Congolese police fired shots and tear gas on Tuesday to ward off protesters after Catholic bishops pulled out of their mediation role in talks meant to pave the way for President Joseph Kabila to step down after an election. Sporadic unrest broke out in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa when the bishops announced they […]
Greek riot police used tear gas and stun grenades Tuesday in Athens to disperse about 3,000 left-wing marchers protesting a visit by President Barack Obama after they tried to enter an area off-limits to demonstrators. Police made at least four arrests and said one woman was slightly injured in the clashes, which took place far […]
Sep 13, – Authorities imposed a curfew across large parts of the mainly Muslim state on the first day of the Islamic religious festival, barring prayers at the main mosque and prayer ground in the capital Srinagar. Deadly violence flared across India-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday at the start of Eid, with at least two people […]
Aug 16, – A police official, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said that government troops fired live ammunition and used pellet guns to control the stone throwing and slogan chanting crowds in Aripanthan village, west of the area’s main city Srinagar. Four people have been killed in troubled Indian-controlled Kashmir, and at least 15 […]
Aug 03, – Police and witnesses said the protesters defied the security restrictions to demand an end to Indian rule in the disputed region. Tens of thousands of people rallied in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday to protest the overnight killings of two civilians by government forces amid a nearly monthlong security lockdown. At least six […]
Jun 07, – Kenya’s opposition CORD alliance has staged protests almost every Monday since April to demand a shake-up of the country’s electoral commission ahead of presidential polls in August next year. At least two protesters were shot dead in Kenya on Monday as anti-government rallies turned violent, with police opening fire to disperse demonstrators […]
Sep 23, – Around 50 youths threw stones at soldiers, who responded with stun grenades and tear gas in the flashpoint city, where some 500 Israeli settlers live under heavy guard among Palestinians. Clashes broke out Wednesday between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Hebron following the funeral of a […]
Dec 01, – At least three people have been killed and 54 wounded in skirmishes so far, according to police and emergency services. Most of the casualties occurred at a Bangkok stadium where gunshots rang out early Sunday for the second day and the body of one protester shot in the chest lay face-up on […]
Oct 07, – The high death toll in Sunday’s clashes between security forces and Islamist protesters came as crowds from Egypt’s two rival camps — supporters of the ousted Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, and backers of the military that deposed him — poured into the streets and turned on each other. Egypt stumbled deeper into […]
Sep 25, – Kenyan government spokesman Manoah Esipisu told The Associated Press that no chemical weapons were used — including tear gas — and that the collapse of floors in the mall was caused by a fire set by the terrorists and that the official civilian death toll remains 61. The terrorist group behind the […]
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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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