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  1. 'Constitution Killing Day' will remind people of Congress's 'dictatorial mentality': BJP

    'Constitution Killing Day' will remind people of Congress's 'dictatorial mentality': BJP

    New Delhi: The BJP on Friday said commemorating June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' every year will remind people of the "dictatorial mentality" of the Congress and also pay tribute to those who suffered torture and sacrificed their lives fighting against the imposition of Indira Gandhi's...
  2. Custodial death: Calcutta HC directs to preserve video-recording of autopsy

    Custodial death: Calcutta HC directs to preserve video-recording of autopsy

    On Wednesday, the family members of the deceased filed a petition in the single bench of Justice Amrita Sinha demanding a detailed and independent investigation into the case.As the case came up for hearing on Thursday, the state government's counsel rejected claims of custodial torture and...
  3. Old video of girl being tortured in Bengal goes viral; police arrest 2

    Old video of girl being tortured in Bengal goes viral; police arrest 2

    Kolkata, After an old video clip of a girl being assaulted by a group of people in north West Bengal's 24 Parganas district came into circulation, the police launched a suo motu case and arrested two people.Barrackpore police said that after identifying the accused shown in the approximately...
  4. Dignity of women lost under Trinamool's 'Taliban' rule in Bengal: Tripura CM

    Dignity of women lost under Trinamool's 'Taliban' rule in Bengal: Tripura CM

    "Today, the dignity of women has been completely lost under the Trinamool Taliban regime in West Bengal," Chief Minister Tripura wrote in X.He added that today every village in West Bengal has become another Sandeshkhali.“Such diabolical torture of women by the notorious Trinamool-sponsored...
  5. Baloch rights organization protests in Germany, raises awareness about atrocities in Balochistan

    Baloch rights organization protests in Germany, raises awareness about atrocities in Balochistan

    Cologne [Germany], The German chapter of the Balochistan National Movement (BNM) organized a protest on Wednesday in Cologne, Germany, to raise awareness about human rights violations in Balochistan, Pakistan.The protest was organized during the commemoration of the International Day in...
  6. Human rights body demands setting up mechanism to prevent torture, deaths in custody in Pakistan

    Human rights body demands setting up mechanism to prevent torture, deaths in custody in Pakistan

    Lahore [Pakistan], the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in a statement issued on Wednesday, urged Pakistan to implement anti-torture legislation.According to the statement, the CDHR demanded that the Pakistani administration develop mechanisms that help report and address cases of...
  7. World Uyghur Congress highlights dire situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang on International Day Against Torture

    World Uyghur Congress highlights dire situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang on International Day Against Torture

    Munich [Germany], On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has highlighted the dire situation faced by millions of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang province, also known as East Turkestan.In a statement posted on the social media platform...
  8. Baloch singer's house raided for intimidation

    Baloch singer's house raided for intimidation

    Islamabad [Pakistan], The house of Minaj Mukthar, a singer from Balochistan, was raided and her family tortured by Pakistani law enforcement agencies recently in Kech district of Balochistan.Mukhtar was known to use his musical talent to foster political awareness and advocate for art and...
  9. Baloch youth allegedly 'enforced disappeared' by Pakistani forces for the second time

    Baloch youth allegedly 'enforced disappeared' by Pakistani forces for the second time

    Kech [Pakistan] An eighteen-year-old Baloch youth has reportedly been 'enforced disappeared' for the second time from Balochistan's Kech district on Friday, The Balochistan Post reported.Pakistani forces are accused of forcibly detaining the youth after his arrest in Dazin area of ​​Kech...
  10. HC rejects husband's bail plea in wife's dowry murder case, calls allegations serious

    HC rejects husband's bail plea in wife's dowry murder case, calls allegations serious

    New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to a man accused of dowry murder of his wife, saying the charges against him are of serious nature and any leniency in such cases would send an inappropriate signal. society at large.The High Court said that the allegations in the case...
  11. German rights group condemns Scholz's plan to deport criminals

    German rights group condemns Scholz's plan to deport criminals

    “International law clearly prohibits any deportations to Afghanistan and Syria,” Carl Kopp, managing director of Pro Asylum, told the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper in comments published on Friday.Kopp described Scholz's proposed plans as illegal because "both countries are known for their...
  12. Tanur custodial death case: CBI arrests four Kerala policemen

    Tanur custodial death case: CBI arrests four Kerala policemen

    Malappuram (Kerala): The CBI on Saturday arrested four civil police officers accused of torturing to death a man arrested for possessing synthetic drugs in August last year near Tanur here, police sources said.Sources said that four CPOs, who were under suspension following custodial deaths...
  13. Vet student 'suicide': Kerala HC rejects suspended VC's plea challenging action against him

    Vet student 'suicide': Kerala HC rejects suspended VC's plea challenging action against him

    Sasindranath was suspended on the grounds of dereliction of duty and lack of integrity over the suicide of J.S.Siddharthan, a second-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry student at the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Pookode in Wayanad district.Siddharthan was...
  14. Ancient skeletons excavated in France reveal Italian Mafia-style murders

    Ancient skeletons excavated in France reveal Italian Mafia-style murders

    Paris [France], 5,500 years ago, two women were tied up and probably buried alive in a religious ritual in France, using a form of torture associated with the Italian mafia, as at the archaeological site Analysis of the discovered skeletons has revealed. CNN. Researchers investigated the unusual...
  15. Human rights report highlights alarming rate of missing persons in Balochistan

    Human rights report highlights alarming rate of missing persons in Balochistan

    Quetta [Balochistan], Shocking figures have emerged in the latest report of PUNK, the human rights department of Baloch National Movement (BNM). According to the report, in March 2024, 24 persons were forcibly disappeared, two were extrajudicially executed and 21 tortured victims were released...
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