New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The NHRC has sought a report from Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha within two weeks over an alleged incident of a Manipuri woman being physically assaulted as part of a “racial abuse”, an official said on Friday. The incident took place when she objected to lewd comments by a group of boys in the Malviya Nagar area of South Delhi in March, an official said on Friday.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognisance of a media report that …
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New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Taking note of media reports on missing person cases, the NHRC has issued notices to the Chief Secretaries and Director Generals of Police of Bihar, Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks, an official said on Friday. The report is expected to include the steps taken/ proposed to deal with the increasing number of missing persons, especially children, said the official in a statement.The National Human …
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the District Magistrate (West Delhi) and the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, over allegations that a 26-year-old Dalit youth was assaulted and lynched during Holi celebrations in the national Capital’s Uttam Nagar.A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint alleging that the incident occurred on March 4, after a minor dispute arising from an accidental splash of water…
Raisen, March 12 (IANS) Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Priyank Kanoongo on Thursday met with senior officials of the Raisen District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police (SP), and the Regional Director regarding a case related to illegal cannon firing from Raisen Fort. During the meeting held at the regional office of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Raisen, the Commission member raised the issue of misuse of the cannon and the preventive actions required fro…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday said its suo motu intervention has resulted in the swift rescue of six Indian workers from Odisha’s Kendrapara district who were allegedly facing torture while being held captive by their employer in Thailand for several months. The apex human rights body said that four of the workers were repatriated to India the very next day after the NHRC communicated the matter to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Fe…
Bhopal, March 7 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Member Priyank Kanoongo on Saturday expressed strong displeasure over miscreants firing illegal country-made cannons on a residential area from the side of an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)-protected fort in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. Kanoongo shared a video on his social media account showing a group of people firing and celebrating each shot. He alleged that miscreants are firing illegal indigenous cannons on re…
Vidisha, March 5 (IANS) A Congress leader and some of his associates have been booked for allegedly encroaching upon a government pond allotted to a private organisation and for allegedly threatening fishermen in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district.Police have registered a case against former Vidisha district Congress president Ashok Yadav and his associates Om Yadav and Rajiv Yadav under Sections 296(b), 351(1), 351(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), according to an FIR lodged at…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union Health Ministry, the Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal, and the Commissioner of Police, Bhopal, over allegations that an assistant professor at the institute died due to severe mental harassment and a toxic work environment.A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint alleging that the doctor died on January 5, following prolong…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Department of School Education and Literacy, the Department of Higher Education, and all states and union territories over concerns relating to the protection of children’s personal data in an Artificial Intelligence-based education initiative. A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint filed by NAMO Fo…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that at least six Indian workers from Odisha’s Kendrapara district have been held captive by their employer without salary and proper food for the last six months in Thailand.The incident reportedly came to light on February 17, after the victims recorded a video message describing their plight.In the video, they alleged that they were being confined inside a factory, subjected …