Taking a suo moto cognizance of a media report of 12 Bihar-based orphan children rescued from a Madrasa in Tamil Nadu, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday issued a notice to the said governments.
The National Human Rights Commission took a suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 23-year-old man has committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train, as he could not bear the humiliation of watching his father being beaten up mercilessly by the police personnel at a Police S
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government after six patients lost their eyesight due to botched up cataract surgery at a private hospital in Kanpur.
The meeting was held with Chief Secretaries of four states through video conferencing under the chairmanship of NHRC Chairman Justice Arun Kumar Mishra regarding air pollution.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday said it issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government over the reported death of three sanitation workers while cleaning a septic tank.
The NHRC is believed to issue the notice to the Punjab government over the reported lack of proper access to the education facilities for children in the Sutlej surrounding border areas of the Ferozpur district.
The plea moved by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan against NHRC's order was dismissed by the Delhi High Court. NHRC awarded compensation of Rs 3 lakh to a student who was beaten by the school principal.
When traced by the police at the residence of one of the inmates, the girls resisted their return back to the shelter home. The Commission said it was the third such incident reported from Kottayam in recent months.
NHRC heard the Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday in connection with its suo motu cognizance of unabated air pollution in Delhi-NCR as reported in media.
NHRC expressed strong concern over stubble burning cases in North India, especially in Punjab as the air quality has turned 'severe' in many cities and has been affecting the health of the people as well as putting seriously impacting those with existing illnesses.