The Latest Breaking News from NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Nellore District Collector M. Harinarayanan and Superintendent of Police K. Tirumaleswar Reddy to appear in person on August 25 in connection with the death of a Dalit, Udayagiri Narayana, following alleged police torture on June 19, 2022.

The Supreme Court decided to examine a plea accusing a “lethargic” Union government of not filling up vacancies in the National Human Rights Commission

The NHRC issued a notice to concerned authorities in Jharkhand over the electrocution of six contractual labourers on duty.

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The U.N.-recognised Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions has deferred accreditation of National Human Rights Commission, India (NHRC-India) over political interference in appointments, involving police in probes into human rights violations, and poor cooperation with civil society

Retired Justice Arun Mishra, Chairperson of, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), at a meeting of the human rights body on Tuesday, said that if sub-standard education for children in madrasas continues, Muslims would “never come up”. He maintained that there is a need to standardise education for children.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on May 22 issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director-General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, on suicide by a 45-year-old farmer whose daughter was raped

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that cited a 250-300% increase in the circulation of Child Sexual Abuse Material on social media in India

The notices come at a time when several wrestlers are protesting at Jantar Mantar.