Thousands of refugees who fled Christian persecution in Burma’s Chin state are demanding legal protection in India and religious freedom back home.
Many of the Chins started coming to India after the failed students’ uprising of 1988.
According to the UNHCR, there are more than 80,000 Burmese refugees living in India, a majority of Chin ethnicity.
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NEW DELHI: The government prepared on Thursday to introduce an anti-corruption bill in parliament, which activists have panned for exempting the prime minister from the scrutiny of a powerful new ombudsman.
The much-hyped ” Lokpal Bill” would allow citizens to approach a newly-created anti-corruption watchdog with complaints about officials, including federal ministers and senior bureaucrats who are shielded under India’s current laws.
SRINAGAR, India – Kashmiris shut down shops and businesses Wednesday in a general strike to protest a man’s death in police custody in the Indian-controlled portion of the disputed Himalayan region.
At least three clashes broke out between government forces and rock-throwing protesters in the main city of Srinagar, but police managed to disperse the crowds and no injuries were reported, police said.
KATHMANDU, AUG 02
Suspended CPN-UML lawmaker Naradmuni Rana on Monday proved that like professional criminals, lawmakers also can go to any length to break the law.
First he dabbled in crime by misusing his diplomatic passport that cost him his CA membership and earned notoriety. Now Rana challenged the rule of law under detention by escaping from court premises.
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KATHMANDU, MAY 04 – Police have filed a case in Kathmandu District Court (KDC) against two lawmakers, charging them with misusing their diplomatic passports.
Lawmakers Gayatri Sah and Bishwa Nath Prasad Yadav, who have been made defendants under the Passport Act-1967, were arrested on April 19, for tampering with their passports numbered 019827 and 019893, respectively.
The 24th session of the National Assembly of Pakistan was held in September 2010. It continued for three days after commencing on 2nd September 2010. Due to the heavy floods in Pakistan much of the session’s focus remained on…
It was again the Standing Committee on Human Rights of the National Assembly (NA) of Pakistan that met in August 2010 at the Parliament House and focused on various issues connected with human rights. The Committee in its meeting…
The National Assembly of Pakistan’s Monitoring Committee of Human Rights met in July 2010 at the Parliament House and focused on finalizing future guidelines and strategy to curb food adulteration in the country. The Committee expressed sorrow over the…