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    NHRC Seeks Report on Journalist's Alleged Illegal Detention and Injuries

    New Delhi, April 8 The NHRC said on Wednesday that it has issued a notice to the Gujarat police chief over reports that a journalist was allegedly detained last month by police authorities in an unlawful manner and also subjected to "physical torture".The journalist was allegedly stripped...
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    Case Against Ex-Speaker Sparks Human Rights Concerns

    Dhaka, April 8 – The Bangladesh Awami League has strongly condemned the arrest of Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the former Speaker of Parliament, calling the case against her “baseless and fabricated”.Chaudhury, the country's first female Speaker, was taken into custody by the Bangladesh police...
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    Incident in Jharkhand: Villagers Accuse Elderly Man of Black Magic

    Latehar (Jharkhand), March 18 A group of villagers allegedly forced an elderly man to drink urine after he was branded a 'witch' in Latehar district of Jharkhand, officials said on Wednesday.The incident took place on Tuesday at Dauna village, within the limits of the Netarhat police station...
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    Question Mark Over Caste References in UP Police Recruitment

    New Delhi, March 15 – National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member, Priyank Kanoongo, on Sunday said that action is being initiated following a complaint regarding a controversial question in the Uttar Pradesh Police Sub-Inspector recruitment examination, which allegedly portrayed the word...
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    Investigation Launched Following Uttam Nagar Murder Complaint

    New Delhi, March 13 The NHRC has issued a notice to the district magistrate of West Delhi and the city police commissioner in connection with the killing of a 26-year-old man in a clash in Uttam Nagar on Holi, and has sought a report on the action taken from them within two weeks.According to...
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    Gurugram Officials Notified Over Construction Site Tragedy

    The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Police Commissioner of Gurugram, Haryana, in connection with a media report detailing the death of seven workers and the injuries of three others in a wall collapse at a construction site near Bilaspur...
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    Missing Migrant Worker: NHRC Demands Answers from Tamil Nadu Government

    New Delhi, February 10 – Following an alleged attack on a migrant worker by four teenagers near Tiruttani railway quarters in Tamil Nadu, the NHRC has issued a notice to the state government, requesting them to locate the victim and provide him with necessary medical treatment as soon as...
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