Tag: NHRC

The action has been initiated under Section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, which empowers the Commission to inquire into alleged violations of human rights

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding the death of at least 16 labourers and injuries to 20 others after an under-construction warehouse building collapsed in the Taratala area of Kolkata, West Bengal. Observing that the contents of news reports, if true, raise a serious.

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report alleging that a 16-year-old boy was illegally confined as an adult inmate in Kasna jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar district for more than two months before being shifted to a juvenile home. NHRC Takes Suo Motu.

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the death of eight workers and severe burn injuries suffered by six others in an explosion at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) in Andhra Pradesh. Observing that the contents of the.

The victim and three other girls were reportedly trafficked to Uttar Pradesh on the pretext of providing jobs, it noted.

Vidisha: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo welcomed the Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict declaring the Kamal Maula Mosque, also known as Bhojshala, a temple, saying the judgment has renewed hopes for the revival of the centuries-old Vijay Surya Mandir in Vidisha as well. The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

In its release, the Commission stressed that these incidents raise a serious issue of human rights violations.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of three sanitation workers in a septic tank tragedy in Raipur. The incident has once again highlighted the dangerous conditions faced by sanitation workers and the continued issue of manual scavenging in parts of the country. The Commission has sought a.

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Central Board of Film Certification, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and Google India over a complaint alleging “vulgar, sexually suggestive, and double-meaning lyrics” in the song ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’ from the upcoming film ‘KD:.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday said that action is being initiated following a complaint