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Indo-Pak border: The guns must fall silent

India and Pakistan, says Praful Bidwai, have to get out of the deeply ingrained habit of regarding their Hot-Cold War as something normal and inevitable, and move towards demilitarising their......

Saurabh Kalia: SC notice to Centre on father's plea

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Centre on Kargil hero Saurabh Kalia's father's plea to take up his son's torture case at International Court of Justice. Dr N K Kalia, father of......

Rights activists slam amendments to UAPA

The Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Association has expressed strong reservations about the proposed amendments to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. According to a press statement released by the......

India shied away from UN recommendations: Rights group

A US based rights body and an Indian American Muslim advocacy group have expressed disappointment over India's decision of not accepting all the UN body recommendations on human rights, in......

Cong questions US court's right to hear Sikh riots case

The Congress party, which has been named in a case in New York for its alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has challenged the jurisdiction of an American court to hear the matter filed......

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Q. 2)Waht is crime against humanity & law? is it dealt under the international criminal court? how is UN Security Council responsible?
:  A. C R I M E S A G A I N S T H U M A N I T Y A crime against humanity is a term in international law that refers to acts of...... more

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Q. What is Human Rights?
Abhilash Saxena:  A. Human rights are freedoms established by custom or international agreement that impose standards of conduct on all nations. Human rights are...... more

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Ready to avoid the beaten path? Spare the rod and groom the child

When a child, whether at home or school, gets a smack or spank, he repeats it years later to another child, maybe in a greater degree and the... ...

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Countries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals - UN officials

Marking the International Day Against Homophobia, United Nations officials today issued a call on Governments worldwide to protect the rights of... ...

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UN appraise Global Action Plan to combat human trafficking

New York, May 14 : Top United Nations officials are Monday urging the UN General Assembly to fully implement key anti-human trafficking treaties... ...

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South Asia Intelligence Review, Volume 11, No. 45

Data and assessments from SAIR can be freely published in any form with credit to the South Asia Intelligence Review of the Print Misplaced... ...

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APDP welcomes UN Rapporteur report on HR violations

SRINAGAR, May 10: Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) has welcomed the report of United Nations Special Rapporteur Christoffer... ...

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