Ex-SC judge V Ramasubramanian appointed new NHRC chiefFormer Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian has been named the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission. Previously, the po...
Labour officials inspect EY's Pune office, grant one week to respond to queries on worker's 'death' and firm policiesIndian authorities inspected Ernst & Young's Pune office and interviewed executives amid an investigation into a worker's death, which her ...
Manipur: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of fresh violence that left 13 dead in the stateThe Commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, amount to a serious issue of human rights violations, which is ...
Compensate people who lost their lives, within four weeks, NHRC Chairperson directs Manipur governmentHe added, “The state government has said that about 180 persons have died, and we have asked that in those cases where compensations are pe...
NHRC to hear more than 40 pending cases of human rights violations in NE states on Nov 17The National Human Rights Commission is holding a national conference on 'Advancing Human Rights through Local Self Governments' on Novembe...
Inquiry committee probes police firing in Mukroh village in AssamRetired Gauhati High court Judge Rumi Kumari Phukan met Deputy Commissioner of West Karbi Anglong, DIG Superintendent of police, divisional...
Police firing in Mukroh was an act of self-defence: Himanta Biswa SarmaSix people, including five Meghalaya residents and a forest guard from Assam, were killed in the incident on November 22.
NHRC organizing ‘Camp Sitting and Public Open Hearing’ for five North Eastern StatesAfter the inauguration, 31 cases pertaining to the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim and Nagaland will be taken up in a s...
NHRC to hear complaints from three North Eastern statesOn 15th December, 2021, the Commission will hold a meeting with NGOs and Human Rights Defenders in the forenoon to ascertain the human righ...
NHRC takes suo-motu cognizance of Nagaland firing incidentThis triggered several incidents of arson, rioting and attack on soldiers and Assam Rifles camp resulting in more injuries and deaths, incl...
NHRC to revive the open hearing mechanism in different statesDuring open hearings, the concerned officers are asked to be present so that appropriate relief could be recommended to the victims of huma...
National Human Rights Commission takes cognizance of racial attack on Manipur girlReportedly, she was eventually saved by some people, and police was called. But the police officials who reached the spot asked the victim ...
Congress wants judicial probe into Darrang incidentNational Human Rights Commission, (NHRC) India has taken suo motu cognizance of reports of the case.
NHRC looking into reports of torture in Assam police stationThe NHRC took suo moto cognizance of reports that a woman and her two sisters were allegedly stripped and tortured inside a police station ...
National Human Rights Commission chair Justice HL Dattu to be Asia-Pacific member on ICC bureauHis presence on the Bureau will not only help strengthen the ICC but also enhance the role of NHRIs in the United Nations mechanisms.
National Human Rights Commission will continue to strengthen human rights defenders: KG BalakrishnanThe National Human Rights Commission will strengthen the human rights defenders in its strategy to firm up human rights culture in India an...
NHRC preparing to grapple with issues like displacement, unhealthy environment; sharpen focus on India IncThe commission plans to critically examine government policies framed for promoting business to ensure that these are not in conflict with ...