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Human Rights Body Visits Jamia To Record Statements Of Injured Students

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 14, 2020

An National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team on Tuesday visited the Jamia Millia Islamia to record statements of the students who were injured during the police action on the campus last month.

Humans Rights Body Team To Visit Jamia On January 14: Vice-Chancellor

India News | ANI | Monday January 13, 2020

Jamia Millia Islamia vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar on Sunday said that a team of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will visit the campus on January 14 to take statements from the injured students and witnesses in connection with the December 15 incident of alleged police excesses.

Human Rights Body Wants Report After 100 Babies Die In Rajasthan Hospital

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday January 3, 2020

The NHRC (National Human Rights Commission) issued a notice to the Rajasthan government today, following the deaths of more than 100 new-borns at a state-run hospital in Kota district

Human Rights Body Issues Notice To UP Cop Over Police Action On Protesters

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 25, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the police chief of Uttar Pradesh after receiving various complaints that allege "violation of human rights" in police action during the ongoing anti-Citizenship Act protests in the state, officials said on Wednesday.

Human Rights Team Completes Initial Probe Into "Encounter" In Vet Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 12, 2019

A NHRC team, which launched an investigation five days ago into the "encounter" killing of four men suspected of the rape and murder of a veterinarian near here, returned to New Delhi on Wednesday after conducting its initial fact-finding, on-the-spot probe into the matter.

Telangana Police Submit Report To Rights Body On Hyderabad "Encounter"

Telangana News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 10, 2019

The Telangana Police on Tuesday submitted its report to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the killing of all four accused in the gang-rape and murder of a veterinarian on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

Human Rights Body Sends Notice To Bihar After Woman Set On Fire In Muzaffarpur

Bihar | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 10, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Bihar government and the state police chief on Monday over reports that a woman was set on fire by a man after he tried to abuse her, officials said.

Delhi Fire Was Catastrophe Waiting To Happen, Seeks Report: Rights Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

Describing the Anaj Mandi fire incident as a "catastrophe" that was waiting to happen, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notices to the Delhi government, the city's police chief and the North Delhi civic body and sought a detailed report in six weeks.

Rights Body Visits Spot Where Telangana Rape-Accused Were Shot Dead

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 7, 2019

A seven-member team from the National Human Rights Commission or NHRC on Saturday visited the site near Hyderabad where the men arrested on the charge of gang-rape-murder of a 27-year-old veterinarian were killed by the police after they allegedly attack them.

Rights Panel Begins Probe Into Police Encounter In Telangana Rape Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 7, 2019

A team from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday began on-the-spot investigation into the alleged police encounter in which four men accused in the gang-rape and murder of a woman veterinarian, were killed near here. Official sources said the team visited a government hospital at Mahabubnagar, where the bodies of the accused were...

Rights Panel Notice To Centre, States Over Crimes Against Women

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 2, 2019

Expressing serious concern over incidents of sexual violence against women, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to the centre and all states and Union Territories seeking reports on the standard operating procedures to deal with such cases and use of the Nirbhaya Fund.

Tamil Nadu Ordered To Pay Rs 25,000 To Children Whose Cheeks Were Pierced

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission on Friday said it has resolved 71 of the 179 cases pertaining to police excesses, charges of atrocities against Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, among others.

Notice To Gurgaon Top Cop After Assam Woman "Stripped, Beaten" In Lockup

Gurgaon News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 6, 2019

The NHRC on Thursday sent a notice to the Gurgaon police commissioner over reports that a domestic help was allegedly detained for several hours, stripped and thrashed by police personnel after her employers accused her of theft.

UP Chief Secretary Gets Notice After Schoolchildren Seen Eating Roti-Salt

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 26, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary after taking cognisance of the salt and rotis served to children in their midday meal at a government-run primary school in Mirzapur, according to a statement.

Human Rights Notice Bihar DGP Over Death Of JD(U) Leader In Police Custody

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 16, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday sent a notice to the Bihar police chief over the death of a JD(U) leader in police custody, hours after he was picked up for interrogation in a kidnapping case.