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Malaysian govt confirms HINDRAF leaders passport not revoked
Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar has said that the Government had not revoked HINDRAF chairman P. Waythamoorthys passport, and that he was still in possession of his passport in London. ANI
Time to end lethal lottery of Indias death penalty system: Amnesty
Indias death penalty system is riddled with fatal flaws and the only remedy is to abolish the practice completely, the Indian branch of the human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has said. ANI
Amnesty to release India-specific death penalty report today
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International India and the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, will release a Report on Death Penalty here today. ANI
Police disperse protesters in Srinagar
Police in Srinagar fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against the alleged human rights violations by security forces. ANI
Sarabjit may escape the gallows under Pak govts new policy on death sentences
In what would come as a major reprieve for Sarabjit Singh, the Indian national lodged in Lahores Kot Lakhpat jail for being involved in terror activities, the new Pakistan government is actively considering a proposal to convert the capital punishment into life imprisonment. ANI
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Jaman Honors Earth Day With World Documentaries
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Amnesty International Commends Pakistan Government's Ratification of U.N. Human Rights Convention
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Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq calls for probe into 1000 Kashmiri graves
The Chairman of the moderate faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Council, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, has demanded international investigations of the nearly thousand unmarked graves that were discovered over the past one year. ANI
Amnesty International USA Doubles Online Donations With Interwoven Optimost
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Threats to Media Freedom in Sri Lanka Increasing Dramatically, Says Amnesty International
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