Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, July 29 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report within four weeks on the death of around 48 students and 886 incidents of food poisoning in Gurukul (residential) schools in Telangana Secretaries of five societies, running the residential schools for students from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) Stressing on women’s safety in public spaces, NHRC Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian highlighted that nearly 51 FIRs related to violence against women are registered in the country every hour, an official said on Sunday. Addressing a symposium on ‘Women’s Safety at Work and Public Spaces’ here, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The NHRC has sought a report from the Rajasthan government and state police chief within two weeks over a 50-year-old labourer getting buried-to-death under the soil while digging a sewer pit in Ajmer earlier this month, an official said on Saturday. The National Human Rights … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the suicide of a man after alleged physical torture in police custody in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad. The police had called the victim to a police station following a complaint against him by his … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) NHRC Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian will preside over a special two-day camp sitting in Bhubaneswar starting Monday to hear cases related to trafficking of girl child, witchcraft and sorcery accusations and crimes against women, an official said. Human rights case linked to death due to … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Complaints on crimes against women and children and attacks on journalists are expected to top the agenda as the NHRC gears up to hold a two-day Camp Sitting in Bhubaneswar on July 21 and 22, an official said on Saturday National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the suicide of a man after alleged physical torture in police custody at Delhi’s Dwarka North Police Station. A day after the victim was taken to police custody for questioning in connection with … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The NHRC has sought a report within two weeks from the Railway Ministry and Haryana Police over a woman’s allegedly gang raped in an empty compartment of a stationary train in Panipat last month, an official said on Thursday. Taking suo motu cognisance of a … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged gang rape of a married woman in an empty compartment of a stationary train in Haryana’s Panipat. After the sexual assault, the accused threw the victim on the railway tracks, where … Read more