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Russian "Spy Whale" Death: New Claim By Cops On How Hvaldimir Died
A beluga whale "Hvaldimir", found dead in Norway in August, was not shot to death as claimed by animal rights groups but died of bacterial infection, said Norwegian Police.
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Switzerland Violated Human Rights: Europe Court's Climate Change Ruling
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves.
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Trishala Dutt Opens Up About Getting Therapy And Quitting Her Job On Boyfriend's Death Anniversary
"I'm not ashamed to admit it's because of an amazing therapist, support groups, and 3 beautiful friends. Everyone processes loss differently, and there's no right way to do it," Trishala wrote in her post
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Court Clears Passive Euthanasia, Says Death Can Be Celebration: 10 Facts
People have the right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark verdict that permits the removal of life support systems for the terminally ill or those who slip into incurable coma. The top court also allowed the "living will", which lets people decide against artificial life support. "When the sanctity of life is destroyed, ...
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Jallikattu: PETA Seeks Tamil Nadu Minister's Support To Repeal An Act
Animal rights advocacy group, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written to a Tamil Nadu Minister, whose bull died during a jallikattu event, seeking his support to repeal an act passed to ensure conduct of the bull taming event in the state.
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Indian Migrant Worker Dies After Leaving Qatar World Cup Venue
An Indian man working on a Qatar World Cup stadium where rights groups say labour abuses have occurred, died of a heart attack this month in an incident the tournament's organisers said on Thursday was not due to his working conditions.
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Qatar Investigates Death at World Cup Site as Labour Rights Under Scrutiny
FIFA had urged Qatar to hasten improvements for builders on 2022 World Cup sites and said it would monitor working conditions
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Nigerian Military Says to Investigate Amnesty Killing Allegations
Nigeria's military said today it was investigating allegations by Amnesty International that more than 8,000 people had died in detention during a crackdown on Islamist militant group Boko Haram, weeks after dismissing the report.
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Tibetan Burns Himself to Death in China: Reports
A Tibetan has died after setting himself on fire to protest at China's rule of the Himalayan region in the first self-immolation for three months, a rights group and overseas media said today.
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Tibet Group Says Three More Dead After Police Shooting
An overseas rights group says three more Tibetan protesters shot and detained by Chinese authorities have died in jail after being denied medical treatment for their injuries, which would bring the death toll in recent violence to five.
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Rights group wants Tamil students charged or freed
A human rights group on Thursday urged Sri Lanka to formally charge or release four university students detained on allegations of terrorism for honoring Tamil Tiger rebels who died during the country's bloody civil war.
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Fifth Tibetan dies after setting self on fire in China
A 23-year-old man has become the fifth Tibetan in a week to set self on fire and die in a county in far western China to protest against Chinese rule, a rights group said on Saturday.
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Tibetean man kills himself in latest protest
A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire to protest Chinese rule over the Himalayan region, a rights group said. This is the latest in a line of dozens of Tibetans to use self-immolation as a form of dissent.
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Russian "Spy Whale" Death: New Claim By Cops On How Hvaldimir Died
A beluga whale "Hvaldimir", found dead in Norway in August, was not shot to death as claimed by animal rights groups but died of bacterial infection, said Norwegian Police.
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Switzerland Violated Human Rights: Europe Court's Climate Change Ruling
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves.
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Trishala Dutt Opens Up About Getting Therapy And Quitting Her Job On Boyfriend's Death Anniversary
"I'm not ashamed to admit it's because of an amazing therapist, support groups, and 3 beautiful friends. Everyone processes loss differently, and there's no right way to do it," Trishala wrote in her post
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Court Clears Passive Euthanasia, Says Death Can Be Celebration: 10 Facts
People have the right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark verdict that permits the removal of life support systems for the terminally ill or those who slip into incurable coma. The top court also allowed the "living will", which lets people decide against artificial life support. "When the sanctity of life is destroyed, ...
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Jallikattu: PETA Seeks Tamil Nadu Minister's Support To Repeal An Act
Animal rights advocacy group, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written to a Tamil Nadu Minister, whose bull died during a jallikattu event, seeking his support to repeal an act passed to ensure conduct of the bull taming event in the state.
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Indian Migrant Worker Dies After Leaving Qatar World Cup Venue
An Indian man working on a Qatar World Cup stadium where rights groups say labour abuses have occurred, died of a heart attack this month in an incident the tournament's organisers said on Thursday was not due to his working conditions.
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Qatar Investigates Death at World Cup Site as Labour Rights Under Scrutiny
FIFA had urged Qatar to hasten improvements for builders on 2022 World Cup sites and said it would monitor working conditions
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Nigerian Military Says to Investigate Amnesty Killing Allegations
Nigeria's military said today it was investigating allegations by Amnesty International that more than 8,000 people had died in detention during a crackdown on Islamist militant group Boko Haram, weeks after dismissing the report.
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Tibetan Burns Himself to Death in China: Reports
A Tibetan has died after setting himself on fire to protest at China's rule of the Himalayan region in the first self-immolation for three months, a rights group and overseas media said today.
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Tibet Group Says Three More Dead After Police Shooting
An overseas rights group says three more Tibetan protesters shot and detained by Chinese authorities have died in jail after being denied medical treatment for their injuries, which would bring the death toll in recent violence to five.
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Rights group wants Tamil students charged or freed
A human rights group on Thursday urged Sri Lanka to formally charge or release four university students detained on allegations of terrorism for honoring Tamil Tiger rebels who died during the country's bloody civil war.
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Fifth Tibetan dies after setting self on fire in China
A 23-year-old man has become the fifth Tibetan in a week to set self on fire and die in a county in far western China to protest against Chinese rule, a rights group said on Saturday.
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Tibetean man kills himself in latest protest
A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire to protest Chinese rule over the Himalayan region, a rights group said. This is the latest in a line of dozens of Tibetans to use self-immolation as a form of dissent.
