Former Supreme Court judge Arun Kumar Mishra takes over as NHRC chief
Justice Arun Mishra has also served as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta and the Rajasthan High Courts, while the Madhya Pradesh High Court is his parent High Court.
Jun 02, 2021, 14:10 PM IST
NHRC seeks report from Delhi, Haryana, UP on steps taken to check spread of COVID-19 at protest sites of farmers
NHRC has issued notices to the Chief Secretaries of NCT of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to submit action taken reports regarding the steps taken to control the spread of Covid-19 infection at the protest sites of the farmers.
May 25, 2021, 17:07 PM IST
NHRC issues notice to Centre, UP and Bihar over bodies dumped in Ganga
The NHRC issued notices to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, on the matter of dead bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims found floating in the Ganga river.
May 13, 2021, 18:49 PM IST
NHRC notice to Maharashtra govt, DGP over death of 10 newborns due to fire in Bhandara hospital
The NHRC observed that it is a "serious issue of violation of human rights".
Jan 12, 2021, 01:58 AM IST
NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary and DGP over gangrape and brutality of Hathras woman
The NHRC took suo motu cognizance of the matter and sought responses from the state authorities within four weeks.
Sep 30, 2020, 19:03 PM IST
NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra govt over deaths of migrant workers in Aurangabad train mishap, seeks details
Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports, the Commission has directed State Chief Secretary and District Magistrate of Aurangabad to submit a detailed report within four weeks.
May 09, 2020, 10:04 AM IST
NHRC team to visit Jamia university on Tuesday to investigate December 15 violence
Massive and violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) took place on December 15 in Jamia between the Delhi Police and students of University.
Jan 14, 2020, 10:22 AM IST
Bodies of Telangana rape-murder accused, killed by Hyderabad police, handed over to families after re-postmortem
The families are likely to shift the dead bodies to their respective native villages for performing the last rites.
Dec 23, 2019, 20:35 PM IST
Telangana government constitutes SIT to probe Hyderabad encounter case
The Telangana government's decision to constitute the SIT comes at a time when the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has already launched a probe into the case.
Dec 09, 2019, 07:17 AM IST
NHRC fact-finding team arrives in Hyderabad to probe encounter of veterinarian rape and murder accused
A fact-finding team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday to probe into the killing of all the four accused in a woman veterinarian`s gangrape and murder case by the state's police in an alleged `encounter` on Friday morning.
Dec 07, 2019, 11:58 AM IST
Hyderabad rape-murder case: NHRC to conduct spot inquiry into encounter deaths, orders probe
The Commission has asked its Director General (Investigation) to immediately send a team for fact-finding on the spot investigation into the matter.
Dec 06, 2019, 16:22 PM IST
NHRC slams Bihar govt, seeks detailed report within 4 weeks in Muzaffarpur gang-rape case
The commission has sought a detailed report on the matter within 4 weeks along with the status of the registered FIR.
Sep 16, 2019, 20:35 PM IST
Surat fire tragedy: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of media reports
The NHRC on Saturday issued a notice to Gujarat government and its Chief Secretary Jagdip Narayan Singh seeking a detailed report in the matter.
May 26, 2019, 12:20 PM IST
Badhir News: Special show for hearing impaired, February 25, 2019
This is a special segment for hearing impaired which brings to you latest updates of the afternoon. Watch this video to know the latest news stories of the day.
Feb 25, 2019, 16:32 PM IST
NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan government over killing of Pakistani prisoner by fellow inmates in Jaipur jail
The NHRC also asked all the states and the union territories to take precautionary measures in all jails where Pakistani nationals are lodged.
Feb 21, 2019, 18:27 PM IST
NHRC isssues notice to Tamil Nadu govt over sexual abuse of 15 minor girls in shelter home
The commission has also observed that this is not the single incident of its kind which has come to its notice.
Feb 01, 2019, 20:53 PM IST
NHRC notice to Bihar govt over patient being 'thrown out' of hospital by staff
The NHRC in a statement Tuesday said that it issued a notice to the Bihar chief secretary, seeking a report, along with the present health status of the patient, within four weeks.
Jan 02, 2019, 06:37 AM IST
NHRC notice to HRD Ministry over reported suicide of 49 JNV students from 2013-17
The NHRC has issued a notice to the Secretary of the Union Ministry of HRD.
Jan 01, 2019, 16:23 PM IST
Bulandshahr violence: NHRC issues notice to UP Government over two deaths
NHRC has sought a detailed report from the UP Government over alleged killings in Bulandshahr.
Dec 04, 2018, 18:35 PM IST
NHRC notice to UP government over lynching of man in Shamli district
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the reported mob lynching of a man after pulling him out of a police van in Shamli district.
Nov 30, 2018, 14:33 PM IST
