June 21, AP – Protests that began as an outcry against a 10-cent hike in bus and subway fares in Brazil’s largest cities haven’t ended with Wednesday’s announcement that the increases would be rescinded. Protest organizers have called for mass demonstrations in dozens of cities Thursday, as people express frustration with corruption and what they […]
June 20, AP New Delhi: More than 180 people are reported dead so far from the “Himalayan Tsunami” in Uttarakhand, but at least 65,000 remain trapped in different part of the state. Officials say they expect the death toll to be in the thousands. The army says this is its largest rescue and relief operation […]
June 20, AP – Kuwait’s cabinet approved a decree on Thursday confirming that a snap election would be held next month. Voters in Kuwait are set to go to the polls to elect a new parliament. This is just the latest development in a row over changes to the country’s election rules that were implemented […]
June 20, AP – Afghanistan has reached a turning point. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) formally handed over control of the last 95 districts to Afghan forces at a ceremony attended by President Hamid Karzai and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at a military academy outside Kabul on Tuesday, June 18. Most of […]
June 20, AP – The torrential rain and landslides since Sunday have stranded pilgrims at four revered Hindu shrines, washed away bridges and roads and caused other damage in Uttrakhand state. Monsoon flooding that has stranded thousands of people and caused landslides in northern India has killed almost 120 people, and the prime minister said […]
June 15, LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Istanbul officials addressed the anti-government protests directly in their presentation Saturday to a meeting of more than 200 national Olympic committees from around the world. Less than three months before the IOC vote, rival bidders Madrid and Tokyo also made their case to the general assembly of the Association […]
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Human Rights Observers conference on Women’s rights and Environment
Human Rights Observers an organization in special status with UN ECOSOC has organized conference on Women’s rights and Environmental awareness Speaking on the occasion prominent senior advocate smt. Venkateshwari, stated that Violence against women and girls, a gross human rights violation, devastates lives, causes untold pain, suffering and illness. She has given various examples of […]
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