The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed deep concern over the tragic death of six sanitation workers who were trapped inside an under-construction septic tank at Gaud Karlakhunta village under Madanpur-Rampur block in Odisha's Kalahandi district on May 26.
Justice Ramasubramanian was speaking at a day-long conference of the State Human Rights Commissions (SHRCs), along with Special Rapporteurs and Special Monitors, in virtual mode, organised by the NHRC, India at its premises here on Tuesday.
As the death toll in the Anandapur warehouse fire on the southern outskirts of Kolkata reached 25 on Friday morning, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognisance of the matter and directed the District Magistrate concerned to submit an action taken report at the earliest.
The NHRC has made it clear that if the ATR is not submitted within four weeks, it will be compelled to exercise its powers under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. A copy of the reminder has also been sent to the state Chief Secretary, Nandini Chakravorty, underscoring the seriousness of the matter.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo on Tuesday said that a cognisance has been taken of the murder of student Anjel Chakma from Tripura, and authorities have been instructed to ensure the safety of students from the northeast residing in Uttarakhand.
As Murshidabad turned into a flashpoint of unrest following violent protests against the Waqf Act, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decided to send a team to investigate alleged human rights violations in the district, according to sources.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Union Ministry for Law and Justice on the alleged denial of justice to the people living in the country’s remote areas of India.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ordered a high-level probe into the death of a Nepalese student and subsequent eviction of students of the Himalayan nation from Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Odisha government on the alleged disbursal of old-age pension social security scheme to ineligible beneficiaries in the Kendrapara and Jajpur districts.
Altogether 47 participants from the NHRIs of 14 Global South countries are likely to attend the event, the NHRC said on Sunday.
