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Army Committed War Crimes, Not Genocide Against Rohingya: Myanmar Probe
A Myanmar-appointed panel concluded Monday that some soldiers likely committed war crimes against its Rohingya Muslim community but the military was not guilty of genocide, findings swiftly condemned by rights groups.
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Aadhaar Can Be India's Wall Against Illegal Immigrants, Says Top Official
Aadhaar can act as a digital wall capable of preventing the re-entry of illegal immigrants into the system once their enrolment has been cancelled, a top official of the Unique Identification Authority of India has told NDTV.
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TV Channel Pulled Up For Calling Delhi Residents "Rohingya, Bangladeshis"
A TV channel has been served a notice by the Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) for airing a report which allegedly referred to some locals of North Delhi's Bawana area as "Rohingya" and "Bangladeshis", the panel's head has said.
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Sushma Swaraj To Visit Bangladesh In October
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Bangladesh towards the end of this month to attend a joint consultative commission meeting in Dhaka.
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Taking Up Rohingya Issue On Humanitarian Ground: Human Rights Body Chief
The National Human Rights Commission or NHRC today said it has taken up the issue of the Rohingyas on humanitarian grounds but refused to comment on the government's assertion that the "illegal immigrants" would be deported.
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Bengal Child Protection Body Moves Supreme Court Over Rohingya Deportation
The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) which has strongly opposed the Central government's stand on the deportation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, on Wednesday said it has moved the Supreme Court over the issue.
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Rohingya Crisis: States Can't Send Back Refugees Facing Danger, Says UN Body
As India plans to deport Rohingya Muslim immigrants, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) today said the principle of non-refoulement -- or not sending back refugees to a place where they face danger -- is binding on all states.
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Refugee Cards For 24 Rohingya Children In Bengal Cancelled At Last Minute
At a time Rohingyas are fleeing Myanmar because of what many are calling a genocide by the army in that country, the Indian government has issued an advisory to deport Rohingyas sheltering here. But the West Bengal government has decided to give refugee cards issued by the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) to 24 Rohingya children shelt...
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Buddhists In Myanmar Protest Kofi Annan's Role On Rohingya Commission
About 1,000 Buddhists in a Myanmar state wracked by religious and ethnic strife protested Tuesday's arrival of former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, saying the Ghanaian is meddling in the country's affairs by leading a government-appointed commission to find solutions to the conflict.
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Army Committed War Crimes, Not Genocide Against Rohingya: Myanmar Probe
A Myanmar-appointed panel concluded Monday that some soldiers likely committed war crimes against its Rohingya Muslim community but the military was not guilty of genocide, findings swiftly condemned by rights groups.
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Aadhaar Can Be India's Wall Against Illegal Immigrants, Says Top Official
Aadhaar can act as a digital wall capable of preventing the re-entry of illegal immigrants into the system once their enrolment has been cancelled, a top official of the Unique Identification Authority of India has told NDTV.
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TV Channel Pulled Up For Calling Delhi Residents "Rohingya, Bangladeshis"
A TV channel has been served a notice by the Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) for airing a report which allegedly referred to some locals of North Delhi's Bawana area as "Rohingya" and "Bangladeshis", the panel's head has said.
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Sushma Swaraj To Visit Bangladesh In October
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Bangladesh towards the end of this month to attend a joint consultative commission meeting in Dhaka.
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Taking Up Rohingya Issue On Humanitarian Ground: Human Rights Body Chief
The National Human Rights Commission or NHRC today said it has taken up the issue of the Rohingyas on humanitarian grounds but refused to comment on the government's assertion that the "illegal immigrants" would be deported.
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Bengal Child Protection Body Moves Supreme Court Over Rohingya Deportation
The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) which has strongly opposed the Central government's stand on the deportation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, on Wednesday said it has moved the Supreme Court over the issue.
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Rohingya Crisis: States Can't Send Back Refugees Facing Danger, Says UN Body
As India plans to deport Rohingya Muslim immigrants, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) today said the principle of non-refoulement -- or not sending back refugees to a place where they face danger -- is binding on all states.
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Refugee Cards For 24 Rohingya Children In Bengal Cancelled At Last Minute
At a time Rohingyas are fleeing Myanmar because of what many are calling a genocide by the army in that country, the Indian government has issued an advisory to deport Rohingyas sheltering here. But the West Bengal government has decided to give refugee cards issued by the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) to 24 Rohingya children shelt...
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Buddhists In Myanmar Protest Kofi Annan's Role On Rohingya Commission
About 1,000 Buddhists in a Myanmar state wracked by religious and ethnic strife protested Tuesday's arrival of former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, saying the Ghanaian is meddling in the country's affairs by leading a government-appointed commission to find solutions to the conflict.
