The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Odisha government pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to the next of kin of an undertrial prisoner who committed suicide in the jail premises.
In her address, NHRC Acting Chairperson Vijaya Bharathi Sayani highlighted Arunachal Pradesh's cultural diversity and unique human rights challenges, emphasising the importance of capacity-building for the newly established APSHRC, founded in 2023.
A two-week online short-term internship programme of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) began here on Monday. As many as 60 university-level students from diverse academic disciplines have been shortlisted from different parts of the country to participate in it.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) successfully concluded its six-day Executive Capacity Building Programme on Human Rights for over 30 participants of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) of eight countries of Global South.
NHRC has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and DGP, requesting a report on the negligence within a week.
NITI Aayog on Friday inaugurated a National Conference on “Universal Access to Healthcare: Digital Solutions” to explore the way forward for universal access to affordable and quality healthcare services especially for people living in rural, remote and hilly areas.
A petition filed earlier by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy had sought NHRC’s intervention on the lack of measures on part of the government to combat the rising cases of snakebite deaths.
In response to the petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy, the NHRC passed the order recently.
The rights body asked the respondents to submit a detailed report in the matter within two weeks.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday said it has issued notices to Delhi Chief Secretary and Police Commissioner over several deaths at Asha Kiran shelter home being run by the city government in Rohini here.
