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Crime against women in Assam unusually high: NHRC

Cases of crime against women in Assam is the second highest in the country.

NHRC camp in Assam and Meghalaya from May 28

The first sitting will be held here for two days from May 28 and on May 30 at Shillong.

Take up issue of persecution: NHRC tells Myanmar

The NHRC has asked its Myanmar counterpart to take up with their government the issue of migration f...

Atrocity cases: Guj promises NHRC to deal with low conviction

The Gujarat government has promised that meetings of the state vigilance committee to review impleme...

Atrocity cases: Guj promises NHRC on conviction

NHRC chairperson KG Balakrishnan said Gujarat govt had assured it that to review implementation of t...

Yet to get SC status, Thori community tells NHRC

Around 3,642 Thori community members from 700-800 families across Sabarkantha district are yet to ge...

Yet to get SC status, Gujarat’s Thori community tells NHRC

Over 700-800 families of Thori community in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat, whose traditional occup...

Former HC CJ to highlight Kudankulam issue at NHRC

Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Ajit Prakash Shah on Monday said he would take steps to rai...

NHRC `open hearing` on atrocities against SCs

NHRC began its two-day `open hearing` session in the state on issues related to alleged atrocities a...

NHRC for night courts to tackle jail overcrowding

To tackle overcrowding in prisons across the country, NHRC has suggested holding of night courts in ...

NHRC open hearing in Ahmedabad on atrocities against SCs

The NHRC will hold a two-day `open hearing` in Ahmedabad from next Monday on issues relating to alle...

Probe graft charges against Balakrishnan: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the competent authority of Centre to look into allegation of mi...

CPI(M-L) to write to HRC about police atrocities

CPI(M-L) will write to NHRC to complain about alleged police atrocities on political activists while...

SC reserves order on probe against former CJI Balakrishnan

The SC reserved its order on a plea for its direction to the Centre to take action against NHRC Chai...

SC reserves order on suit against Balakrishnan

The SC reserved its order on a petition seeking a presidential reference into allegations of miscond...

NHRC issues notice to UP police over death of woma

A woman senior citizen was knocked down by a vehicle in Hapur on April 21 and the police allegedly a...

NHRC mulling `code of ethics` for corporate

Controversies over land acquisition and labour unrest involving big businesses have prompted the Nat...

`NHRC not in favour of curbs on media reporting`

NHRC Chairperson KG Balakrishnan Friday said the Commission would not like to have any curbs on medi...

Media should highlight rights violations: NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday sought the media`s help in highlighting the issue...

NHRC mulling amendments to Human Rights Act

According to a senior NHRC official, seven states which have constituted SHRCs have not appointed ch...

NHRC not to intervene in media guidelines issue

SC constituted a bench to frame media guidelines following "misreporting" of certain proceedings in ...

India`s vote against Lanka not let down: Chandrika

Former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga does not share the view that India`s vote against ...

No anger, hostility in ties with India: Sri Lanka

Indo-Sri Lanka ties remain good despite India backing a resolution moved by the US at the UNHRC ag...

Guj govt tables NHRC 2002-03 reports in Assembly

Following severe criticism by Gujarat High Court, the state government tabled the report of NHRC fo...

Sri Lanka to shut some embassies in Europe

The Sri Lankan government has decided to shut down some of its embassies in Europe, the external aff...

Israel to bar UN fact-finding team from entering

Israel will bar a UN team from entering the West Bank for a planned investigation of Jewish settle...

Won’t abide by UNHRC resolution: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka on Monday made it clear that it will not abide by the UNHRC resolution that censured it ...

NHRC takes cognizance about Norway custody row

NHRC has taken cognizance of a complaint by a Kolkata-based NGO about the child custody row in Norwa...

‘Israel cuts contact with UN rights council’

Israel decided to cut contact with UNHCR after it said last week it would investigate Israeli settl...

`India`s vote against Lanka in UNHRC calculated`

Calling it as "calculated vote," a top official defended India`s vote to the resolution in the UNHR...

India’s stand in UN will not affect ties with SL

Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said India`s supported the UNHRC resolution against S...

India votes against Sri Lanka at UNHRC; what next?

It remains to be seen what the repercussions of the Sri Lanka vote will be.

UN: `Domestic compulsions` forced friends to vote

In an apparent reference to India, Sri Lanka said "certain domestic compulsions" had forced friends...

Lanka blames strategic ties, domestic issues for UN resolution

The UNHRC adopted the resolution which noted with concern that an internal inquiry report in Sri La...

US welcomes UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka

Hillary Clinton welcomed a UN resolution asking Sri Lanka to probe allegations of human rights viola...

Illegal drug trials: Notice to Health Ministry

NHRC asked Health Ministry to respond within 6 weeks on issue of unauthorised clinical drug trials ...

Lankan Army Chief slams resolution at UN meet

Lt Gen Jagath Jayasuriya said that the motive behind the move was to frame President Mahinda Rajapak...

NHRC seeks report from UP on custodial beating

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notice to Uttar Pradesh government ...

`India should back resolution against SL at UNHRC`

Leader of UPA`s key ally DMK, Karunanidhi had recently asked New Delhi to declare India`s support to...

Sri Lanka offers prayers to ward off `conspiracy`

Prayers coincided with the `poya day`, the monthly holy day for the majority Buddhists.

`India won`t tolerate violation of rights of Tamils`

Asserting that India will not tolerate violation of basic rights of Tamils and Indians anywhere in t...

Pending cases in NHRC come down

An intensive effort to bring down pending cases in the NHRC appears to have yielded some results.

India should not support Lanka at UNHRC: Karuna

DMK said India should not support Sri Lanka in the hearings being conducted by the UNHRC in Geneva.

Vaiko asks PM not to support Sri Lanka at UNHRC

MDMK chief Vaiko on Tuesday termed as shocking a Sri Lankan official`s claim about New Delhi`s backi...

India to support Lanka at UNHRC: Minister

Sri Lanka has received India`s full backing against the US sponsored motion on alleged human right...

India to support Lanka at UNHRC: Lankan minister

Lanka received India`s backing against the US sponsored motion on alleged human rights abuses by its...

Chennai encounter: NHRC to send team

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has directed Director General of Police Abhayanand and the state home departme...

Chennai encounter: NHRC issues notices

The NRHC Friday issued notices to Director General of Tamil Nadu Police and Chennai District Magistr...

Sri Lanka ready for UNHRC sessions: Officials

Sri Lanka is ready for the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva with an impres...

Gujarat HC asks why NHRC report not tabled in assembly

The HC, in its verdict delivered yesterday, deplored that no explanation was given by the state gove...

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