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Abuses in Tibet include restricted freedom of religion, belief, ar
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Raising the issue of human rights abuses in Tibet, the Centre for Democracy, Pluralism and Human Rights (CDPHR), in its latest report, has revealed that various individuals and organisations working for the rights of Tibetan people have reported abuses of ri
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Gujarat Assembly passes bill to stop 'love jihad'
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Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 2 (ANI): To bring more stringent punishment against forced religious conversions through marriage, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha passed the 'Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2021' with a majority.
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Gujarat govt to table 'love jihad' bill before Assembly today
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 1 (ANI): The state government is set to amend the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003 to bring more stringent punishment against forced religious conversions through marriage.
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Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 passed in Assembly
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 8 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 was passed in Assembly on Monday.
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SC asks petitioner to approach State HC regarding his plea challen
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday allowed advocate Vishal Thakre to withdraw his petition and granted him the liberty to approach Madhya Pradesh High Court in connection with his plea challenging the recent law in the state prohibiting religious conversion of
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Muslim youth arrested in Indore under MP's anti-conversion law for
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): A Muslim youth has been arrested here at Vijay Nagar police station under relevant sections of 'Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020'- commonly called the 'love-jihad' law, which prohibits and provides for punishment for conve
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Kangana Ranaut says rapists should be hanged at intersections like
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 10 (ANI): Actor Kangana Ranaut has said that those who commit crimes against women should be hanged to death at intersections as is done in Saudi Arabia.
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Madhya Pradesh cabinet gives nod to Freedom of Religion Bill 2020
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 26 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill 2020 has been approved by the cabinet on Saturday in a special meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
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Man held under MP Freedom of Religion Act for pressuring wife to '
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 30 (ANI): A man was booked and arrested under sections of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1968 for allegedly pressuring his wife to "adapt to his culture, learn Urdu and Arabic languages".
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MP govt to bring bill against 'love jihad' in next Assembly sessio
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 17 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday said that the state government will bring a bill against 'love jihad' in the next Assembly session that will have the provision of five years of rigorous imprisonment.
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Pakistan continues to violate Universal Declaration of Human Right
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Every year a large number of Christian and Hindu girls, mostly minors, across Pakistan are abducted and forcibly converted to Islam to get married to Muslims.
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The state of minorities in the Islamic State
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], May 6 (ANI): According to the State of Human Rights 2019 annual report published by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), "Religious minorities remained unable to enjoy the freedom of religion or belief guaranteed to them under the constitution...this has meant the
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