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NHRC summons Odisha health secretary for Covid care 'negligence'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued conditional summons to the Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare of the government of Odisha to appear before it on June 30 for Covid care mismanagement and the lackadaisical attitude in submitting th
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Unsatisfied with action of Telangana authorities, NHRC recommends release,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), contrary to the initial reports from the public authorities in Telangana, has found that a minor girl from Odisha was kept as a bonded labour at a brick kiln in Hyderabad as her mother was unable to repay the mon
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NHRC directs Odisha CS to ensure probe, monitoring of trafficking, sexual
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha Chief Secretary and DGP to ensure that all such cases involving trafficking of children are monitored and investigated at an appropriate level and the victims are properly rehabilitated, wh
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Pak rights commission condemns 'assassination attempt' on journalist Absar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the "assassination attempt" on the country's leading journalist Absar Alam in Islamabad.
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SC adjourns hearing in PIL seeking its intervention in filling vacancies i
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing in Public interest litigation (PIL) seeking its intervention to direct the authorities to ensure that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) fill up vacancies in the Commission.
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NHRC seeks compliance report from WB chief secretary on rights of Sundarba
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the West Bengal Chief Secretary to submit a detailed compliance report on the plight of the residents of Sundarbans, where two investigation reports have been received from B B Mishra, Special Rappor
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NHRC directs Defence Secretary, Balasore DM, SP to act against NGO for all
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) had directed the Union Defence Secretary and the Commanding Officer, Air Force Station, Kalaikunda to take appropriate steps, in co-ordination with Balasore District Administration in Odisha state and pol
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NHRC issues notice on election process flouting Covid guidelines
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought for an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Chief Election Commissioner and the Union Home Secretary over alleged Covid guidelines violation, while the electoral process is still going on in several St
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Islamabad HC directs Pak govt to revitalise human rights commission after
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court has called on ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to revitalise the country's National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), after activists and former NCHR workers accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of deliberately sabotaging t
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Sindh Human Rights Commission takes notice of honour killings, child labou
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dadu [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): Human rights violations were taken note of in a public hearing held at Darbar Hall of Dadu Deputy Commissioner's Office on Tuesday by Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) chairperson retired Justice Majida Rizvi.
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Pakistan rights group backs Balochistan employees' demand for pay raise
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Saturday came out in support of protesting government employees in Pakistan's Balochistan province as they continue to hold their sit-in following failed negotiation between the government and their represent
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NHRC seeks compliance report from Assam Chief Secy, DGP over boat capsize
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directed the Assam Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to ensure that the criminal case registered in the matter of boat capsize incidents pursued and departmental action against the errant public servan
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