NHRC took suo motu cognizance of reports that five of the seven Uzbek women, rescued from a sex trafficking racket by the Delhi police in August 2022 went missing from a shelter home in Delhi's Dwarka last week.
The NHRC issued the directives in consideration of a report and the material on record received from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in response to its notice issued on June 22, 2022, following media reports which claimed that air pollution is a
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued notice to Commissioner of Delhi Police for not providing adequate Security to Supreme Court lawyer and activist Vineet Jindal.
"We condemn the Bhilwara incident, and immediately took suo-moto cognizance. Notice was issued to Bhilwara DM and SP to submit a detailed report in 3 days," Sangeeta Beniwal said.
Reportedly, whenever there is a dispute between the two parties particularly involving financial transactions and loans etc, the girls aged between 8-18 are auctioned to recover money, added the press release.
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): On the occasion of Foundation Day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the capital on Wednesday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar appreciated NHRC for being guardian of the human rights of underprivileged and vulnerable sections of society.
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) and the Aligarh District Magistrate (DM), over the reported negligence in the ammonia gas leak at a meat factory causing illness t
New Delhi [India] September 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has assured the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) that no forceful eviction is to be made without paying compensation to the affected persons in the matter pertains to alleged forcible eviction of the Chakmas
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report (ATR) from the Superintendent of Police, Sibsagar district over the alleged custodial death of a Naga tribal man -E Henveih Phom - who was allegedly tortured by police at Gelekey
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): In a case related to the death of two labourers in a stone mine accident in Koderma, Jharkhand, the National Human Rights Commission's intervention resulted in allocation of a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of each deceased by the mine owner.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 18 (ANI): Condemning the attack on the Hindu community in Bangladesh the country's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that communal violence in a "secular country" is not acceptable under any circumstances.
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice Arun Mishra on Wednesday said it is time to think of innovative ideas to remove the stigma and achieve a safe world for persons with mental illnesses and urged society and family members to accept a