 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Boy
A special POCSO court in Thane sentenced a labourer to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for having unnatural sex with a minor boy.
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Kolkata Dura Puja Committees Focus On Social Issues To Spread Awareness
From the daily struggles of autorickshaw drivers to trafficking and abuse of women to blatant use of child labour in hotels, Durga puja committees in Kolkata have highlighted different social issues to generate awareness among people.
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Pilot's Husband Sent To Judicial Custody For Torturing 10-Year-Old Help
A Delhi court sent to judicial custody till August 2 the husband of a 33-year-old pilot arrested for allegedly assaulting their minor domestic help in southwest Delhi's Dwarka.
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Indian Man, 70, Convicted In US For Sexually Abusing Employee
A 70-year-old Indian national in the United States has been convicted for a slew of charges, including coercing one of his female workers to force labour and sexual acts, according to a statement issued by the justice department.
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Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard Accused of Firing Employees for Using Strong Language
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been accused by a union of illegally firing two video game testers for using "strong language" in a protest of a new company policy that limits remote work. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) said it filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to have the work...
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"Crimes Against Humanity": UN On Minorities Doing Forced Labour In China
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"
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US Bars Rubber Gloves From Malaysian Firm Over Alleged "Labour Abuses"
The United States has barred imports from a Malaysian latex glovemaker over alleged labour abuses, the latest firm from the country to face such a ban.
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After Farmers, International Attention On Activist In Jail For 20 Days
A 23-year-old Dalit labourer and trade union activist from Punjab has been behind bars for a month without bail. Nodeep Kaur was arrested on January 12 when she had joined a protest by labourers at Haryana's Kundli. The young woman has been in police custody for nearly a month without bail and has allegedly suffered sexual abuse while in custody.
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UK To Bring New Rules To Stop Imports From China's Xinjiang
Britain will tighten the law on importing goods linked to alleged human rights abuses in China as ministers take a tougher stance on Beijing, The Telegraph reported on Monday.
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China Denies US Accusations Of Uighur Forced Labour
China on Friday dismissed US claims of forced labour involving ethnic Uighurs as "hypocrisy" after Washington warned companies to avoid supply chains linked to human rights abuses in western Xinjiang region.
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Won't Be Silenced: Priti Patel As UK Opposition MPs Accuse Her Of "Gaslighting" Racism
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel, who had recently shared her experience about facing racial abuse while growing up in Britan, has said that she will not be "silenced" by the Labour Party MPs. The opposition has accused Ms Patel of using her Indian heritage to "gaslight" the "very real racism" faced by communities in Britain.
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Indian Couple Convicted Of Labour Trafficking In Singapore
In the first conviction of a labour trafficking case in Singapore, an Indian couple was convicted of abusing their power to exploit employees by various means including verbal abuse, financial penalties and controlling their movements, a media report said on Saturday.
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Girl, 11, Sent To Work In Delhi 'Beaten Up', Case Filed Against Noida Couple
A couple has been booked for allegedly beating up an 11-year-old girl they employed as a house helper for Rs 5,000, police said on Wednesday.
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6-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted By Labourer On Noida School Premises: Cops
A six-year-old girl has been allegedly sexually assaulted by a labourer at a private school here in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.
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Public Executions, Forced Labour Camps: Kim Jong Un's Worst Brutalities
Kim Jong Un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, has long been a figure of international controversy, fear and condemnation. His regime, marked by severe human rights abuses and ruthless governance, has committed some of the most horrific atrocities.
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Thane Man Gets 10 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Boy
A special POCSO court in Thane sentenced a labourer to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for having unnatural sex with a minor boy.
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Kolkata Dura Puja Committees Focus On Social Issues To Spread Awareness
From the daily struggles of autorickshaw drivers to trafficking and abuse of women to blatant use of child labour in hotels, Durga puja committees in Kolkata have highlighted different social issues to generate awareness among people.
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Pilot's Husband Sent To Judicial Custody For Torturing 10-Year-Old Help
A Delhi court sent to judicial custody till August 2 the husband of a 33-year-old pilot arrested for allegedly assaulting their minor domestic help in southwest Delhi's Dwarka.
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Indian Man, 70, Convicted In US For Sexually Abusing Employee
A 70-year-old Indian national in the United States has been convicted for a slew of charges, including coercing one of his female workers to force labour and sexual acts, according to a statement issued by the justice department.
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Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard Accused of Firing Employees for Using Strong Language
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been accused by a union of illegally firing two video game testers for using "strong language" in a protest of a new company policy that limits remote work. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) said it filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to have the work...
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"Crimes Against Humanity": UN On Minorities Doing Forced Labour In China
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"
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US Bars Rubber Gloves From Malaysian Firm Over Alleged "Labour Abuses"
The United States has barred imports from a Malaysian latex glovemaker over alleged labour abuses, the latest firm from the country to face such a ban.
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After Farmers, International Attention On Activist In Jail For 20 Days
A 23-year-old Dalit labourer and trade union activist from Punjab has been behind bars for a month without bail. Nodeep Kaur was arrested on January 12 when she had joined a protest by labourers at Haryana's Kundli. The young woman has been in police custody for nearly a month without bail and has allegedly suffered sexual abuse while in custody.
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UK To Bring New Rules To Stop Imports From China's Xinjiang
Britain will tighten the law on importing goods linked to alleged human rights abuses in China as ministers take a tougher stance on Beijing, The Telegraph reported on Monday.
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China Denies US Accusations Of Uighur Forced Labour
China on Friday dismissed US claims of forced labour involving ethnic Uighurs as "hypocrisy" after Washington warned companies to avoid supply chains linked to human rights abuses in western Xinjiang region.
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Won't Be Silenced: Priti Patel As UK Opposition MPs Accuse Her Of "Gaslighting" Racism
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel, who had recently shared her experience about facing racial abuse while growing up in Britan, has said that she will not be "silenced" by the Labour Party MPs. The opposition has accused Ms Patel of using her Indian heritage to "gaslight" the "very real racism" faced by communities in Britain.
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Indian Couple Convicted Of Labour Trafficking In Singapore
In the first conviction of a labour trafficking case in Singapore, an Indian couple was convicted of abusing their power to exploit employees by various means including verbal abuse, financial penalties and controlling their movements, a media report said on Saturday.
