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 NHRC sought for an action taken report within a period of four weeks including the steps taken by the State for curbing the menace of human sacrifices, murders arising out of sorcery, black magic and witchcraft.
Snakebite deaths alone accounted for more than 40 per cent of the total disaster deaths with the cases more than doubled to 1,159 in 2021 from 522 in 2015 mainly due to shortage of anti-snake venom stocks in the government-run-health facilities
Taking exception to noncompliance of its order to check beggary and rehabilitation of those living on begging, the National Human…
The rights panel took cognizance of a petition filed by lawyer and rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy and sought replies from the authorities concerned within four weeks on preventive, compensatory and rehabilitative action.
The Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected a proposal from the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) to appoint an independent observer for the July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal.