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How Did 'Kailasa', A Fictional Country, Reach UN? All You Need To Know
Nithyananda left India years ago after facing several cases, including rape and sexual assault. He founded 'Kailasa' in 2019.
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UN Committee Slams France Over School Headscarf Ban
France violated an international rights treaty when it banned a woman from wearing a headscarf while she studied at a school, a UN committee has ruled.
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UN Rights Panel Calls To Repeal Hong Kong Security Law Imposed By China
Hong Kong's controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony.
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Jammu And Kashmir Was Never On UN's "Self-Determination" Agenda: India
Jammu and Kashmir has never been on the UN agenda of ''Right of Peoples to Self-determination'' and Pakistan has been making "frantic attempts" to gain credibility for its "territorial greed", India said in a strong response to Islamabad at a General Assembly committee after it raked up the Kashmir issue.
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Ex-Diplomat Elected To UN's Socio-Economic, Cultural Panel
Former senior Indian diplomat Preeti Saran has been elected unopposed to an Asia Pacific seat on the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) of the UN.
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UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
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Japan Needs To Do More For WWII "Comfort Women": United Nations
Japan should do more for victims of wartime sexual slavery, UN rights experts said at a hearing on Friday, insisting Tokyo had yet to provide full redress and reparations.
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Maldives Must Let Ex-President Contest Election, Says UN Rights Group
The Maldives must quash the conviction of former president Mohamed Nasheed and allow him to stand for office, including in a presidential election later this year, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Monday.
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Pakistan Abducts Own Citizens, Muzzles Rights Watchdog: UN
Pakistan must address a catalogue of human rights failings including state-sponsored abductions and a death penalty that amounts to torture, but its national watchdog is muzzled, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Thursday.
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UN Panel To Study Claims Brazil Breached Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Rights
A UN rights committee said Thursday it will study a petition filed by Brazil's embattled former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva claiming the country's courts violated his rights over a huge corruption scandal.
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Saudi Arabia Pushes UN Panel to Condemn Iran Intervention in Syria
Saudi Arabia is pushing the U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee to condemn Iranian and Russian intervention in Syria, a move that prompted complaints on Tuesday from the delegations of Iran and Syria.
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Internet Freedom Falls for Fifth Year in Row: Survey
Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as more governments stepped up electronic surveillance and clamped down on dissidents using blogs or social media, a survey showed today.
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India Abstains from Voting on UN Resolution on American NGO
India has abstained from voting on a UN resolution that granted special consultative status to an American NGO that works to free political prisoners across the world.
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Need to Involve India and China in Middle-East Peace Efforts: Experts
With the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continuing to rage on, experts have indicated to the UN the need to involve India and China to bolster mediation efforts and end the dominance of the US in the Middle East.
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US Congressional Resolution Commemorates International Yoga Day
A Congressional resolution introduced in the US House of Representatives by Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has commemorated the inaugural International Yoga Day.
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How Did 'Kailasa', A Fictional Country, Reach UN? All You Need To Know
Nithyananda left India years ago after facing several cases, including rape and sexual assault. He founded 'Kailasa' in 2019.
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UN Committee Slams France Over School Headscarf Ban
France violated an international rights treaty when it banned a woman from wearing a headscarf while she studied at a school, a UN committee has ruled.
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UN Rights Panel Calls To Repeal Hong Kong Security Law Imposed By China
Hong Kong's controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony.
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Jammu And Kashmir Was Never On UN's "Self-Determination" Agenda: India
Jammu and Kashmir has never been on the UN agenda of ''Right of Peoples to Self-determination'' and Pakistan has been making "frantic attempts" to gain credibility for its "territorial greed", India said in a strong response to Islamabad at a General Assembly committee after it raked up the Kashmir issue.
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Ex-Diplomat Elected To UN's Socio-Economic, Cultural Panel
Former senior Indian diplomat Preeti Saran has been elected unopposed to an Asia Pacific seat on the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) of the UN.
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UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
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Japan Needs To Do More For WWII "Comfort Women": United Nations
Japan should do more for victims of wartime sexual slavery, UN rights experts said at a hearing on Friday, insisting Tokyo had yet to provide full redress and reparations.
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Maldives Must Let Ex-President Contest Election, Says UN Rights Group
The Maldives must quash the conviction of former president Mohamed Nasheed and allow him to stand for office, including in a presidential election later this year, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Monday.
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Pakistan Abducts Own Citizens, Muzzles Rights Watchdog: UN
Pakistan must address a catalogue of human rights failings including state-sponsored abductions and a death penalty that amounts to torture, but its national watchdog is muzzled, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Thursday.
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UN Panel To Study Claims Brazil Breached Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Rights
A UN rights committee said Thursday it will study a petition filed by Brazil's embattled former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva claiming the country's courts violated his rights over a huge corruption scandal.
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Saudi Arabia Pushes UN Panel to Condemn Iran Intervention in Syria
Saudi Arabia is pushing the U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee to condemn Iranian and Russian intervention in Syria, a move that prompted complaints on Tuesday from the delegations of Iran and Syria.
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Internet Freedom Falls for Fifth Year in Row: Survey
Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as more governments stepped up electronic surveillance and clamped down on dissidents using blogs or social media, a survey showed today.
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India Abstains from Voting on UN Resolution on American NGO
India has abstained from voting on a UN resolution that granted special consultative status to an American NGO that works to free political prisoners across the world.
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Need to Involve India and China in Middle-East Peace Efforts: Experts
With the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continuing to rage on, experts have indicated to the UN the need to involve India and China to bolster mediation efforts and end the dominance of the US in the Middle East.
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US Congressional Resolution Commemorates International Yoga Day
A Congressional resolution introduced in the US House of Representatives by Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has commemorated the inaugural International Yoga Day.
