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Human Rights Notice To Health Ministry Over Muzaffarpur Deaths

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday sent notices to the Union Health Ministry and the government of Bihar over reports of increasing deaths of children due to encephalitis in Muzaffarpur, a senior official said.

Human Rights Notice Over Delhi Workers' Death While Cleaning Septic Tank

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 9, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission or NHRC has issued a notice to the Delhi government and city police commissioner over the death of two labourers while cleaning a septic tank at an under-construction house in Delhi.

In Rape, Murder Of Mumbai Girl, Rights Commission's Notice Top Cops

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 9, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday issued notices to the Police Commissioner of Mumbai and Maharashtra's Director General of Police over a report that a nine-year-old girl, who had gone missing on April 4 from a slum in Juhu was found murdered two days later.

Woman, 11-Year-Old Daughter Beaten, Allegedly Stripped In Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Wednesday February 27, 2019

A woman and her 11-year-old daughter in Andhra Pradesh were allegedly stripped, tied and beaten by a man and his aides. A disturbing video has emerged, that was shot and shared by their family member who stood helplessly as the mother and child were assaulted.

Just 43 Non-Lethal Bullets Used Before Sterlite Crackdown Killed 13: RTI

India News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar | Tuesday February 26, 2019

Tamil Nadu police used just 43 non-lethal bullets - 18 rubber and 25 plastic - before firing 69 rounds of live ammunition, a National Human Rights Commission inquiry into the deadly crackdown on demonstrators protesting against Vedanta's copper smelter in Tamil Nadu in May last year has found. At least 13 people were killed in the operation in Thoo...

Centre, 3 States Get Notices Over Alleged Attacks On Kashmiris

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 21, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission or NHRC on Thursday issued notices to the Union ministries of Home and Human Resource Development, and the state governments of West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, seeking reports over "ill-treatment of Kashmiris" in wake of the Pulwama terror attack.

National Human Rights Commission Condemns Pulwama Terror Attack

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 20, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday condemned the killing of 40 CRPF personnel in the Pulwama terror attack, saying the "scourge of terrorism" is one of the major factors leading to violation of human rights in the society.

Rights Body Notice To UP Government Over 150 Deaths Due To Illicit Liquor

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 19, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over reported deaths of 150 people in the last 15 years due to consuming "illicit liquor" in Mainpuri district

Centre Asked To Explain Reported Dip In Sex Ratio At Birth By Rights Body

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 31, 2019

Expressing concern over the reported decline of the sex ratio at birth across the country, the NHRC has sought a report from the WCD Ministry and chief secretaries of all the states and UTs on the status of implementation of the various welfare schemes on the issue.

In Foetus Decapitation Case, Human Rights Body Issues Notice To Rajasthan

India News | ANI | Tuesday January 15, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) issued a notice to the Rajasthan government over reports of separation of a baby's head from its body during delivery in Jaisalmer district on January 10.

Notice Sent To Odisha Government Over Teen Giving Birth In School Hostel

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 15, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sent a notice to the Odisha government on Monday over reports that a 14-year-old girl delivered a baby in a state-run tribal residential school in Kandhamal district, officials said.

Human Rights Notice To Bihar Government For Throwing Out Hospital Patient

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 1, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the Bihar government over reports that a patient from the burns ward at a hospital in Vaishali district was allegedly thrown out by a staffer to a place used to dump garbage

Human Rights Notice To Centre Over Suicides In State-Run Boarding Schools

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 1, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the HRD Ministry over the reported suicide of 49 students, including Dalits, of residential Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) between 2013 and 2017.

Maharashtra Gets Notice Over Sexual Assault Of Patient In Civic Hospital

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 27, 2018

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Maharashtra government over the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old patient by a sanitation staff inside the ICU ward of a municipal hospital in Thane.

On Mumbai Hospital Fire, Human Rights Commission Seeks Report

Mumbai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 19, 2018

The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday sought a report from the Maharashtra government on the death of eight people in a fire at a hospital in Mumbai, while not ruling out negligence by the hospital administration.