NHRC sends notices to Bengal Chief Secy, DGP on Sandeshkhali incidents, seeks reports within 4 weeks
Feb 22, 2024, at 05:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the West Bengal Chief Secretary and Director General of Police after taking suo motu cognizance of media reports of alleged harassment and sexual assaults on "innocent and impoverished women" in Sandeshkhali.
Feb 20, 2024, at 10:33 pm
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) seeking a report on the death of an 80-year-old man who collapsed after walking about 1.5 kilometres due to the non-availability of a wheelchair at Mumbai airport.
NHRC issues notice to Delhi CS, DCGI after epilepsy drug fails quality test
Dec 30, 2023, at 05:24 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices to Delhi Chief Secretary, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), and Police Commissioner on Friday after the epilepsy drug ‘Sodium Valproate’ reportedly failed quality testing.
NHRC issues notice to Delhi administration over minor's death from a damaged gate falling on him
Nov 01, 2023, at 02:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notices to the Delhi Chief Secretary, Vice Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority, and the Police Commissioner over the reported death of a minor after an iron gate fell on him at a DDA colony in Siraspur.
NHRC issues advisory to ensure welfare of transgender persons
Sep 28, 2023, at 07:51 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a comprehensive advisory, underscoring the welfare of transgender persons, to the Central Government, State governments, and Union Territory administrations.
NHRC notice to Bihar govt over alleged assault and stripping of Dalit woman
Sep 27, 2023, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Bihar over alleged assault and stripping of a dalit woman on failing to pay interest on a loan.
FIR filed against fact-checker Mohammed Zubair for revealing UP school boy's identity in slap case
Aug 29, 2023, at 04:24 am
New Delhi.IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Police have filed an FIR against fact-checker and Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair over his social media posts allegedly revealing the identity of the Muslim boy slapped repeatedly by his classmates on the orders of their school teacher who also appeared to make communal remarks.
NHRC issues summons to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary on terror victim's petition
Aug 19, 2023, at 08:45 pm
Srinagar/UNI: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued personal summons to the J&K Chief Secretary for appearance next month before the Commission on the terror victim’s petition.
NHRC issues notice to Tamil Nadu govt, police over 3 deaths inhaling toxic fumes
May 17, 2023, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notices to Tamil Nadu government and state police over the reported death of three people while working at a septic tank.
Nitish Kumar objects to NHRC team visiting Bihar to probe hooch tragedy
Dec 22, 2022, at 03:38 am
Patna/UNI: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took strong exception to a team of the National Human Rights Commission visiting Bihar to probe the hooch tragedy in the Saran district and asked whether the NHRC team probed similar incidents in other states.
NHRC takes note of students' suicide in Rajasthan
Dec 15, 2022, at 01:23 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that three students of a coaching centre died by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota on Dec 11.
NHRC takes cognizance of Meghalaya firing incident
Nov 30, 2022, at 02:03 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took cognizance of the recent firing incident at Mukroh village in West Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.
Kerala human sacrifice: NHRC sends notice to state govt
Oct 15, 2022, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that two Kerala women, reported missing to the police by their families three months apart, became the victims of human sacrifice in a bizarre ritual orchestrated by a self-styled voodoo man professing to bring luck to a couple facing financial problem.
NHRC expresses concerns over delay in release of relief package to victims of bonded labour
Dec 15, 2021, at 01:58 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday expressed serious concerns over the inordinate delay in the release of relief packages to the victims of bonded labour.
Farmers' protest: NHRC issues notices to Centre, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, UP
Sep 14, 2021, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Acting on complaints regarding breach of Covid protocols and woes of the common people due to the ongoing farmers' protest, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Centre, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana and UP governments over the same.
After undertrial’s suicide, NHRC seeks report from Maharashtra govt
Aug 04, 2021, at 10:02 pm
Mumba/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra goverment to file a report on the steps taken by the state to prevent prisoners suicide.
Calcutta HC rejects Bengal govt's request to make NHRC report on post-poll rape allegations public
Jul 22, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Thursday rejected the West Bengal government's request to make the details of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)'s report on post-poll rape allegations public.
'Appalling apathy': NHRC recommends CBI probe in West Bengal's post-poll violence
Jul 16, 2021, at 03:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Accusing the West Bengal government of 'appalling apathy' towards victims of the post-poll violence, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into "grievous offences like murder and rape".
Jul 02, 2021, at 11:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Expressing its concern over the alleged attack on National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team investigating post-poll violence in West Bengal, a five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday show caused Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police (South Suburban/Jadavpur Division), IPS Rashid Munir Khan over the city police's alleged inactivity during the assault on HC appointed fact-finding team members.
Kolkata: NHRC team investigating post-poll violence allegedly attacked in Jadavpur
Jun 30, 2021, at 12:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) visiting West Bengal to probe the incidents of post-poll violence in the state was allegedly heckled by locals while it was checking ground reality in southern Kolkata's Jadavpur area on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.
NHRC orders probe by fact-finding team on post-poll violence in West Bengal
May 05, 2021, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Taking suo-motu cognisance of reported post-poll violence in West Bengal, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday ordered to constitute and send a fact-finding team to the state for on the spot investigation into the matter.
Delhi HC notice to NHRC, Manipur govt over alleged extrajudicial killings case
Feb 13, 2021, at 01:13 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Manipur government over a petition challenging an order passed by the human rights body related to the alleged extrajudicial killings of two persons in the northeastern state.
NHRC pulls up UP govt over 'serious violation of human rights' in Hathras fatal gangrape case
Oct 01, 2020, at 06:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the fatal gangrape of 19-year-old women belonging to Scheduled Caste community in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh and called it a serious issue of human rights violation.
NHRC seeks report from Bengal on 'disposal of bodies in crematorium'
Jun 30, 2020, at 02:51 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report from the West Bengal government within six weeks on the matter of "disposal of bodies of suspected Corona patients in a city crematorium on Jun 10".
Jan 27, 2020, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Monday approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), over the alleged the atrocities unleashed by the Uttar Pradesh government against anti-CAA protesters and demanded strong action at the earliest.
NHRC team records statement of Hyderabad rape and murder victim's father and sister
Dec 08, 2019, at 07:34 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Continuing their probe for the second consecutive day on Sunday, the seven-member National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team have recorded the statements of the father and sister of Disha(name changed) in connection with the "encounter" in which the four accused in the gang-rape and murder of the young veterinarian were shot dead on Friday.
NHRC team examines bodies of 4 slain accused in Telangana veterinary doctor's rape-murder case
Dec 07, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: A team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday visited the Mahabubnagar general hospital, where the bodies of the four accused in the gang-rape and murder of young veterinarian Disha were kept.
NHRC notice to UP govt in lynch case
Nov 30, 2018, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary and director-general of police calling for a detailed report on the case in which a man was pulled out of a police van and beaten to death at Hathchoya village in Shamli district on November 26.
Infant deaths in Jharkhand hospital: NHRC issues notice to government
Aug 28, 2017, at 10:08 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): The National Human Rights Commission on Monday send notice to the Jharkhand government over the reported deaths of 52 infants in 30 days at the state's Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGM) hospital in Jamshedpur, officials said on Monday.
Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh government
Aug 14, 2017, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notice to the Government of Uttar Pradesh and called for a detailed reports over the death of 65 children at a hospital in Gorakhpur city recently.