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Paul: Child, Forced Marriage A Human Rights Violation

Uttarakhand Governor Dr KK Paul has said child, early and forced marriage threatened the lives and future of girls and women around the world. It is a violation of their hu...

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Human Rights

'Deprivation Of Water Is Violation Of Human Rights'

Will deprivation of water, both for drinking and irrigations, amount to violation of human rights? This question has been raised by the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commis...

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Human Rights

Putting Their Lives On The Line For Information

More than a month has passed since J Parasmal, a 58-year-old Right to Information (RTI) activist who used the tool to unearth building violations in Sowcarpet, was hacked t...

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Environment

Volkswagen To Pay $14.7bn Settlement And Buy Back Cars From Consumers

Volkswagen has agreed to pay $14.7bn to settle claims generated by its emissions rigging scandal and to buy back cars from consumers at pre-scandal prices, the Department o...

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Human Rights

Over 900 Human Rights Violation Cases Pending

Over 900 cases of human rights violation in various forms, including that of by men in uniform, are still pending before the Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC). This can ...

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Human Rights

The Rights Of The Terminally Ill

The draft Bill fails to protect the constitutional rights of patients who wish to have their decisions about medical treatment respected. Euthanasia has always been fraught...

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Human Rights

Dispatches: Five of the Worst Places for Children

In some countries already devastated by war, the situation for children is only getting worse. A new UN report makes for grim reading, with one shattering statistic after a...

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Human Rights

Petitions Highlight Staff, Fund Crunch Impeding Work Of Maharashtra Panels

KEY statutory commissions in Maharashtra, tasked with upholding the rights of children, women and clamping down on human rights violations are struggling to function in the...

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Health

The Faces Of Malnutrition

Nearly half of all deaths in children under 5 can be attributed to undernutrition. This translates into the unnecessary loss of about 3 million young lives a year. Only a f...

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Bollywood

Harvey Milk Group To Honor Bollywood Star, Human Rights Activists Celina Jaitly

Bollywood star Celina Jaitly, who speaks out on behalf of LGBT people in India and worldwide, will be honored Friday night by the Harvey Milk Foundation at the second Diver...

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