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"Poor farmers cannot be blamed solely": NHRC on stubble burning
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed serious concerns over the tardy progress towards achieving zero stubble burning to reduce air pollution in Delhi and said that the farmers cannot be blamed solely for it.
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Pakistan creating hostile environment for minorities by promoting extremis
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A research analyst lambasted Pakistan on Friday, accusing the country of creating a hostile environment for religious minorities by promoting Sunni Islamist extremism.
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NHRC issues notice to Bihar Govt over stripping incident of Dalit woman in
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Bihar Government after a Dalit woman was beaten up and stripped naked in Patna.
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Delhi Govt to come up with guidelines to prevent electrocution incidents
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The decision follows the orders issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in 2021, and it underscores the commitment of the Power Department to safeguard the lives of Delhi's residents. The decision has been taken in light of recent electrocution incidents recorded in Delhi.
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NHRC organizes an International Seminar on Business and Human Rights
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
National Human Rights Commission of India hosted two-days Conference of National Human Rights Institutions of Asia Pacific in New Delhi which was inaugurated by President of India Droupadi Murmu, said an official statement from NHRC on Saturday.
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President Murmu inaugurates conference of National Human Rights Institutio
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The President of India Droupadi Murmu, on Wednesday inaugurated the two-day conference of the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) of Asia Pacific organized by the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Forum at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
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No "gross violation" of human rights in India, says NHRC chief
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The NHRC chairperson was referring to some foreign agencies taking up Human Rights violations in India at the international level.
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Pakistan: Human rights body raises concern over polls uncertainty, express
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concerns over the uncertainty regarding the upcoming general elections while highlighting the issue of delimitation and rising polarisation, reported The Express Tribune.
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Pratapgarh incident: NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan govt, seeks detailed
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a notice to the Rajasthan government over the Pratapgarh incident in which a woman was allegedly beaten and paraded naked whose video went viral.
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Pakistan: HRCP raise questions about attacks on minorities, weakening of p
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) during a conference on Monday raised concerns over the condition and incidents of attacks on minorities as well as the “hybrid plus state” model” weakening the political parties in Pakistan.
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NHRC sends notice to UP government over Muzaffarnagar student ill-treatmen
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a teacher of a private school referring to the faith of one of her students in an absurd manner ordered his classmates to beat him.
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NHRC issues notice to Jharkhand Govt over poor upkeep, management of Jamsh
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Commission has observed that a Government institution cannot be allowed to remain in complete apathy and neglect due to the negligence of the officers, causing human rights violations of the children in conflict with the law, some of whom have been staying in JJH for years together.
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