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5 months, 2 weeks ago

NHRC issues notice over rescue of 23 child labourers in Saraswati Vihar

The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday issued notice to the Chief Secretary and the Commissioner of Police over the rescue of 23 child labourers, nine girls and 14 boys, from Saraswati Vihar in north-west Delhi. The commission said the Child Labour Act, 1986, as amended in 2016, prohibits the employment of children under the age of 14 years in …

Delhi Labour Child Act Nhrc Saraswati Vihar

1 year, 3 months ago

NHRC sends notice to Rajasthan govt over stripping, parading of woman

Hindustan Times

The National Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the Rajasthan government and the state's police chief over a pregnant woman being allegedly stripped naked and paraded in a village in Pratapgarh district by her husband, officials said. National Human Rights Commission The Commission in a statement on Monday also said that it would like to know about the …

Rajasthan Nhrc Pratapgarh District Woman Report

2 years, 1 month ago

NHRC pulls up state over IBS ragging incident

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission took suo motu notice of an incident of ragging reported at the IBS college campus in Shankarpally earlier this month and issued a notice to the Telangana government, Union education ministry and the UGC, directing the chief secretary to file a report on the matter within six weeks. On November 1, a first-year BBA-LLB …

Student Nhrc Ibs Ragging

3 years, 1 month ago

Law students to help prisoners with bail applications, appeals: NHRC

The Hindu

The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday announced a pilot project for improving access to justice for prisoners of 16 Delhi jails by allowing law students to help them in filing bail applications and appeals. “The aim of this collaborative exercise is also to promote and protect the human rights of prisoners besides inculcating professionalism among the law students. The …

Law Delhi Students Law Students Nhrc Nlu Bail Applications

3 years, 6 months ago

'Can't Proceed in the Manner You Like': HC Raps Bengal Over Post-poll Violence, Urges NHRC to Help

News 18

Pulling up police for ‘inaction against violence and failure to register complaints’, the Calcutta high court has urged the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission to set up a committee to examine allegations of post-poll violence in Bengal. “Cases of threat to life and property of the residents of the state should be taken seriously,” the court said, adding …

Bengal Nhrc

3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Directions To Provide Food, Shelter & Financial Help To Beggars, Homeless, Slum Dwellers Across Delhi

Live Law

Delhi High Court has on Monday issued notice in plea filed seeking directions to provide food, shelter, and financial help to the beggars, homeless, slum dwellers across Delhi with immediate effect, as denial of this right by State if contrary to Articles 14,19 and 21 of the ConstitutionA division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued …

Delhi High Court Constitution Court Slum Dwellers Delhi High Court Homeless

3 years, 10 months ago

Defending Human Rights, Challenging State Impunity : Henri Tiphagne's Talk At Kannabiran Lecture

Live Law

Abstract: Kanna advanced the argument that there should not be any form of prior sanction for prosecuting a policeman in a Human Rights Court. I think it is important to also recall Kanna's contribution particularly to the establishment of Human Rights Courts in Tamilnadu. PUCL requested People's Watch which had just established a Documentation Centre to provide the lawyers and …

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4 years, 2 months ago

UP CM Yogi Adityanath talks to the father of Hathras victim

Op India

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today spoke to the father of the Hathras victim via video conferencing. The CM had also spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today about the Hathras gang rape case. The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Chief Secretary and the DGP of Uttar Pradesh government today in relation to the Hathras …

Uttar Pradesh Victim Hathras Nhrc

4 years, 3 months ago

NHRC Notice to UP Govt over Death of 5-year-old in Agra Due to Starvation, Illness