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 apex rights panel passed the order and sought for ATR within four weeks on a petition filed by lawyer and rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy.
The NHRC passed the order acting on a petition filed by lawyer and rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy.
It has further observed that animal rights are advocated and supported in the same way as human rights because it is quite imperative to safeguard and protect animals from oppression, confinement, and abusive treatment, which they may be prone to suffer at the hands of humans.
The Commission issued notices to the state director general of police (DGP) and the commissioner of police, Prayagraj.
Acting on a petition filed by activist Akhand, the apex rights panel also asked the government agencies to pay Rs one lakh to labourers injured in the mishap.