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Letter to UNHRC – Dr Kafeel Khan, Punished Because He’s Muslim
Kafeel Khan, a doctor by profession and a social activist has been targeted by Yogi Government since 2017, in 3 years he had been...
NHRC Issues Notice to UP Government over Murder of Journalist by Sand Mafia
It seems that the Yogi Government is craving the spotlight. Sand mafias have allegedly killed a media journalist in the Unnao district of Uttar...
NHRC Issues Notice Over Reports of 57 Minor Girls found COVID positive, 5 Pregnant,...
The NHRC, to address this laxity on part of the authorities has taken suo moto cognizance of the various media reports highlighting this incident....
Corpse Dumped in a Garbage Van in Uttar Pradesh, NHRC Takes Cognizance
On 12th June 2020, the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) took suo motu cognizance of media reports regarding the mishandling of a corpse in Uttar...
NHRC Team Visits LNJP Hospital For Inspecting COVID-19 Treatment Facilities
A team of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) visited the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash hospital (LNJP) in Delhi; for an on the spot assessment...
NHRC Issues Notices to GNCT Delhi for Mismanagement of Health Infrastructure
The National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC), issued notices to Government of NCT Delhi(GNCT) and the Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry in response to...
NHRC Issues Notice to UP Government Over Medical Apathy Towards Two Expecting Women; Cites...
It seems that another gory event has dotted the landscape of Uttar Pradesh; an incident highlighting yet another example of violation of human rights....
Supreme Court Allows NHRC’s Petition Concerning Miseries of Migrants
The National Human Rights Commission filed an application before the Supreme Court. It was concerning the plight of migrant workers; stranded in different parts...
State Has Failed to Protect the Lives of the Poor: NHRC
National Human Rights Commission takes suo moto cognizance of the media reports airing that the trains ferrying the migrant labourers are starting late. Moreover,...
NHRC Seeks Response from Yogi Government on Human Rights Violation of Migrant Laborers
Migrant laborers yet again faced a classic example of serious violation of their human rights in broad daylight. According to a media report, Vipin...
Dead & Injured of Auraiya Accident Taken in Same Vehicle, NHRC Issues Notice to...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh; after taking suo motu action...
Human Rights of Migrants at Stake: NHRC Intervenes
The media reports concerning a mother pulling a suitcase with her small child hung over it, is hitting the headline. The media persons captured...
Manipur Woman Suffers Racial Slurs & Physical Attack, NHRC Takes Cognizance
The National Human Rights Commission took suo moto cognizance of the media reports; alleging that a 20-year-old girl hailing from Manipur was subject to racial...
NHRC Questions the Standard Operating Procedure Adopted by COVID-19 Hospitals
The National Human Rights Commission took suo moto cognizance of a complaint accompanied by media reports. The reports highlighted the negligence in the treatment...
NHRC: Death of 16 Migrant Workers Could Be Averted, District Administration at Fault
A rather ghastly incident occurred between Badnapur and Karmad stations in Nanded Division in the early hours of May 8, 2020. In the said...
NHRC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance on Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy, Issues Notices
The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) took suo moto cognizance of the incident of leakage of styrene gas in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Explicitly,...
Mentally Ill Should Not Become Easy Carriers of COVID-19: NHRC
NHRC, (National Human Rights Commission) has taken cognizance of a complaint; with regard to infringement of human rights of the mentally ill people stranded...
Police Watches as Three Get Lynched, NHRC Issues Notice
NHRC (National Human Rights Commission) has issued a notice to DGP, Maharashtra on 21.04.20. The notice was in effect to a complaint. The complaint...
Lockdown guidelines Not To Undermine People’s Right to Life, Liberty & Dignity- NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Centre to issue an advisory. They asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to issue guidelines/...
Former CJI H. L. Dattu to Chair NHRC
The Governement has selected Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu (HL Dattu), former Chief Justice of India, as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission. He will...
A Year Since Dissolution of J&K State Human Rights Commission in 2019: Centre’s Inaction...
On August 05, 2019 Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister introduced a Constitutional Amendment in the Indian Parliament abrogating Article 370 of the Constitution....
Serving the Shramiks: A NLSIU- BITS- Akshaya Patra Foundation Initiative for Provision of Food...
In light of the deplorable condition of migrant workers travelling via Shramik trains, highlighted by various news reports, the Akshaya Patra Foundation has taken...
Vizag Gas Leak: Supreme Court Refuses to Issue Notice in LG Polymers Petition
The Supreme Court on May 19 refused to issue notice in a plea filed by LG Polymers. The petition challenged the order of the...
National Crisis Management Committee Takes Stock of the Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy
The National Crisis Management Committee under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary, Shri Rajiv Gauba met for the second consecutive day; to review the situation...
Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy: NGT Constitutes Committee, Directs Owner to Pay 50 Crores
In a suo moto case against the fateful incident of a chemical gas leak at Vizag, the National Green Tribunal constituted a five-member Committee...
Winter Session of Parliament begins: Summary of Legislations
The much-awaited Winter Session of the Parliament begins today (November 26th to December 23rd, 2015).
The top developments are that the current legislative agenda includes 19...