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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported delay of nearly six years in ca
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report, carried on June, 13 that a six-year-old boy from Bihar's Begusarai has been waiting for a cardiac issue surgery since 2019 when he was three months old. Doctors at All India Institute of Medica
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National Human Rights body takes suo motu cognizance of "anti-labour" prac
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The NHRC in a statement said that it has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that at one of the warehouses of a multi-national company in Haryana's Manesar "a 24-year-old worker was asked to pledge that they would not take toilet or water breaks until they finished unloading packages
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Vijaya Bharathi Sayani appointed as acting NHRC Chairperson
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday issued a notification regarding appointment of acting chairperson in National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
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NHRC issues advisory for preventing prisoner deaths due to suicides, ensur
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission recently re-issued an advisory regarding the unnatural deaths of prisoners due to suicides.
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NHRC India strives to improve human rights, strengthen National Human Righ
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission of India strives to build partnerships and work together to improve human rights and strengthen the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)of the region.
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NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra govt over death of four sewage workers
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
NHRC India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that four people, all aged about 20 years, died of suffocation after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a private sewage treatment plant in a residential township in Virar area of Mumbai in Maharashtra, said an official statement fr
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NHRC notice to Andhra govt, DGP over student's suicide in Visakhapatnam
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police over a college student dying by suicide allegedly due to sexual harassment by a faculty member, an official said.
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NHRC issues notice to Bihar govt over 'delayed police action' in sexual as
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sent a notice to the government of Bihar over reports on the alleged delay in police action in the sexual assault of a minor girl in Darbhanga.
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30 pending cases heard; about Rs 80 lakh compensation recommended during N
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, today concluded its day-long Vijayawada camp sitting after hearing 30 pending cases and recommending about Rs 80 lakh as relief to the victims of human rights violations in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
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Delhi HC stays compensation awarded by NHRC over murder of accused in UP's
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Delhi Court on Tuesday issued notice to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and stayed its order for compensation of Rs. 7 lakh to the family of a murder accused who was shot dead in a court in UP's Bijnor in 2019.
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Farmer stopped at Bengaluru Metro for "untidy" clothes, Rights Body issues
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Taking suo motu cognizance of a media report that a farmer was stopped from boarding a metro train by an official at Rajajinagar station in Karnataka's Bengaluru "because his clothes were untidy," the National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Government of
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of stray dog mauling 2-year-old girl in New
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a two-year-old girl was allegedly mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in the Tughlak Lane area of New Delhi on February 24, 2024, the NHRC said in a press release.
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