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.
The meeting of the delegation of Delhi Congress with the Rights body came a day after the party demanded Rs one crore compensation for the victims stating that Delhi government’s compensation of Rs 10 lakh was too little.
The siblings were reported to have taken the extreme step as they were upset over alleged police atrocities at the Sadabad police station.
The Rights panel passed the order after going through the responses of State authorities and a petition filed earlier by Human Rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy.
The apex rights panel taking cognizance of a petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy sought for an action taken report within the next four weeks.
The top rights panel passed the order on Thursday in response to a petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy.
