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Parliament Winter Session HIGHLIGHTS: Rahul, Kharge meet PM Modi in Parliament over NHRC chairman appointment

Parliament Winter Session LIVE: In the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, the Congress party has intensified its demand for a discussion on Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent remarks concerning Dr. B.R. In the Rajya Sabha, the day’s agenda includes deliberations on the Banking Laws Bill, 2024, which proposes significant changes aimed at improving the banking sector. This bill seeks …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: NHRC directs Union, MP governments to safeguard human rights

New Indian Express

2nd December 2024 marked 40 years since the Bhopal gas leak disaster happened, one of the worst industrial catastrophes and corporate negligence cases in living memory, not only in India but worldwide, the plea said. The Bhopal gas tragedy has scientific and environmental implications including human, health risks, and contaminated soil, water and air, the plea said. Despite having numerous …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

NHRC asks MHA, Lt. Governor of Ladakh to consider human rights issues in the UT

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India and the advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of Ladakh to gracefully consider the issues raised by the human rights defender. Acting on a petition filed by Supreme Court advocate and noted human rights activist, Radhakanta Tripathy, the NHRC passed the …

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1 month ago

Bonded Labour : Supreme Court Asks Union To Hold Meeting With States, NHRC On Inter-State Trafficking, Child Labour Issues

Live Law

Expressing dismay at the non-release of immediate financial assistance to rescued bonded laborers, the Supreme Court today directed the Secretary, Ministry of Labor and Employment to hold a meeting with States/UTs and come up with a proposal to address the issue of inter-state human trafficking as well as release of immediate financial assistance to rescued child laborers.Taking specific note. Expressing …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

U-Win, online vaccine management portal to be launched later in September: Union Health Secretary

The Hindu

Online vaccine management portal U-Win will be launched later in September to maintain a permanent digital record of vaccination and medicines of more than three crore pregnant women and almost 2.7 crore children born annually, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra said on Friday. The U-Win platform, a replication of the COVID-19 vaccine management system Co-WIN, is being run in a …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

NCSC sends notice to DGP, chief secretary to submit reports in murder of K Armstrong

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes issued a notice to the chief secretary and DGP to submit their reports in the murder of K Armstrong. NCSC has said they have taken suo motu cognizance of the issue based on media reports, which was confirmed by a source in NCSC Chennai office. Earlier on Tuesday, a delegation of senior functionaries …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Gig Workers Union demands national disaster status for heatwave, support systems for workers from NHRC

The Hindu

Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union sought to underscore the effect of the heatwave and its severe effect on gig workers and wrote to the National Human Rights Commission. The Union is demanding that the heatwave be treated as a national disaster and support systems be created for workers. The set of 10 demands include intervention of the State government …

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6 months ago

NHRC issues notice to Centre, AIIMS-Delhi for delay of six years in cardiac surgery for child

The Hindu

The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday issued notice to the Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences -Delhi, for reported delay of nearly six years in the cardiac surgery of a child from Bihar’s Begusarai. The minor child’s parents had applied for the surgery when he was three months …

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6 months ago

NHRC seeks report from Centre on ‘anti-labour practices’ at Amazon warehouse

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday asked the Union labour secretary to submit a detailed report on allegations of “anti-labour practices” at a warehouse of e-commerce giant Amazon in Haryana’s Manesar. The NHRC statement said the labour secretary has been told to file the report within seven days The commission has told the labour secretary to submit …

Labour Workers Report Nhrc

6 months ago

NHRC notice to Centre over ‘anti-labour practices’ at warehouse in Haryana

The Hindu

The National Human Right Commission on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre over reports that one of the warehouses of a multinational company in Haryana’s Manesar is asking its employees to take a pledge that they would not take toilet or water breaks until they finished unloading packages from six trucks, each measuring 24 feet long, after their team’s 30-minute …

Labour Workers Commission

1 year, 3 months ago

'Police Briefing Should Not Result In Media Trial': Supreme Court Directs MHA To Frame Guidelines; Asks DGPs To Give Suggestions

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to prepare a comprehensive manual on media briefings by police personnel within a period of three months. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra also directed Director Generals of Police of all states to submit their suggestions for the manual. In its …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court seeks govt. response on failure to fill NHRC vacancies

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on July 4 decided to examine a plea accusing a “lethargic” Union government of not filling up vacancies in the National Human Rights Commission. In its short order, the Bench recorded the petitioner’s submission that there were three vacancies in the apex human rights body of the country, namely, that of two judicial members and a woman …

Nhrc Seeks Govt

1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice In PIL Highlighting Three Vacancies in NHRC

Live Law

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a plea highlighting the vacancies in the National Human Rights Commission. The Public Interest Litigation was filed by Radhakanta Tripathy who appeared in person to argue that there were three vacancies in the National Human Rights Commission of–1. The Public Interest Litigation was filed by Radhakanta Tripathy who appeared in person to argue …

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1 year, 7 months ago

NHRC issues notice to Sports Ministry over absence of committee for sexual harassment complaints

The Hindu

The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday took a suo motu cognisance of media reports about absence of a Internal Complaints Committee in the Wrestling Federation of India which is mandated by the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, 2013. The move comes amid the ongoing protest by wrestlers against alleged sexual harassment by federation chief Brij Bhushan Singh. As many …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Ensure People In Jammu & Kashmir Have Easy Access To NHRC : Supreme Court Asks Union Govt

Live Law

In a plea to reopen statutory panels in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court asked the Union Government to consider bringing a mechanism which will allow people people in Jammu and Kashmir to file their complaints to the NHRC from J&K itself pertaining to human rights issues. Earlier, the court had recorded the statement of Solicitor …

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1 year, 10 months ago

NHRC visits found all 46 mental institutes in India in ‘deplorable conditions’

The Hindu

The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday said all the 46 government mental healthcare institutions across the country were in deplorable condition, and depicted a very pathetic handling by different stakeholders. Special Rapporteurs of the Commission visited all the institutions across the country to assess the ground situation and the status of implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. Taking …

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2 years ago

Assam boundary firing is a clear violation of human rights, says Meghalaya

The Hindu

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday asked the National Human Rights Commission to ensure action against those who killed six persons on his State’s boundary with Assam on November 22. While his high-level team met NHRC chairperson Arun Kumar Mishra in New Delhi, State capital Shillong was shut down by pressure groups to protest the killings and demand …

Human Rights Assam Meghalaya State Shillong Nhrc Sangma

2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-CAA Protests At AMU | Students Shouldn't Indulge In Such Activities Which Bring Bad Name To Great Educational Institutions: Allahabad HC

Live Law

"The students take admissions in Universities or any educational Institution for the purpose of education and not indulge in these kind of activities, which brings bad name to the great educational Institutions," remarked the Allahabad High Court as it dismissed a bunch of pleas raising issues pertaining to certain incidents which took place in Aligarh. "The students take admissions in …

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2 years, 6 months ago

NHRC issues notices over reported harassment of cyclist

The Hindu

The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to the Union Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry and the Sports Authority of India on the reported inappropriate behaviour of a coach with a top woman cyclist. The NHRC took suo motu cognisance of a media report about the woman cyclist alleging that the national sprint team coach had acted inappropriately …

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2 years, 7 months ago

All High Courts Weekly Round-Up: May 16 - May 22, 2022

Live Law

Nominal Index Rajinder Lohar v. The State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw 177 Aniruddha Prasad Singh @ Sinha v. The State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw 178 In the matter of: Parimal Sardar@Parimal Sikdar 2022 LiveLaw 179 Md Jamiruddin v. Union of India & Ors 2022 LiveLaw 180 Sova Rani Misra v. The State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw 181 …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Over 2,150 cases of deaths in judicial custody in 2021-22: Govt

India Today

Over 2,150 cases of deaths in judicial custody and 155 deaths in police custody were reported by the National Human Rights Commission in 2021-22, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of 448 deaths in judicial custody in 2021-22 till February, while Maharashtra reported the …

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3 years, 2 months ago

NHRC issues notices to Jammu and Kashmir Government, police over targeted killings of minorities

The Hindu

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Jammu and Kashmir government and police over the recent spate of targeted killings of civilians from minority communities. The NHRC issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the DGP of the Union Territory on October 9 after taking suo motu cognisance of media reports the previous day. The Commission referred …

Kashmir Jammu Nhrc Targeted Killings Suo Motu Cognisance

3 years, 5 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: Court orders DNA test for BJP worker's body

India TV News

Calcutta High Court's five judges bench while hearing a petition in connection with post-poll violence has ordered a DNA test of the body of BJP trade union leader Abhijit Sarkar to be done in Command Hospital. The NHRC on Tuesday submitted a report in High Court related to the West Bengal post poll violence case. The Calcutta High Court said …

High Court Violence Court Poll Nhrc

3 years, 5 months ago

West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Calcutta High Court Issues Contempt Notice To South Kolkata DCP NHRC Team

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued notice to the Deputy Commissioner of Police of South Kolkata, asking him to show cause why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for allegedly failing to prevent obstruction to the team of National Human Rights Commission visiting to probe the allegations of post poll violence. Allegations Of Post Poll Violence In …

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Parliament Winter Session HIGHLIGHTS: Rahul, Kharge meet PM Modi in Parliament over NHRC chairman appointment

Bhopal gas tragedy: NHRC directs Union, MP governments to safeguard human rights

NHRC asks MHA, Lt. Governor of Ladakh to consider human rights issues in the UT

Bonded Labour : Supreme Court Asks Union To Hold Meeting With States, NHRC On Inter-State Trafficking, Child Labour Issues

U-Win, online vaccine management portal to be launched later in September: Union Health Secretary

NCSC sends notice to DGP, chief secretary to submit reports in murder of K Armstrong

Telangana Gig Workers Union demands national disaster status for heatwave, support systems for workers from NHRC

NHRC issues notice to Centre, AIIMS-Delhi for delay of six years in cardiac surgery for child

NHRC seeks report from Centre on ‘anti-labour practices’ at Amazon warehouse

NHRC notice to Centre over ‘anti-labour practices’ at warehouse in Haryana

'Police Briefing Should Not Result In Media Trial': Supreme Court Directs MHA To Frame Guidelines; Asks DGPs To Give Suggestions

Supreme Court seeks govt. response on failure to fill NHRC vacancies

Supreme Court Issues Notice In PIL Highlighting Three Vacancies in NHRC

NHRC issues notice to Sports Ministry over absence of committee for sexual harassment complaints

Ensure People In Jammu & Kashmir Have Easy Access To NHRC : Supreme Court Asks Union Govt

NHRC visits found all 46 mental institutes in India in ‘deplorable conditions’

Assam boundary firing is a clear violation of human rights, says Meghalaya

Anti-CAA Protests At AMU | Students Shouldn't Indulge In Such Activities Which Bring Bad Name To Great Educational Institutions: Allahabad HC

NHRC issues notices over reported harassment of cyclist

All High Courts Weekly Round-Up: May 16 - May 22, 2022

Over 2,150 cases of deaths in judicial custody in 2021-22: Govt

NHRC issues notices to Jammu and Kashmir Government, police over targeted killings of minorities

Bengal post-poll violence: Court orders DNA test for BJP worker's body

West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Calcutta High Court Issues Contempt Notice To South Kolkata DCP NHRC Team