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"Universal Declaration of Human Rights are philosophical and political bre
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Guterres' message on the occasion of Indian Human Rights Day, was read by Areti Saianni, UN Resident Coordinator in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu and NHRC Chairman Justice B Ramasubramanian in event held at Bharat Mandapam.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of reported nibbling of dead bodies by rats
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday took a suo motu cognisance of a media report, which stated that a dead body had been nibbled by rats in the mortuary of Narwana Civil Hospital in Haryana.
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NHRC's Priyank Kanoongo issues directions to remove all sleeper coach buse
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Priyank Kanoongo on Saturday issued directions to all Chief Secretaries of states to remove all sleeper coach buses that violate safety norms. The complaint referred to recent incidents where passenger buses caught fire mid-journey, le
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NHRC issues notice to MP govt officials to inquire human rights violations
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The notice, dated November 27, has been sent to the Principal Secretary of the Higher Education Department, the Principal Secretary of the Food Supplies Department, the Commissioner of Police, Bhopal, and the Chairman of the UGC. All have been directed to inquire into the allegations made
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No guidelines mandating meals in trains must be Halal certified: Ministry
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
There are no such guidelines mandating that meals served in trains must be Halal certified, said the Ministry of Railways on Thursday in response to the reported notice by the National Human Rights Commission.
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He is trying to mislead Indian Muslims, use them for personal political ag
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday criticised Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President Arshad Madani, terming his recent remarks "radical and opportunistic" and accusing him of attempting to mislead Indian Muslims for personal political gains.
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"Nothing is more shameful...": NHRC member on army officer's murder in mov
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the alleged murder of an Army officer by a railway attendant, Zubair Memon, on a train in Rajasthan. The officer, who was returning home during vacation after a field posting, got into a scuffle with Memon while asking fo
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SC directs NHRC to monitor treatment of persons placed in faith-based ment
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan transferred a 2018 plea that sought directions for the immediate release, care and treatment of persons with mental illness confined in a faith-based asylum at Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, to the NHRC.
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NHRC seeks report from FSSAI over widespread reuse of cooking oil in India
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The complaint, filed by the Founder of Sarthak Samudayik Vikas Evam Jan Kalyan Sanstha (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh), raised concerns that despite the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) "RUCO - Repurpose Used Cooking Oil" campaign and policies promoting biodiesel at small h
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NHRC urges 19 states, 4 UTs to take preventive measures to protect homeles
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, keeping in view the cold wave in the country, has urged 19 state governments and 4 UT Administrations to take preemptive steps and implement relief measures to protect vulnerable segments especially the newborns, children, infants, poor,
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of attacks on journalists in Kerala, Manipu
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports highlighting three separate incidents of alleged assault on journalists in Kerala, Manipur, and Tripura.
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Former President Ram Nath Kovind to grace NHRC's 32nd Foundation Day celeb
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Former President Ram Nath Kovind will grace the 32nd Foundation Day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) as the Chief Guest and deliver the inaugural address on October 16.
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