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.
Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports that a two-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in the Tughlak Lane area on 24th February, the Rights body has sought a detailed report in the matter within six weeks.
At the time of acquisition of land, some of the land owners were paid compensation while others did not receive the same.
The NHRC has passed the order recently acting on the petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy.
The National Human Rights Commission has directed the Superintendent of Police in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district to ensure necessary assistance including giving all relevant reports to the parents of minor victims who were allegedly raped by two policemen.
‘Human rights’ is probably the most abused phrase in the international political lexicon. The US, which is mindful of human rights violations in places as far afield as India, China and Venezuela, keeps mum when small children die on its border with Mexico or when the Israeli Army kills more than 20,000 civilians in Gaza, with active US support.
