Bengal post-poll violence case: 2 HC judges pan NHRC panel but reject charge of biasObserving that there are "definite and proved" allegations that complaints of the victims of violence in the aftermath of the West Bengal a...
20 Aug, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
Calcutta High Court tells WB govt to file supplementary affidavits on NHRC's post-poll violence reportIn its earlier 95-page affidavit, the West Bengal government had claimed that the NHRC committee had been “deliberately constituted to spea...
28 Jul, 2021, 06.37 PM IST
West Bengal government submits affidavit before Calcutta HC over post-poll violenceThe state government claimed that the NHRC committee has been “deliberately constituted to spearhead a witch hunt against the entire state ...
28 Jul, 2021, 12.47 AM IST
NHRC panel members probing post-poll violence share ties with BJP: West Bengal govt in affidavit before HCCriticising the Mamata Banerjee government, the NHRC panel, in its report placed before the high court recently, has underscored that "the ...
27 Jul, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
Cal HC asks Bengal govt to file affidavit on NHRC post-poll violence reportA five-judge bench hearing a clutch of PILs alleging that people were subjected to assault, made to flee homes and property was destroyed a...
22 Jul, 2021, 04.49 PM IST
NHRC panel invokes Tagore, indicts Mamata government over post-poll violenceThe NHRC panel, constituted following an order by a five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, also said the cases of alleged rape and mu...
15 Jul, 2021, 11.10 PM IST
NHRC rejects allegation of leak of report on post-poll violence in West Bengal"The NHRC refutes allegations in a section of the media, regarding the leak of the report, relating to the post-poll violence in West Benga...
15 Jul, 2021, 11.10 PM IST
- Bengal govt appeals to a larger bench of Calcutta HC to reconsider its recent order on post-poll violence
In a recent order on July 2, a five-judge bench of the High Court has slammed the state government on post-poll violence. The court also di...
06 Jul, 2021, 08.35 PM IST
NHRC panel on Bengal violence submits report to Calcutta High CourtA five-judge bench of the high court, hearing a bunch of PILs alleging post-poll violence in the state, had directed that the committee wou...
30 Jun, 2021, 02.37 PM IST
Bengal post-poll violence: NHRC panel to take representations from stakeholders on Tuesday alsoThe committee was set up by the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on a direction by the Calcutta High Court to loo...
28 Jun, 2021, 05.44 PM IST
NHRC Committee in Kolkata to study post-poll violence narrativeWest Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “The post-poll violence in Bengal is unprecedented. Such violence has not been witnessed since ...
27 Jun, 2021, 11.21 PM IST
Bengal post-poll violence: NHRC panel to receive representations from complainants starting SundayA five-judge bench of the high court had on June 18 directed the chairperson of NHRC to constitute a committee to examine all cases with re...
27 Jun, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
NHRC sets up panel to probe complaints of post-poll West Bengal violenceIn a statement, the NHRC said Monday its chairman Justice (retd) Arun Mishra has constituted a committee to “inquire into the complaints of...
22 Jun, 2021, 01.23 PM IST
NHRC forms expert panel to study COVID impact on human rightsThe expert panel would be headed by Dr K S Reddy, president of Public Health Foundation of India. The expert committee would assess the imp...
06 Jul, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
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.
23 Mar, 2016, 03.53 AM IST
Two NHRC appointments in 2013 violated SC normsThe committee's failure to address the contrarian views of Swaraj and Jaitley before clearing Joseph and Sinha for the NHRC posts breached ...
26 Jul, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
- NHRC orders Puri Collector to review cases of bonded labour
NHRC has directed secretary, labour, panchyat Raj and Puri District Collector to attend its court on February 16th next for hearing on a co...
08 Feb, 2010, 10.28 PM IST