National Human Rights Commission of India
Indian government agency in charge of protecting human rights
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The National Human Rights Commission of India is a statutory body constituted on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993. It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (PHRA). The NHRC is responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights, defined by the act as "Rights Relating To Life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the constitution or embodied in the international covenants and enforceable by courts in India".
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IB chief, NHRC secretary general get 1-year extensionIndiaTimes - Published | |
NHRC seeks compliance report from Odisha govt in electrocution death of three tribal womenThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the chief secretary of Odisha to submit a compliance report related to the electrocution of three Juang women from the Telkoi area in..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NHRC takes note of delays in payment of compensation to victims & calls for study of schemes to plug gapsNHRC addressed payment delays, studied victim compensation schemes, and emphasized compensating child victims of SC-ST community. Compliance with various schemes and commissions was stressed, along..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NHRC’s inquiry at Sandeshkhali finds ‘instances of atrocities on victims’National Human Rights Commission’s spot inquiry into the violence in Sandeshkhali case has revealed “several instances of atrocities on victims” that prima facie show that there was violation of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Central institute uses Electroconvulsive Therapy without sedation, though law prohibits itThe use of direct electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) at the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) raises concerns about human rights and quality mental health care. The National Human Rights Commission..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NHRC asks govt to pay compensation to 7 injured school kidsThe state government will recover a compensation amount of Rs 70,000 from a government official, a junior engineer, for negligence in performing her duties. Due to lack of monitoring the repairing work..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Politics of so-called freebies distort expenditure priorities, says VP Jagdeep DhankharVice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) event in Bharat Mandapam to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Dhankhar..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Condoning terror acts, terrorists a great disservice to human rights cause: NHRC chiefNHRC Chairperson emphasizes grave violation of human rights caused by terrorism worldwide. Condoning or sympathizing with terror acts is a disservice to human rights. Ethical concerns arise from..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NHRC issues notice to Manipur govt over reported killing of 13 peopleThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that at least 13 people were killed in a gun fight in Leithao village near Saibol in Tengnoupal, Manipur, on..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NHRC seeks action taken report from Centre on homeless peopleThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has requested an action taken report from the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs and the Union ministry of home regarding the rehabilitation of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NHRC advisory on transgender welfare calls for policy to combat discriminationThe National Human Rights Commission has issued an advisory calling for the government to treat a single transgender child of a deceased employee or pensioner as an unmarried daughter for the purpose..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Give status of probe into 183 encounters: SC to UPSuspecting a systemic flaw in the killings of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother while in police custody, the Supreme Court Friday sought probe status in 183 encounter killings that..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Cured patients languishing in mental healthcare institutions amounts to violation of their rights: NHRC chiefIndiaTimes - Published | NHRC notice to Railway Board, Odisha govt on Bahanaga train accident issueIndiaTimes - Published |
Screen mental health of prisoners to prevent jail suicides, says NHRCIndiaTimes - Published | India has 'unparalleled institutional mechanism' to address issues of human rights violations: NHRCIndiaTimes - Published |
NHRC notice to sports ministry over panel's 'absence' in federations to address sexual harassment chargesThe notices come at a time when several wrestlers are protesting at Jantar Mantar here demanding the sacking and arrest of WFI president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.DNA - Published | Kids 'mortgaged' to repay loans: NHRC notice to Odisha, TelanganaThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action-taken reports from the chief secretaries of Odisha and Telangana within four weeks, taking cognisance of a petition that highlighted..IndiaTimes - Published |
Bihar hooch tragedy: NHRC to depute its probe team for on-spot inquiryIndiaTimes - Published | NHRC notice to Bihar govt, state police chief over Saran hooch tragedyThe National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Bihar government and the state's police chief over the Saran hooch tragedy in which at least 30 people have died, officials said on..IndiaTimes - Published |
NHRC reconstitutes core group of human rights defenders, NGOsIndiaTimes - Published | NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan government over 'auctioning of girls' to settle financial disputesBoth the DGP and the chief secretary of Rajasthan have been given four weeks to report to the National Human Rights Commission.DNA - Published |
Bilkis Bano case: NHRC to take up 'discussion' on release of 11 life-term convicts on MondayIt was NHRC's intervention in 2003 that had ensured legal assistance for Bano to approach the Supreme Court after Gujarat Police had closed the case.DNA - Published | NHRC advisory for protecting rights of truck drivers; seeks CCTV installation at all checkpointsIndiaTimes - Published |
NHRC chief for environment protection as human rightIndiaTimes - Published | 'Barbaric', NHRC chief says on Assam 'fake encounters'IndiaTimes - Published |
