Category: Rights

Kanpur man celebrates daughter’s homecoming after divorce

Kanpur, April 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) All fathers send off their daughters with great fanfare after the wedding but a father in…

7 months ago

Hidden biases often lurking in one’s mind are enemies of an impartial, gender-balanced, equitable verdict: Delhi HC

New Delhi, April 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court in a verdict delivered recently, has stressed the importance of incorporating…

7 months ago

TN education dept orders setting up of school-specific committees to prevent corporal punishment

Chennai, April 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu school education department has directed district education officers to constitute school-specific monitoring committees…

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Participation of women in workforce is a constitutional entitlement: SC

New Delhi, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Observing that the participation of women in the workforce is not a matter of privilege,…

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NCPCR initiates action against Mehbooba Mufti for ‘using school children for election campaign’

Srinagar, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant development, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday took…

7 months ago

Muzaffarnagar student slapping case: Charge sheet to be filed post sanction from govt, UP Police tells SC

New Delhi, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday told the Supreme Court that it will forward the…

7 months ago

Falsely accusing spouse of infidelity constitutes mental cruelty: Delhi HC

New Delhi, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court recently ruled that falsely accusing a spouse of having an extramarital…

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Delhi HC dismisses PIL on bail guidelines for undertrial prisoners, cites SC supervision

New Delhi, April 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought the…

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Delhi HC orders swift conclusion of inquiry into custodial death

New Delhi, April 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has directed the prompt conclusion of a magisterial inquiry into the…

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Stadium ban for women to be reintroduced in Iran

Tehran, April 14 (IANS/DPA) A stadium ban for women is to be reintroduced in Iran, multiple local news reports said…

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HC closes suo moto PIL as Delhi Police frames SOP for varsities, colleges for students’ safety during fests

New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi Police told the High Court that it has prepared a comprehensive standard operating…

7 months ago

Global human rights facing most serious threats in decades: Amnesty

London, April 24 (IANS/DPA) Human rights worldwide are facing their most serious threats in decades, the London-based advocacy group Amnesty…

7 months ago

UN human rights chief condemns killings of women and children in Rafah

Geneva, April 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has condemned recent Israeli strikes in Rafah that…

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Council of Europe slams UK asylum pact with Rwanda

Brussels, April 23 (IANS/DPA) The Council of Europe, a European rights body, has sharply criticised the UK for its controversial…

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Kerala HC issues guidelines for DNA test of children born to rape victims and given in adoption

Kochi, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kerala High Court has held that DNA examinations of children born to rape victims and…

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Caste discrimination in Tenkasi, TN: SC men denied haircut in village salon following diktat from MBCs

Chennai, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Scheduled Caste men of a village in Tenkasi District of Tamil Nadu have lodged a verbal…

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Iran’s President Raisi wants to keep strict headscarf controls

Tehran, April 22 (IANS/DPA) Despite fierce protests from society, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi wants to maintain strict police checks on…

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Thousands of Israelis protest for hostage release and new elections

Tel Aviv, April 21 (IANS/DPA) Thousands of people in Israel have once taken to the streets to demand an immediate…

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Rallies held in Iran to support last week’s retaliatory strikes against Israel

Tehran, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iranians have staged nationwide rallies to express support for the country's retaliatory strikes against Israeli targets…

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SC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging exclusion of married couples from having second child through surrogacy

New Delhi, April 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea challenging the provision of the…

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