Tag: Human Rights Commission
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Mamata Banerjee seeks UN intervention on CAA, NRC; says if they fail, Modi govt should resign
She also said the she would like to see that how many people say yes and how many say no.
December 19, 2019 -
Concern over ‘neglect’ of women prisoners
Experts say the policies for prisoners in India are made with men in mind, ignoring specific needs of women inmates.
October 5, 2018 -
HP to host seminar on issues faced by women’s in jails
Somesh Goyal, Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, HP said the Himachal Prisons Department is organising a two days conference on the theme of Women in Detention and Access to Justice on 4-5 October, 2018 in Shimla.
September 28, 2018 -
An unnerving crease
Cricket Captain Imran Khan has now become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. It is a watershed event in his personal career and also in the country’s history. This is the third consecutive democratic government in Pakistan. The cricketer-turned-politician had been struggling for a while to become the Prime Minister. His ambition has now been fulfilled....
August 29, 2018 -
Pakistan’s losers must introspect
As Imran Khan’s PTI starts work on government formation after its general election victory, parties on the losing side which are blaming their loss on rigging, may consider adopting a two-pronged approach as they move forward. The first would obviously be to test the PTI leader’s offer of cooperation in investigating possible irregularities on election...
July 29, 2018 -
Poll manipulated beyond repair
On the eve of election 2018, Pakistan’s people find themselves assailed by growing fears of violence and poll manipulation and are frustrated by the state’s reluctance to intervene on the citizens’ behalf which borders on collusion. The terrorist attacks on election candidates in Mastung, Peshawar and Bannu have, on the one hand, undermined hopes of...
July 20, 2018 -
Human rights body takes up minor torture case
Two days after a teenage boy was allegedly tortured by cops in illegal detention in Bathinda, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) took suomotocongnisance of the incident on Tuesday. Asking to come up with a report from Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of state home department the panel has fixed 26 February as next date...
December 12, 2017 -
Himachal Pradesh cuts VAT on petrol, diesel
The Congress government in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday reduced the value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by one percent. A decision in this regard was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh here. After Gujarat and Maharashtra, Himachal became the third state to slash VAT on prices of petrol...
October 10, 2017 -
NHRC workshop on bonded labour in Pune tomorrow
The National Human Rights Commission will hold a one-day workshop in Pune tomorrow on elimination of bonded labour where it will also take up five long-pending cases related to the exploitative system. The event will be held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration, Raj Bhawan Complex, in collaboration with the Maharashtra government, the...
October 5, 2017 -
Human rights body orders J-K govt to pay Rs. 35-lakh relief to terror attack victim
Eighteen years after his seven family members were shot dead by terrorists, The J&K State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has ordered the state government to pay a compensation of Rs.35 lakhs to Roop Lal of the border village of Mendhar in the Poonch district. Member of the SHRC, Jung Bahadur Singh Jamwal, in the order on...
September 15, 2017 -
J-K human rights body grants Rs 35 lakh to terror victims’ kin
The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission has directed the state government to give a compensation of Rs 35 lakh to a man who lost seven members of his family in a terror attack 18 years ago, saying the delay amounted to glaring “violation of human rights”. Roop Lal, a resident of Mendhar in...
September 15, 2017