Bhopal, Feb 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo said on Thursday that the Commission has issued notices to all state governments, the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, and sports authorities, summoning information regarding the rules and guidelines related to the operation of gyms and fitness centres. He stated that the Commission has received several complaints regarding the sexual exploitation of women and minor girls targeted by trainers in gym…
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New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretaries of all states and UTs (union territories), the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) over allegations that gyms and fitness centres are being misused to exploit young women, including for forced religious conversion. A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint alleging that an organised racket was operati…
Amaravati, Feb 4 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India, seeking a probe into attacks on the houses of its leaders and the killing of a Dalit activist.A delegation of YSRCP leaders called on the NHRC in New Delhi on Wednesday and alleged that there was a serious breakdown of law and order and widespread human rights violations in Andhra Pradesh.The leaders met NHRC Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian and submitted a formal com…
Amaravati, Feb 3 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh police on Tuesday registered an FIR against Jana Sena MLA Arava Sridhar following the allegations that he sexually exploited a woman. The police registered the case against the MLA under sections 318(2), 318(4), 88, 351(2) of Bharat Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and took up an investigation.Following the directions National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Kadapa district superintendent of police ordered the registration of the case against the Railway K…
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) A three-member delegation from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) visited the Anandapur warehouse fire incident site on Tuesday, to take stock of the situation. The area was also visited by former MP Adhir Chowdhury. According to the police, the delegation arrived in West Bengal on Monday afternoon. In the evening, they held a meeting with the District Magistrate of South 24 Parganas. On Tuesday, they went to the incident site in Anandapur. There, they examined all…
Vijayawada, Feb 2 (IANS) Former minister and YSR Congress Party leader Jogi Ramesh on Monday claimed that his life and the safety of his family are under threat from minister Nara Lokesh and stated that the TDP leader should be held fully responsible if any harm comes to them in the future. He alleged that Sunday’s attack on his house was carried out on Lokesh’s instructions under the leadership of MP Kesineni Chinni. He said that TDP cadres, acting with police presence and support, attacked…
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) As the death toll in the Anandapur warehouse fire on the southern outskirts of Kolkata reached 25 on Friday morning, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognisance of the matter and directed the District Magistrate concerned to submit an action taken report at the earliest.The NHRC acted in the matter following a complaint alleging gross human rights violations at the Wow Momo factory at Anandapur.In a communique sent from the NHRC to the District Mag…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report stating that a 15-year-old boy from Bihar’s Kishanganj district suffered months of bonded labour after being separated from his father at Haryana’s Bahadurgarh Railway Station. According to the press report, the minor had stepped off the train to fetch water but could not reboard due to heavy crowding, following which he missed the train and was left alone at the station.The b…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday said that the report submitted by the Indian Railways on the issue of serving halal-certified food in trains is “incomplete” and also “lacks transparency”.The NHRC had issued a notice to the Railway Board following a complaint alleging that Indian Railways serves only halal-processed meat in non-vegetarian meals, which, according to the complainant, creates unfair discrimination and results in violations of hu…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the Gujarat government within two weeks over media reports alleging a spurt in typhoid cases in Gandhinagar due to contaminated drinking water, an official said on Thursday.The Commission observed that the contents of the media report, if found to be true, raise serious issues of violation of the human rights of the affected persons.Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report carried on January 4, the N…