New Delhi, April 10 – The NHRC on Friday began inviting entries for its 12th annual short film competition, aimed at encouraging creative cinematic efforts that promote and protect human rights, an official said.The deadline for submitting entries is June 30, he said in a statement.The...
animation
cultural rights
documentary film
dramatization
film awards
film length
film production
film submission
human rights
indian cinema
national human rights commission
nhrc
political rights
short film competition
socio-economic rights
New Delhi, April 9 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report regarding a food poisoning incident at a girls' hostel in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, where several students fell ill after consuming food.The apex human rights body has issued...
ahmedabad
food poisoning
food safety
food sampling
girls' hostel
gujarat
human rights
investigation
national human rights commission
nhrc
police commissioner
protective action
public health
state chief secretary
student health
New Delhi, April 9 The NHRC has issued a notice to the Bihar government and the state's police chief over reports that a school student allegedly accidentally drank illicit liquor, mistaking it for a "soft drink."The liquor was stored in large quantities in a dilapidated toilet at the boy's...
begusarai district
bihar
dry state
food poisoning
gujarat
hostel incident
human rights commission
illegal liquor
medical observation
nhrc
notice
police investigation
report
school incident
student intoxication
New Delhi, April 9 The NHRC said on Wednesday that it has issued a notice to the Gujarat police chief over reports that a journalist was allegedly apprehended last month by police authorities in an unlawful manner and also subjected to "physical torture".The journalist was allegedly stripped...
civil hospital
gujarat
health
human rights
illegal apprehension
investigation
journalist
media report
national human rights commission
nhrc
notice
police
rajkot
report
torture
New Delhi, March 30 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a media report alleging that the Rajkot Crime Branch police in Gujarat illegally detained and tortured a journalist.The apex human rights body has issued a notice to the Gujarat Director General of Police...
gujarat
health condition
human rights violations
investigation
journalist
media report
national human rights commission
nhrc
police detainment
rajkot crime branch
torture
New Delhi, April 7 A NHRC core group on the Right to Food and Nutrition has recommended setting up a multi-sectoral surveillance system and a robust framework to investigate food samples in a time-bound manner, and developing cost-effective AI tools to enable "real-time monitoring" of its...
artificial intelligence
consumer rights
food adulteration
food safety
food safety and standards authority of india (fssai)
food standards
food surveillance
food testing
food traceability
india
national food security act
nhrc
public health
regulatory frameworks
vendor compliance
New Delhi, March 24 The NHRC said on Tuesday that it has issued a notice to the Delhi government and the city's police chief over the death of nine members of a family in a fire incident in the Palam area earlier this month, and has sought a detailed report on it within two weeks.According to...
compensation
delhi
delhi government
family death
fire brigade
fire incident
human rights
investigation
nhrc
palam area
police chief
rescue operation
residential building
short circuit
technical malfunction
New Delhi, March 24 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a media report regarding the death of three sanitation workers in Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, while cleaning a septic tank at a private hospital.Observing that the contents of the news report, if true...
chhattisgarh
chief minister vishnu deo sai
human rights
human rights violations
investigation
legal action
media report
national human rights commission
nhrc
prohibition of employment as manual scavengers act
raipur district
safety gear
sanitation workers
scheduled castes development department
septic tank
New Delhi, March 24 The NHRC has sent a notice to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India regarding allegations that families of children with hearing and speech disabilities are facing difficulties in obtaining life insurance policies.A copy of the proceedings has also...
complaint
disability insurance
financial services
government regulation
hearing impairment
human rights
india
insurance policies
investigation
irdai
life insurance
nhrc
persons with disabilities
policy guidelines
speech impairment
New Delhi, March 24 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a complaint alleging that individuals with hearing and speech disabilities are being denied access to life insurance benefits due to the refusal of insurance companies to extend coverage to them.According...
disability certificates
disability rights
grievance redressal
hearing impairment
insurance discrimination
insurance regulatory and development authority of india
irdai
life insurance
ministry of finance
national human rights commission
nhrc
re-assessment
re-verification
speech impairment
unique disability id
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner regarding the alleged physical assault and racial abuse of a woman from Manipur by a group of boys in the Malviya Nagar area of South Delhi. Taking cognizance of a media report, the NHRC has...
delhi police
human rights
incident investigation
malviya nagar
manipur
national human rights commission
nhrc
physical assault
racial abuse
south delhi
woman
New Delhi, March 13 – The NHRC has sought a report from Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha within two weeks regarding an alleged incident in which a Manipuri woman was physically assaulted as part of a "racial abuse," an official said on Friday.The incident occurred when she objected to...
delhi police
gurugram
haryana
human rights
investigation report
malviya nagar
manipur
national human rights commission
nhrc
physical assault
racial abuse
rescue operations
sewage treatment plant
south delhi
wall collapse
workers
New Delhi, March 13 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the District Magistrate (West Delhi) and the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, over allegations that a 26-year-old Dalit youth was assaulted and lynched during Holi celebrations in Uttam Nagar, a district of the...
assault
cctv footage
complaint
criminal justice
dalit youth
delhi
forensic evidence
human rights
incident investigation
investigation
lynching
national human rights commission
nhrc
protection of human rights act
uttam nagar
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Secretary, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Ranchi, and the Deputy Commissioner, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, in connection with a media report regarding the death of a newborn due to inadequate...
chakradharpur sub-divisional hospital
department of health
family welfare
healthcare
hospital
jharkhand
medical care
national human rights commission
newborn death
nhrc
west singhbhum district
Dhaka, March 12. Bangladesh has the opportunity to establish a National Human Rights Commission fully aligned with the Paris Principles — an independent, pluralistic body with a broad mandate, transparent selection processes, and active engagement with civil society.The commission would meet...
accountability
bangladesh
civil society
democratic governance
human rights
institutional renewal
national human rights commission
nhrc
optional protocol to convention against torture (opcat)
ordinance
parliament
rule of law
stakeholder engagement
transparency
united nations
New Delhi, March 7 The NHRC said on Saturday that its intervention in a case involving six Indian workers who were allegedly "tortured while in captivity" by their employer in Thailand over the past several months has resulted in their rescue.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had...
captivity
factory workers
human trafficking
india
kendrapara
mea
ministry of external affairs
national human rights commission
nhrc
odisha
passport confiscation
repatriation
rescue
thailand
workers' rights
New Delhi, February 23 The NHRC said on Monday that it has taken cognizance of reports that at least six Indian workers were allegedly being held captive by their employer near Bangkok for the last six months, and has sought comments from the Ministry of External Affairs.The National Human...
captivity
foreign workers
human trafficking
india
kendrapara district
labour contract
ministry of external affairs
national human rights commission
nhrc
odisha
plywood factory
thailand
thailand - workers
worker exploitation
workers' rights
New Delhi, February 19 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) warned on Thursday of action against individuals and NGOs that have registered themselves under names deceptively similar to its own, and directed all states to take action against them, an official said.The NHRC has...
chief secretary
deceptive naming
delhi
director general of police
government of nct of delhi
human rights
karnataka
legal action
ministry of corporate affairs
misuse of names
national human rights commission
ngo registration
nhrc
niti aayog
registration cancellation
New Delhi, February 19 The NHRC said on Thursday that it has taken cognizance of "misuse of its name and logo" by some NGOs registered under nomenclatures which are "deceptively similar" to it, and has issued notices to authorities in all states and UTs to take action within two weeks.The...
chief secretaries
deceptive nomenclature
delhi
director generals of police
human rights
karnataka
legal action
ministry of corporate affairs
ministry of social justice and empowerment
misuse of name
national human rights commission
ngos
nhrc
niti aayog
registrations
states and uts
New Delhi, February 17 – NHRC Secretary General Bharat Lal urged young interns to develop sensitivity and evolve as model citizens who are aware of their rights and duties.Speaking to 71 interns at the conclusion of their two-week Online Short-Term Internship Programme, he asked them to...
advocacy
constitutional framework
delhi
education
human rights
human rights awareness
india
internship program
national human rights commission
nhrc
online learning
rights and duties
social justice
vulnerable populations
young interns