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- India
Suicide by married males: Plea in SC seeks National Commission for Men
New Delhi: A petition filed in the Supreme Court seeking guidelines to deal with suicide by married males subjected to domestic violence and a ‘National Commission for Men’. The plea filed by…
- World
Dhaka: Ahmadiyyas attacked, human rights body condemns incident
Dhaka: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Bangladesh has termed last week’s attack on the Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh district as “abominable” and demanded punishment for the attackers. On March 3,…
- India
SC to consider whether state HRC can examine criminal medical negligence
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a State Human Rights Commission has the power to examine a case of criminal medical negligence when a contrary view has been…
- India
Assam losing Rs 2,000 cr revenue per month due to illegal coal mining: AJP
Digboi: Opposition party Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) on Sunday alleged that the northeastern state is losing nearly Rs 2,000 crore in revenue every month due to rampant illegal rat-hole coal mining in…
- India
NHRC orders probe in 2014 custodial death case in UP
Lucknow: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered a probe into the alleged custodial death of a 30-year-old man in Etah district in 2014. The NHRC has asked the Crime Branch,…
- India
NHRC issues notices to Delhi govt, police chief after father-son fall in open sewer
New Delhi: The NHRC has issued notices to the Delhi government and the city’s police chief over reports that a man and his son fell in an open sewer at Rohini recently,…
- India
Direct govt for prevention of crime against women: Rajasthan BJP chief to NCW, NHRC
Jaipur: Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia has written to the National Commission for Women (NCW) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking directions to the state government for effective prevention of…
- India
Opposition members walk out of RS, accuse NHRC of selectively visiting states
New Delhi: The entire opposition walked out from the Rajya Sabha at the end of the morning session on Tuesday alleging that the NHRC only visits opposition ruled states for investigations while skipping…
- India
NHRC sends notice to Bihar govt on deaths due to poisonous liquor
New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the deaths due to consumption of poisonous liquor in Bihar, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Chief Secretary and the DGP…
- India
Haryana Human Rights Commission disposes of 97 pc of 23,192 complaints in 10 years
Chandigarh: The Haryana State Human Rights Commission has disposed of nearly 97 percent of the complaints it received since its formation on this day 10 years ago, Chairperson Justice (Retd) SK Mittal…
- India
Delay in waste disposal abuse of right to health of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors: NHRC chief
New Delhi: Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil, which is a “direct abuse” of the right…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Complaint filed against GHMC at NHRC over open drains
Hyderabad: An IT professional from Nadeem Colony at a Tolichowki, filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) after many of his complaints regarding garbage dumping and nalas and open…
- India
NHRC issues notice to TN, Bihar over torture of 12 orphaned juveniles
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to Tamil Nadu and Bihar governments over the reported torture of 12 orphaned juveniles brought from Bihar to a madrasa in…
- India
India to take over UNSC presidency at time of acute crisis
United Nations: India will take over the presidency of the Security Council on Thursday at a time of an acute international crisis that will call upon its diplomatic skills in the UN’s…
- Delhi
NHRC asks Delhi govt to fix timeline to rectify cause of poor air quality at hotspots
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Delhi government to fix a timeline to rectify the cause of poor air quality at hotspots and inquired about the status…
