Tag: NHRC
Islampur death: NHRC upset with WB govt
Team led by DIG Kurilos will be staying in Islampur till 15 October to investigate into the matter.
Will Congress-AAP join hands in Delhi?
There is intense speculation about an alliance between bitter rivals Congress and Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi for next year's Lok Sabha polls. One formula being suggested by well-wishers including Mamata Banerjee, the main driver of the proposal, is that the Congress contest three seats and AAP fight four. The other formula being talked about …
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Press Council of India chief wants 'social security' for journalists
Justice CK Prasad flags the issue of job uncertainties in the media sector
Manipur staged gunfights: SC wants NHRC's active involvement in probe
The court was hearing a PIL seeking a probe into as many as 1,528 cases of extra-judicial killings in Manipur.
Dalits desert Baghpat village after death of boy, NHRC issues notices
NHRC has directed the DGP to send a detailed report of the matter within a month, and expressed concern over the migration of Dalits from the village.
NHRC seeks comprehensive report on Satabhaya dwellers
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a comprehensive report from Odisha Government on the basic amenities extended towards the would-be displaced people living in sea-erosion-affected Satabhaya village in Odisha's Kendrapara district. The rights panel's order has come in the wake of petition moved by rights activist Radhaknata Tripathy. The petition, alleging that rights …
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NHRC seeks ATR in Kashmiri medical student disappearance case
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sought an Action Taken report (ATR) from the Director General of police (DGP) Odisha over the failure of police to ensure safety and security to a Kashmiri medical student at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, who has been missing since 9 February. Considering the petition filed by Rights Activist and Supreme Court …
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1,680 cases of custodial deaths registered by NHRC in 10 months
1,680 cases of custodial deaths were registered by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the last 10 months in the country, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said 1,530 cases of deaths in judicial custody and 144 cases of deaths under police custody were …
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Extra-judicial killing in Manipur: SC asks SIT to expedite probe
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI's) SIT to expedite the probe into alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur. A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice U.U. Lalit asked the special investigation team (SIT) to first complete the ongoing …
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NHRC seeks Action Taken Report from AIIMS director to ensure justice for conjoined twins
The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Director of the All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi on steps taken to ensure justice to separated conjoined twins who are to be discharged and sent to their home state Odisha soon. Acting on a petition filed by activist …
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The paradoxes of Kashmir
The recent decision of the J and K government to condone stone throwers, many of whom were habitual offenders, while charging army personnel who were victims of stone throwing and opened fire in self-defence in an FIR is the latest confused news emanating from the valley. Photographs of damaged vehicles, injured army personnel and littered …
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Kunduli case: NHRC asks special team to probe
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday asked for a special investigation into the Kunduli gang rape case and said the investigation team is to submit its report in 15 days time. Meanwhile to come clean on the controversies being raked up the Opposition parties, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expanded the terms of reference …
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NHRC notice to Centre, states over pollution faced by traffic personnel
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the union home secretary and chief secretaries of all states and union territories over health hazard faced by traffic police personnel due to high air pollution. "The NHRC has taken cognisance of a complaint raising the issue of right to health of traffic police personnel across …
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Baitarani displacement: NHRC seeks report within four weeks
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took serious note of the lack of response from Odisha government over alleged large scale displacement caused by the Kanpur project on Baitarani river in Keonjhar district and deputed its Special Rapporteur to conduct an inquiry, informed lawyer and rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy. Taking serious note of earlier Petition …
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Belittling damage
The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Gujarat Government's scheme restricting the compensation for religious places destroyed during the communal riots of 2002 to a maximum of Rs 50,000 with many conditions attached thereto. Before the issue reached the Supreme Court at the instance of the State of Gujarat, in terms of the judgment …
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NHRC notice to UP over deaths in Unchahar thermal plant blast
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the deaths in a boiler blast at a thermal power plant in the state. Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports about the death of 30 persons and injuries to 64 others at the National Thermal Power Corporation's Unchahar …
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NHRC efforts led to increased public awareness on rights: CJI
Chief Justice of India Deepak Misra on Thursday praised the National Human Rights Commission and said the commission's efforts had led to increased public awareness about human rights and a spike in the registration of complaints of rights' violations. Speaking at the NHRC's 24th Foundation Day here, Justice Misra referred to the Supreme Court's judgment …
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