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Iran Sentences Woman Labour Activist To Death For Links To Banned Kurdish Group
Iranian authorities Thursday sentenced to death a woman labour activist on charges of links to an outlawed Kurdish organisation, rights groups said.
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Auto Industry’s Transition to EVs Needs Safeguard for Workers, Environment: Panel
Auto industry companies need to take into account their communities and workers through greater environmental protections and higher pay in the transition to electric vehicles, a panel of investors, labour officials, and human rights activists said.
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Fight Not Yet Over, Says Sister On Nodeep Kaur's Bail
The bail granted to labour rights campaigner Nodeep Kaur is far from a victory, her elder sister Rajvir Kaur said on Friday, noting that the fight is still on as the list of activists lodged in jails is "very long".
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"Will Go To Singhu, Sit With Farmers": Activist Nodeep Kaur Out Of Jail
Nodeep Kaur, the 23-year-old labour rights activist who was released on bail on Friday following global outrage, told NDTV that she will visit the Singhu border near Delhi where farmers have been protesting against the centre's agricultural laws for three months and join the demonstration.
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Nodeep Kaur, Activist Arrested For Delhi Border Protest, Gets Bail
Dalit labour activist Nodeep Kaur, who arrested on January 12 from a labourers' protest at Kundli border point, was today granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in an attempt to murder case. She has been lodged in a Karnal jail in Haryana. Ms Kaur had accused the police of sexual assault under custody, but the allegation was denied by au...
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Activist Nodeep Kaur And Controversy Over Her Arrest - 10-Point Guide
The farmer protest, the resultant law and order issues, and a string of arrests in the aftermath of the January 26 violence in the national capital has brought international attention on India. The focus has particularly been on the alleged police high-handedness against and arm-twisting of dissenters in India in the past few weeks. The arrest of y...
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Activist Nodeep Kaur Beaten Up At Police Station, Bail Plea Alleges
Labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur in her bail plea before the Punjab and Haryana High Court has claimed that she was severely beaten up at a police station after her arrest by the Sonipat police last month.
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High Court To Hear Bail Plea Of Activist Nodeep Kaur On Wednesday
The Punjab and Haryana High Court will on Wednesday hear a bail plea of labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur, arrested on charges of extortion and attempt to murder.
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Activist Nodeep Kaur Gets Bail In Two Cases, Files Petition For Third
Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old Dalit labourer and trade union activist from Punjab who has been behind bars in Haryana since last month, got bail today in a case filed against her. The activist had got bail in another case last week.
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For Activist Nodeep Kaur's "Illegal Confinement", High Court Notice To Haryana
Taking up complaints about the alleged illegal detention of Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old Dalit labourer and trade union activist, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday issued notice to the Haryana government.
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Punjab Activist Nodeep Kaur Gets Bail In 1 Of 3 Cases, To Stay In Jail
Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old Dalit labourer and trade union activist from Punjab who has been behind bars in Haryana since last month, will stay in jail for now after she was granted bail in one of three cases filed against her but rejected in another.
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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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Apple Commits to Freedom of Information, Expression in New Human Rights Policy
Apple said it was committed to freedom of information and expression in a document it has published on its humans rights policy - a move which follows increased pressure from shareholders.
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Academicians, Activists Urge PM Modi To Safeguard Child Rights During And After COVID-19 Pandemic
The memorandum sent through the Right to Education (RTE) forum recommended immediate and necessary actions to ensure child rights are protected to effectively tackle issues like out of school children, child labour and child trafficking.
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Flipkart Billionaire Binny Bansal's Exit Puts Corporate India on Notice
By buying Flipkart, Walmart made Bansal a billionaire and a national icon. By forcing his resignation, the company turned him into an example of the kind of zero-tolerance corporate policy that's come to be expected in the US.
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Iran Sentences Woman Labour Activist To Death For Links To Banned Kurdish Group
Iranian authorities Thursday sentenced to death a woman labour activist on charges of links to an outlawed Kurdish organisation, rights groups said.
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Auto Industry’s Transition to EVs Needs Safeguard for Workers, Environment: Panel
Auto industry companies need to take into account their communities and workers through greater environmental protections and higher pay in the transition to electric vehicles, a panel of investors, labour officials, and human rights activists said.
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Fight Not Yet Over, Says Sister On Nodeep Kaur's Bail
The bail granted to labour rights campaigner Nodeep Kaur is far from a victory, her elder sister Rajvir Kaur said on Friday, noting that the fight is still on as the list of activists lodged in jails is "very long".
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"Will Go To Singhu, Sit With Farmers": Activist Nodeep Kaur Out Of Jail
Nodeep Kaur, the 23-year-old labour rights activist who was released on bail on Friday following global outrage, told NDTV that she will visit the Singhu border near Delhi where farmers have been protesting against the centre's agricultural laws for three months and join the demonstration.
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Nodeep Kaur, Activist Arrested For Delhi Border Protest, Gets Bail
Dalit labour activist Nodeep Kaur, who arrested on January 12 from a labourers' protest at Kundli border point, was today granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in an attempt to murder case. She has been lodged in a Karnal jail in Haryana. Ms Kaur had accused the police of sexual assault under custody, but the allegation was denied by au...
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Activist Nodeep Kaur And Controversy Over Her Arrest - 10-Point Guide
The farmer protest, the resultant law and order issues, and a string of arrests in the aftermath of the January 26 violence in the national capital has brought international attention on India. The focus has particularly been on the alleged police high-handedness against and arm-twisting of dissenters in India in the past few weeks. The arrest of y...
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Activist Nodeep Kaur Beaten Up At Police Station, Bail Plea Alleges
Labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur in her bail plea before the Punjab and Haryana High Court has claimed that she was severely beaten up at a police station after her arrest by the Sonipat police last month.
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High Court To Hear Bail Plea Of Activist Nodeep Kaur On Wednesday
The Punjab and Haryana High Court will on Wednesday hear a bail plea of labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur, arrested on charges of extortion and attempt to murder.
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Activist Nodeep Kaur Gets Bail In Two Cases, Files Petition For Third
Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old Dalit labourer and trade union activist from Punjab who has been behind bars in Haryana since last month, got bail today in a case filed against her. The activist had got bail in another case last week.
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For Activist Nodeep Kaur's "Illegal Confinement", High Court Notice To Haryana
Taking up complaints about the alleged illegal detention of Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old Dalit labourer and trade union activist, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday issued notice to the Haryana government.
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Punjab Activist Nodeep Kaur Gets Bail In 1 Of 3 Cases, To Stay In Jail
Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old Dalit labourer and trade union activist from Punjab who has been behind bars in Haryana since last month, will stay in jail for now after she was granted bail in one of three cases filed against her but rejected in another.
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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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Apple Commits to Freedom of Information, Expression in New Human Rights Policy
Apple said it was committed to freedom of information and expression in a document it has published on its humans rights policy - a move which follows increased pressure from shareholders.
-
Academicians, Activists Urge PM Modi To Safeguard Child Rights During And After COVID-19 Pandemic
The memorandum sent through the Right to Education (RTE) forum recommended immediate and necessary actions to ensure child rights are protected to effectively tackle issues like out of school children, child labour and child trafficking.
-
Flipkart Billionaire Binny Bansal's Exit Puts Corporate India on Notice
By buying Flipkart, Walmart made Bansal a billionaire and a national icon. By forcing his resignation, the company turned him into an example of the kind of zero-tolerance corporate policy that's come to be expected in the US.
