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    Human Rights Advocates Criticize Court Decision in Pakistan

    Islamabad, April 4 – Human rights lawyers and advocates have sharply criticised the recent ruling by Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court, which upheld the marriage of a minor Christian girl, Maria Shahbaz, to a Muslim man accused of kidnapping her, while rejecting a habeas corpus petition...
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    Drug Case Acquittal: Procedural Lapses Cited

    Mumbai, April 3 A special court here has acquitted two men, accused of transporting over 20 kilograms of drugs in 2017, citing that the prosecution has failed to adhere to mandatory legal safeguards and sampling protocols.In the verdict passed on March 30, special judge R R Patare, hearing...
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    WCC Questions Film Industry's Response to Alleged Assault, Calls for Stronger Safeguards

    Kochi, April 2 – A strongly worded statement by the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) on Thursday has brought renewed attention to alleged systemic failures in ensuring workplace safety in the Malayalam film industry, even as police intensified their investigation into the sexual assault case...
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    Kerala Church Leaders Raise Concerns Over FCRA Changes

    Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 – The proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) have triggered a sharp political divide, with Congress MP Manish Tewari terming them an encroachment on fundamental rights, and Union Minister George Kurien defending the changes as...
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    Bhatt's Wife Receives Relief: Court Limits Bank Freeze

    Jaipur, March 30 – In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court has held that investigating agencies cannot freeze an individual's entire bank account and must restrict action only to the disputed amount.The order came in a case involving filmmaker Shwetambari Vikram Bhatt, whose accounts...
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    Karnataka Assembly Approves Measures Against Honour Killings and Manuscript Loss

    Bangalore, March 23 – The Karnataka Assembly on Monday passed two key bills, including the Karnataka Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Unity, Freedom, Dignity, and Tradition in Marriage Bill, 2026, with the government asserting that both measures aim at social reform and preservation of...
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    Pakistan's Minority Girls Face Risk: Rising Cases of Abduction and Conversion

    Islamabad, March 18 – A leading organization advocating for minority rights has highlighted a disturbing trend of abductions and forced religious conversions of girls from minority communities across Pakistan between 2021 and 2025, during which 515 cases were recorded.Citing data from various...
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    Lawyers & Activists React to Supreme Court’s Decision on Menstrual Leave

    New Delhi, March 14 Lawyers and activists have expressed varied views after the Indian Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea seeking a nationwide menstrual leave policy, with some supporting voluntary provisions while others emphasizing stronger legal safeguards to protect women's health...
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    Concerns Raised Over Unconsented Live-in Relationships in Rajasthan

    Jaipur, February 23 BJP MLA from Rajasthan's Ahor, Chhagan Singh Rajpurohit, expressed concern on Monday over young couples entering into love marriages or live-in relationships without parental consent and called for legal safeguards.Rajpurohit said that young men and women should obtain...
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    Opposition Questions Government's Handling of Tantri Arrest

    Kochi, February 23 – AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal questioned the State government’s handling of the arrest of the Sabarimala tantri on Monday, alleging an undue eagerness to portray him as guilty despite the absence of evidence cited by the court.Venugopal said that if credible...
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    Punjab Province: HRCP Reports Institutionalized Extrajudicial Killings

    Islamabad, February 17 – The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the country's Crime Control Department (CCD) in the Punjab province for pursuing a deliberate policy of staged encounters, resulting in extrajudicial killings that fundamentally undermine the rule of law and...
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