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- India
SC notice to Centre on plea seeking ban on child employment in orchestras, spas
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, May 25, sought responses from the Centre, child rights body NCPCR, and the NHRC on a PIL seeking an absolute ban on the employment of…
- Hyderabad
NHRC notices to Telangana DGP, Hyderabad Collector over arrest of KBR Park protesters
Hyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the arbitrary arrest and detention of five environmental activists who were protesting against tree felling near the Kasu Brahmananda…
- Telangana
No toilets, tribal kids brave snakes in forest: NHRC asks Telangana to explain
Hyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday, May 5, took cognisance of alleged human rights violations at a Tribal Welfare Residential School in Bommareddygudem village, in Telangana’s Sangareddy district, directing the…
- Telangana
Governor assures dialogue after group flags forced relocation of Chenchus
Hyderabad: A delegation of the Chenchu Solidarity Forum (CSF) on Friday, May 1, met Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla and urged him to intervene against what it said was the unconstitutional forced relocation…
- News
Hyderabad advocate moves NHRC over AP fuel shortage, alleges rights violation
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-based advocate has moved the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against the Andhra Pradesh government over a severe petrol and diesel shortage that shut hundreds of fuel stations across the state…
- India
Allahabad HC judges split over observations on NHRC, Muslim lynchings
Allahabad: In an unusual development, two judges of an Allahabad High Court division bench passed separate interim orders after disagreeing sharply with each other over observations concerning the functioning of human rights commissions…
- India
Trafficking of bonded labourers: SC asks labour ministry to file affidavit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 21, asked the secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment to file an affidavit giving details of the action taken to address the…
- India
TCS Nashik case: Nida Khan seeks anticipatory bail citing pregnancy
Advocate Baba Sayyad, representing Nida Khan, who is accused of being the mastermind behind the alleged forced religious conversion and sexual harassment at a Tata Consultancy Services’ business process outsourcing (BPO) unit…
- Andhra Pradesh
NHRC complaint filed after Boya Valmiki graveyard excavation
Amaravathi: A case was filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on April 10, 2026, in connection with the alleged human rights violation against the Boya Valmiki community in Boyapalem village…
- India
NHRC flags action against whistleblowers, seeks response from Health Ministry, FSSAI
New Delhi: The NHRC has issued a notice to the Health Ministry, FSSAI and Delhi Police following a complaint that “action” was taken against “whistleblowers” who had raised their voice against alleged…
- Hyderabad
IAPL demands release of advocate Surendra Gadling from Maharashtra jail
Hyderabad: The Indian Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL) on Monday, March 30, demanded the immediate release of it’s general secretary and eminent advocate from Nagpur Surendra Gadling, an accused in the Bhima-Koregaon…
- Telangana
Telangana: NHRC seeks report from Nagarkurnool Collector, SP on baby’s death
Hyderabad: The Telangana National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a formal notice to Nagarkurnool District Collector and the Superintendent of Police (SP), seeking an action taken report (ATR) on the death…
- Middle East
11 stranded migrants return to India, 3 prefer to stay back in Dubai
Ranchi: Eleven of the 14 migrant workers from different districts of Jharkhand allegedly stranded in Dubai returned to India on Wednesday, a government official said. The three others wanted to continue with…
- India
Indore water contamination: NHRC issues notice to MP govt
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday said it has issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government over the death of seven people and more than 40 falling ill…
- India
Indian Railway CTC denies claims of serving halal-only meals
New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), on Thursday, issued a clarification amid renewed concerns alleging that only Halal-processed meat is being used in non-vegetarian meals served on trains.…
