NHRC committed to engaging with human rights defenders: Vijaya Bharathi Sayani
Sayani said that they can play an important role in promoting the culture of respecting human rights and educating the public about them.
Sayani said that they can play an important role in promoting the culture of respecting human rights and educating the public about them.
The apex rights body expressed concern over poor security arrangements in the hospitals of the national capital highlighted by a media report.
The NHRC, acting on a petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy, passed the order in this regard.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha Government to formulate a strategy to tackle the problem of sex trade and exploitation of women in the coastal State.
This was stated by the Labour and Employment Ministry in an official press release on Saturday.
The meeting of the delegation of Delhi Congress with the Rights body came a day after the party demanded Rs one crore compensation for the victims stating that Delhi government’s compensation of Rs 10 lakh was too little.
The siblings were reported to have taken the extreme step as they were upset over alleged police atrocities at the Sadabad police station.
The Rights panel passed the order after going through the responses of State authorities and a petition filed earlier by Human Rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy.
The apex rights panel taking cognizance of a petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy sought for an action taken report within the next four weeks.
The top rights panel passed the order on Thursday in response to a petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy.