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2022 Hubballi riots: Karnataka High Court denies bail to 41 accused; urges setting up 3 new NIA courts for speedy trial
A bench of Justices B Veerappa and Venkatesh Naik dismissed the criminal appeal from filed by the 41 accused in connection with the attack on Old Hubbali police station in April 2022.
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Marital Rape And Gender Inequality Inter-sectionality And Feminist Perspectives
What is marital rape? Marital rape refers to sexual intercourse between a husband and wife without the wife’s consent. It is a form of violence against women that is often ignored or trivialized due to the belief that marriage implies the consent of the wife to sexual activity with her husband. It can have long-lasting
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Can’t accuse police of human rights violation at the drop of a hat for a casual inquiry: Madras High Court
Arriving at a conclusion of violation of rights without cogent proof would put the entire police force on defence mode, the High Court said.
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What is EU-India Human Rights Dialogues?
Published On: July 21, 2022 The 10th EU-India Human Rights Dialogue was organised on July 15, 2022 in New Delhi. On the occasion, both India and the EU restated their commitment of protecting and promoting all human rights. Highlights of the EU-India Human Rights Dialogues: India and EU highlighted the indivisibility, universality, interrelatedness and interdependence of human
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Next Labor Secretary Should Protect Child Farmworkers
Publishe On: February 23, 2023 1:00PM EST Since the news on Feb. 7 that Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will leave his Cabinet position, there has been significant buzz about who President Biden will name to succeed him. In the pile of unfinished business that Walsh leaves for his successor is a long overdue regulatory change
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Tunisia: Wave of Arrests Targets Critics and Opposition Figures
President Charges a “Conspiracy” But Provides No Evidence.
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India can become an international arbitration hub provided executive and judiciary work together: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
The Law Minister said that the same would need uniform rules as well as the backing of both the judiciary and the executive.
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Security/Intelligence agencies not bound to provide information under RTI Act about money laundering, hawala: Delhi High Court
The Court said that information relating to money laundering, hawala money transactions, acts of tax evasion and smuggling do not relate to corruption or human rights violations.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 1 Free and equal All human beings are born free and equal and should be treated the same way. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2 Freedom from discrimination
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DNA Tests Encompass Right to Privacy, Cannot Be Performed as A Matter of Course: Supreme Court
The top court set aside the direction of a trial court that ordered DNA testing of two girls who were alleged to be born out of a forced physical relationship between the complainant and her brother-in-law