The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a 25-year-old woman committing suicide alleging sexual harassment by a man who brought her to his apartment in Hyderabad for surrogacy.
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report about a woman committing suicide alleging sexual harassment by a man in the Raidurgam area of Hyderabad in Telangana on November 27.
The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry to take steps to curb air pollution and negative impacts of climate change in Delhi, Odisha and other states.
The top rights panel recently passed an order after taking cognizance of a petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy in this regard.
The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Odisha government pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to the next of kin of an undertrial prisoner who committed suicide in the jail premises.
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.
Among other themes include women (rights, challenges, and their contribution to the development of the nation), beggars and disability (rights, challenges, achievements), it said.
