Bhubaneswar, April 29 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Keonjhar Collector and Superintendent of Police (SP) to initiate an inquiry into an incident in which a tribal man exhumed and carried his sister’s skeletal remains to a bank after officials allegedly demanded a death certificate and a legal heir certificate to process a death claim. Acting on a petition filed by noted rights activist Manoj Jena on April 28, the apex rights body has also asked the Keonjha…
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New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A plea has been moved before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) alleging large-scale illegal detentions, constitutional violations, and labour rights abuses by Uttar Pradesh Police following the protests by factory workers and migrant labourers in Noida over minimum wage demands earlier this month.Filed by Advocate Subhash Chandran K.R., the complaint has raised serious concerns over the report…
Dhaka, April 28 (IANS) Alice Edwards, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, highlighted the absence of an “A-status” National Human Rights Commission in Bangladesh and a national preventive mechanism against custodial torture, describing violence in the country as deeply embedded, systemic, and enduring, local media reported. She made the remarks while speaking at a consultation meeting on strengthening prevention and accountability frameworks for torture in Bangladesh, held at t…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Delhi government and 21 state governments to take proactive measures and implement relief efforts to protect vulnerable populations from the growing threat of heat waves. In communications sent to the Chief Secretaries of the concerned states and Delhi, the apex human rights body stressed the urgent need for integrated and inclusive measures to mitigate the impact of extreme heat and prevent casualties.The st…
Bhubaneswar, April 27 (IANS) The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has issued a notice to the Odisha Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department, as well as to the Collector and Superintendent of Police of Mayurbhanj, seeking an Action Taken Report on the death of a tribal minor student and the mass illness of students at an ashram school in the district due to suspected food poisoning. Acting o…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the alleged public humiliation of a woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district, where she was paraded by villagers with her husband on her shoulders over allegations of elopement. Observing that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of human rights violations, the NHRC has issued notices to the Jhabua District Magistrate and the Superintendent…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has disposed of a petition filed by the family of a youth killed in Holi-related violence in Uttam Nagar, after noting submissions by the police that the situation is under constant watch and that “the best possible protection” is being provided to the petitioners.A single-judge Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia recorded the submission that the local police is actively monitoring developments on the ground and has taken comprehensive steps to s…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to authorities in Maharashtra and the management of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) over allegations of an organised racket involving alleged religious conversion and sexual exploitation at the company’s Nashik office.A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint filed by the Legal Rights Observatory, alleging that such activities were being carried out within the TCS bra…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) within two weeks from multiple authorities, including the Madhya Pradesh government and the Centre, over allegations of financial irregularities and mismanagement of Waqf properties linked to Bhopal in Mecca and Medina. A Bench presided over by member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint alleging mismanagement of the Bhopal “Rubat” properties — Waqf-linked accommodation…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding a food poisoning incident at a girls’ hostel in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district, where several students fell ill after consuming food. The apex human rights body has issued notices to the state Chief Secretary and the Ahmedabad Police Commissioner, seeking a detailed report within two weeks. The NHRC has asked the authorities to furnish information on the health…