Tag: human rights
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Triple Talaq unconstitutional, rules court
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ruled that Triple Talaq was unconstitutional. A high court bench said the concept violated human rights and that personal law of any community cannot be placed above the Constitution. “Triple Talaq violates the rights of Muslim women,” the bench said. “No personal law board is above the Constitution,” the …
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December 8, 2016 -
Chinese dissidents urge Obama to press Xi on human rights
China’s dissidents have urged US President Barack Obama to confront his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping over the latter’s worst human rights crisis since the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, during his visit to the country for G20 economic summit in Hangzhou this week. During a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, prominent Chinese activists told Susan …
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August 31, 2016 -
UN chief urges Myanmar to respect human rights
Myanmar’s new leadership must overcome discrimination and promote inclusive development with "full respect" for human rights, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday on the eve of a visit to the country. Ban said elections last November, won overwhelmingly by Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party, had opened the way to include various ethnic groups …
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August 29, 2016 -
Ban ki-Moon to visit Sri Lanka
UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon will arrive in Sri Lanka on August 31 on a three-day official visit, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Ban will hold discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, among others. He will deliver a speech here on the UN’s global development goals. Ban will arrive in …
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August 26, 2016 -
UN Human Rights head raises issue of access to Kashmir
UN Human Rights head Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday expressed regret that his officials were not being allowed into the Kashmir Valley or into the part being governed by Pakistan, marking a departure from the world body’s hands off approach so far to recent developments there. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq …
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August 17, 2016 -
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