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Collection of rights group news, found 74 news.

End human rights violations in Kashmir: FORUM-ASIA

The abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and limiting of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir into ...

Three witnesses questioned over Puncak shooting

Police have questioned three witnesses in the November 20, 2020 shooting in Puncak district, Papua province, which left ...

Papua's human rights group condemns armed attack on students

The Advocate for Papua Policy and Human Rights (PAK HAM) has condemned a fatal shooting incident in Ilaga Subdistrict, ...

Indonesia pushes for Interpol red alert against Koman

The Indonesian National Police will contact Interpol to issue a red notice to a human rights lawyer-cum-West Papua ...

2018 deadliest year for Jammu and Kashmir in decade

The year 2018 was the deadliest in the last decade in Jammu and Kashmir, as 586 people were killed in the region, ...

PLO condemns tour of US and Israeli officials in occupied Jerusalem

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) condemned on Sunday a tour by senior US officials of the occupied Old City ...

85,000 children may have died from famine in Yemen

As many as 85,000 children under the age of 5 in Yemen have starved to death since the war began, Save the Children, a ...

Thailand detains Cambodian opposition leader, rights group says

Thai immigration police have detained the leader of a Cambodian opposition group based in Denmark, Human Rights Watch ...

Indonesia highlights right to freedom of religion at the UN

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, as one of the panelists at the Trygve Lie Annual Symposium held by ...

Chinese Nobel rights activist Liu Xiaobo released on medical parole

Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winning rights activist Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on medical parole and is ...

Facebook CEO warns against reversal of global thinking

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision on Thursday of his company serving as a bulwark against ...

Criminal charges possible in killing of Cincinnati gorilla

The parents of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure in Cincinnati, prompting the killing of the ...

Strong evidence of Israel war crimes on Black Friday: Amnesty

An analysis of an Israeli assault in the Gaza Strip following the capture of one of its soldiers during last years war ...

Nepal moves to protect children from traffickers after quake

Nepal banned children from travelling without parents or approved guardians on Tuesday in an unprecedented move ...

Hong Kong tension rises with police beating of protester

Hong Kong authorities said on Wednesday police involved in the beating of a pro-democracy protester would be removed ...