The Latest Breaking News from The National Human Rights Commission

M. Fathima Beevi, the first female judge of the Supreme Court, passed away in Kollam, Kerala. she also served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu. She was a gold medallist who graduated in Chemistry and pursued LLB. She served as a Magistrate, District Sessions Judge, Kerala High Court judge, and…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday suo motu cognisance of a media report of a 23-year-old woman and her nine-month-old baby, who were electrocuted after they stepped on a live wire that lay unattended on a sidewalk near Hope Farm in the Kadugodi area of Bengaluru on November…

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved the appointment of Justice Poonam A Bamba, a retired judge of the Delhi High Court, as the Chairperson of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) which deals with the complaints relating to Delhi Police. Read further on Dynamite News:

UP government terms police encounters as "self-defence action" subject to fair and impartial investigation; State has set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to look into Ahmed's killing & prevent such incidents in future. Invited suggestions from public, media, government and educational institutions.

Telugu Shakti President B. V. Ram urged the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission Arun Kumar Mishra to protect the human rights in Andhra Pradesh.

Stating that police disclosures should not result in “media trial”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a three-month deadline to the union home ministry to prepare guidelines on media briefings by police personnel. The top court directed the director generals of police of all states to submit suggestions for the…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Odisha government for an alleged vasectomy performed on an unmarried tribal youth who suffers from speech disorders. Human right lawyer Radhakant Tripathy had moved the NHRC, alleging that the sterilisation surgery was performed for the sake of…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a teacher of a private school allegedly referred to the faith of one of her students and ordered his classmates to beat him. Read further on Dynamite News:

The National Human Rights Commission has called for an action taken report from the Odisha government on a complaint which alleges that the State government and the Indian Railways failed to maintain the dignity of the dead in the case of the Balasore train accident

The Supreme Court decided to examine a plea accusing a “lethargic” Union government of not filling up vacancies in the National Human Rights Commission

Days after Maharashtra police rescued 11 labourers who were being held captive by a contractor in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the State Government over the issue.