New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report alleging illegal detention and torture of a journalist by the Rajkot Crime Branch police in Gujarat.Observing that the contents of the media report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights of the victim, the apex human rights body has issued a notice to the Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) seeking a detailed report within two weeks.The NHRC said the r…
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New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Delhi Police, the Union Health Ministry and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, seeking an Action Taken Report (ATR) within two weeks over allegations of harassment of whistleblowers in a case linked to an internal recruitment inquiry. Taking cognisance under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, a Bench presided over by NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo observed that the allegations prim…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Commenting on the LPG situation, Samajwadi Party President, Akhilesh Yadav, on Friday took a jibe at Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya, saying “he should become Delivery Chief Minister”.Yadav’s remark came after Dy CM Maurya, while speaking to reporters regarding an earlier statement of the SP chief on the reported LPG crisis, had said, “If they don’t have cylinders, they should let us know. We will send it to them.”Akhilesh Yadav told IANS, “Th…
Ranchi, March 26 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over 437 deaths reported in judicial and police custody across the state since 2018, flagging major gaps in mandatory judicial probes.The figure was disclosed in an affidavit filed by the Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Prisons and Disaster Management, Vandana Dandel, during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the High Court on custodial deaths.A division bench of Chief Justice M.S. S…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a plea seeking directions for a court-monitored probe into the killing of a youth during Holi celebrations in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar. While granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Delhi Commissioner of Police with a detailed representation, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant observed that the reliefs sought, including protection for the victim’s family, should first be taken up with…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging repeated targeted killings of Hindu civilians and other vulnerable communities in Jammu and Kashmir and the lack of transparency in investigation and prosecution of such cases. A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo issued a notice to the J&K Director General of Police (DGP) directing that the allegations made in the complaint be enquired into and an Action Taken Repo…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the death of three sanitation workers in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur district while cleaning a septic tank at a private hospital.Observing that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights of the victims, the apex human rights body has issued notices to the Raipur District Magistrate and the Senior Superintendent of Police (S…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging that persons with hearing and speech disabilities are being denied access to life insurance benefits due to the refusal of insurance companies to extend coverage to them.According to the complaint received by the Commission, individuals with such disabilities are unable to avail themselves of life insurance policies, raising concerns over discriminatory practices within the insuran…
Dhaka, March 19 (IANS) Several rights groups have written to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, urging him to take concrete steps to protect human rights and uphold press freedom in the country.In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect Journalists and eight other human rights organisations called on the Bangladeshi government to publicly affirm its commitment to press freedom and media independence, release detained journalists, and review cases filed against journalists under the c…
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) The National Commission for Women has issued summons to actors Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt along with others in connection with the controversy surrounding the song “Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke”. Acting under its powers granted by the National Commission for Women Act, 1990, the Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging obscenity and vulgarity in the song.According to the Commission, the content prima facie appears to be sexually suggestive, objec…