The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the civil authorities and police administration of Odisha’s Dhenkanal district to furnish action taken report (ATR) on the alleged gang-rape of a homeless woman for over seven months.
Expressing concern over the spurt in lightning fatalities, the petition drew the attention of NHRC saying that the State accounted for 21 lightning deaths in August last.
At least 20 people from the Chikiti area were hospitalised after allegedly drinking country liquor sold near Moundpur on 20 August.
NITI Aayog on Friday inaugurated a National Conference on “Universal Access to Healthcare: Digital Solutions” to explore the way forward for universal access to affordable and quality healthcare services especially for people living in rural, remote and hilly areas.
A petition filed earlier by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy had sought NHRC’s intervention on the lack of measures on part of the government to combat the rising cases of snakebite deaths.
The NHRC has passed the order recently acting on the petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy.
The National Human Rights Commission has directed the Superintendent of Police in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district to ensure necessary assistance including giving all relevant reports to the parents of minor victims who were allegedly raped by two policemen.
‘Human rights’ is probably the most abused phrase in the international political lexicon. The US, which is mindful of human rights violations in places as far afield as India, China and Venezuela, keeps mum when small children die on its border with Mexico or when the Israeli Army kills more than 20,000 civilians in Gaza, with active US support.
The apex rights watchdog passed the order acting on a petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy.
The apex rights watchdog passed the order acting on a petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy
