The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the District Collector of Odisha’s Kalahandi over reports of a pregnant woman being carried on a cot to cross a river in the absence of a bridge. Acting on the petition of human rights activist Akhand, the NHRC directed the District Collector submit an action … Read more
Bahujan Samaj Party Telangana chief R. S. Praveen Kumar waves to supporters in Ankushapur village of the Sirpur Kagaznagar Assembly constituency. Mr. Kumar on January 3 said he would be lodging a complaint with the local police soon to ascertain attempts by the state-sponsored attackers to compromise his mobile communications. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu addresses the Human Rights Day function at Vigyan Bhavan, in New Delhi on December 10, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Climate change is knocking on the doors and people in poorer nations are going to pay a “heavier price” for the degradation of the environment President Droupadi Murmu said on December 10 … Read more
The biggest infringement of human rights takes place when it is viewed through a political prism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. Speaking on the occasion of the 28th foundation day of the National Human Rights Commission in New Delhi on Tuesday, Modi said human rights included dignity to the poor, the physically challenged and … Read more
The NHRC Thursday rejected as “baseless and factually incorrect” allegations that a report prepared by its committee probing the incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal has been leaked by the rights panel. The National Human Rights Commission said in a statement that the panel had submitted its report to the Calcutta High Court on … Read more
The day West Bengal governor slammed the state government, saying the post-poll violence in Bengal is unprecedented and “the country has not seen such violence since independence”, NHRC Committee, appointed by the Calcutta High Court reached Kolkata on the same day on Sunday to speak to the victims of such violence on Sunday. West Bengal … Read more
The Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre and others to reply to a plea seeking directions to establish a welfare board for transgenders and to appoint a committee to promptly probe reports of their alleged gross abuse by the police. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde agreed to hear the plea filed … Read more