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NHRC seeks report from West Bengal govt on policies to prevent sex trade a
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday sought a report from the chief secretary of the West Bengal government on the policies framed to prevent sex trade at Asia's largest red-light area, Sonagachi in West Bengal.
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NHRC directs Odisha CS to look into health, chronic malnutrition issues in
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday directed the Odisha Chief Secretary to look into the matter personally and act on health, chronic malnutrition and other allied issues of the rural areas of the state and take appropriate action in the mat
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NHRC issues notice to Centre, Bihar, UP over bodies found floating in Gang
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday took cognisance of a complaint about several dead bodies found floating in Ganga in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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Slum-dwellers, homeless people move Delhi HC for direction to provide food
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Slum dwellers and homeless people moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking direction to the Central Government, National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC), Delhi government, Delhi police and other authorities to make adequate arrangements for thei
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NHRC to investigate woman farmer activist's gangrape and death
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decided to investigate the case of alleged rape and death of a woman activist from West Bengal, at Tikri border where the farmers protest is going on against Centre's three farm laws.
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Centre, States should expeditious implement second wave of Covid-19 Advis
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) on Tuesday emphasized that the Centre and States need to put their acts together in order to meet the response by setting up universally functional COVID-19 dashboards for real time information in the publi
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NHRC warns of coercive action against Gujarat Chief Secy over death cases
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Chief Secretary, Gujarat government to submit a detailed report on the compensation paid to the next of kin of the deceased manual scavengers of the state and status of criminal cases registered aga
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NHRC directs Odisha Chief Secretary to rehabilitate people displaced due t
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directed the Odisha Chief Secretary on Sunday to take appropriate measures to compensate, rehabilitate and resettle people affected in Koraput district due to different projects.
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Economic woes, curbs on dissent in Pakistan marred 2020: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)'s annual report has asked the Imran Khan government to deliver to the public the "rights and freedoms to which they are legally and constitutionally entitled."
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COVID-19 aggravated inequalities in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated existing inequalities in Pakistan as Balochistan remained especially vulnerable to excesses of power, according to a report.
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Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): As in preceding years, Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020, from forced conversions of religious minorities and crimes against women to enforced disappearances and curbs on freedom of expression, the Human Rights Commission of Pakist
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Delhi HC issues notice on PIL seeking direction to stop child begging at t
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Delhi Government, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), and others on a petition seeking direction to enact appropriate law and policies to stop chil
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