The logo for the National Human Rights Commission. | Photo Credit: File Hosting the 28th bi-annual APF conference at New Delhi on September 20-21 will give the NHRC a fig leaf of international legitimacy to cover up its dismal performance, the civil society groups said Members of Indian civil society condemn the Asia Pacific Forum … Read more
Rollout of rover of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 from the lander to the lunar surface, as observed by Lander Imager Camera. File. | Photo Credit: PTI India protests China’s map claiming Indian territory, MEA says it ‘complicates’ border resolution India has lodged a “strong protest” with China over the publication of a new map that was released … Read more
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
During the time the deaths had taken place, it was mandatory to segregate COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients, hence testing was done to avoid the spread of the disease, especially in hospital wards, it said. As many as 877 newborn babies and 61 mothers have died as pregnant women refused to get admitted to hospitals for … Read more
More than a week after NHRC final report was submitted in Calcutta High Court, which slammed the ruling Trinamool Congress party for post-poll violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday denied all allegations about post-poll violence in the state. She reiterated that no post-poll violence happened in Bengal and whatever cases happened in … 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
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued two notices to the Yogi Adityanath government on Monday, taking suo moto cognisance of media reports regarding the brutal gang rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Kheri on August 15 and misbehaviour with a minor girl in Kanpur by a police inspector. In … Read more