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- Strengthen humans rights panels in states: Balakrishnan
New Delhi, Aug 17: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson Justice K.G. Balakrishnan today said the state governments should take steps to strengthen their human rights commissions ....
- '80,000 rights violation cases recorded every year'
Agartala, Aug 6: On an average 80,000 cases of violation of human rights are recorded every year in India. Custodial deaths are also a matter of concern, senior officials and rights activists s....
- Protect human rights to achieve security goals: Experts
Agartala, Aug 4: Without protecting the basic human rights of people, the goals of security forces cannot be achieved -- be it combating terrorism or Maoists, experts said here today.
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- Court questions government on Dalit Muslims' plea
New Delhi, July 26: The Supreme Court today gave six weeks' time to the central government to file its reply on a suit filed by the Akhil Maharashtra Muslim Khatik Samaj seeking inclusion i....
- NHRC seeks report on civilian killings in Kashmir
New Delhi, July 23: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today sought a reply from the home secretary by Aug 19 over the killing of civilians by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) i....
- Premier national law schools are now open to transgenders
Bangalore, July 23: They are not meant to be pushed to the corner and that realization is growing in every segment of life. In another step towards bringing transgender to the mainstream, the r....
- Don't be harsh during protests: Human Rights Watch
New York, July 22: The Jammu and Kashmir government should ensure due rights and protections for children detained for taking part in violent street protests, Human Rights Watch has said.
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- NHRC notice to Kerala Police on harassment of Muslim families
New Delhi, July 20: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Kerala police chief on a complaint that Muslim families are being harassed, an official said today.
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- Equal monetary relief for accident victims, rules court
New Delhi, July 16: The Delhi High Court today set aside the order of the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal granting excessive monetary relief to a foreign woman, ruling the victim's social sta....
- Rights panel's notice to Kerala varsity
New Delhi, July 16; The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notice to the Kerala University in Thiruvananthapuram over alleged wrongful confinement of six girl students in ....
- Bashing your child may soon land you in jail
New Delhi, July 16: Think twice before you decide to thrash your kid for your one impulsive act may land you behind the bars. If recent reports are to be believed, the government is mulling a l....
- Rights panel orders compensation for delayed pension
New Delhi, July 7: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs.50,000 as compensation to the kin of a government employee who died after waiting....
- Sikh wins discrimination lawsuit against Canadian employer
Toronto, July 1: A Sikh security guard here, who moved the Ontario provincial human rights commission for being forced to wear a hard helmet by Home Depot, has won his case against the world....
- NHRC notice to home ministry over handling of Maoist bodies
New Delhi, June 29: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notice to the home ministry over pictures showing security men carrying the bodies of Maoists, including women, with....
- Punish human rights violators in Kashmir: CPI-M
New Delhi, June 24: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said little has been done to punish security personnel who have violated human rights in Jammu and Kashmir.
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- Hundreds protest atrocities against minorities in Pakistan
London, June 4: Hundreds of demonstrators from India, Nepal and Tibet gathered outside the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday and protested against "atrocities against minorities i....
- Balakrishnan to head human rights panel
New Delhi, June 3: Former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, who retired on May 12, has been appointed chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), home ministry sources s....
- Mirchpur caste riot victims want justice, not new houses
New Delhi, June 2: The Supreme Court directive to provide protection and new houses to the victims of caste violence in Haryana's Mirchpur village gave no solace to the refugees camping at ....
- Rights group appeals for African detainees' release
New Delhi, May 31: Civil rights group, People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), today appealed to the Indian government to release a dozen Africans held in detention centre in Delhi. The ....
- Dalit woman burnt alive in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, May 27: A Dalit woman, set on fire by two people in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, died at a hospital in Gwalior today, police said.
The woman, Krantibai, was living ....
- Rights panel seeks reply in congenital blindness cases
Patna, May 25: At a time when the Bihar government is in a dilemma over 28 cases of congenital blindness which have been reported in a span of a few months in Bhojpur district, the National Hum....
- Nearly 3,000 cases on police gunfights filed with NHRC
New Delhi, May 21: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has since its inception registered nearly 3,000 cases of police gun battles, some allegedly fake, until April this year, an offici....
- 10 imprisoned on false charges to get compensation
Patna, May 20: The Bihar Human Rights Commission has directed the government to pay 10 people, jailed on false charges of murder and kidnapping, compensation of Rs.40,000 each.
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- Tradition no excuse to back honour killings, says rights panel
New Delhi, May 13: Taking note of reports on alleged honour killings backed by khap panchayats (community councils), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today said no one can take the l....
- K.G. Balakrishnan may become next NHRC chief
New Delhi, May 12: K.G. Balakrishnan, former chief justice of India, is tipped to head the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), a highly-placed government source said today.
The s....
- Bihar rights panel moved over illegal cremation
Patna, May 5: Families of three youths allegedly cremated in an illegal manner by police here have moved Bihar's human rights commission for registration of criminal cases against policemen....
- Heavy rain delays northeast projects - some by 9 years!
New Delhi, May 4: Heavy rain is one of the main reasons for delay in various development projects in the northeastern region of the country - some by as long as nine years, parliament was infor....
- Over 3.7 lakh complaints against police on human rights abuse
New Delhi, April 29: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) got over 370,000 complaints against the police force related to human rights abuse in the last 10 years - most of them from Utta....
- No confrontational approach for gender equality: President
Gangtok, April 16: President Pratiba Patil today stressed that gender equality is not a confrontational approach and both sexes must work together for happiness of their families and welfare of....
- Cabinet okays law against torture
New Delhi: Thirteen years after India signed an international treaty against torture, the union cabinet today approved a proposal to introduce a legislation against torture.
"It i....
- Access problems make healthcare a challenge in northeast
New Delhi: A difficult geographical terrain and inaccessibility to many places makes reaching across to the common man in the northeast with healthcare services a difficult task, a member of th....
- Ranganath Mishra report may be discussed in parliament
New Delhi: Amid political stalemate over introduction of the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government today indicated its desire to discus....
- Africans still in detention centre despite acquittal
New Delhi: For 12 African nationals languishing in a foreigners' detention centre in the Indian capital, returning home seems a distant dream despite their acquittal from criminal cases.
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- Lack of amenities in slums is a violation of human rights: UN
United Nations: Lack of basic amenities in slums across the world is "a violation of human rights", UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has said and asked global leaders to help the urban ....
- India gets generally clean chit on human rights from US
Washington: The US has praised the Indian government for its human rights record, but expressed concern over reported extra-judicial killings of people in custody, disappearances, and torture a....
- Jharkhand to set up human rights commission
Ranchi: Jharkhand will set up a human rights commission to ensure that villagers in the state are not harassed and tortured in the name of anti-Maoist operations, an official said today.
- Woman complains to rights panel against Andhra legislator
Hyderabad: A woman in Andhra Pradesh today approached the State Human Rights Commission complaining that a legislator of the ruling Congress party was harassing her husband.
According....
- Rights group asks UN to intervene in attacks on Bangladeshi tribals
Agartala: A New Delhi-based rights group has sought UN intervention over attacks on tribals in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh, a release said here today.
"The Asian Ce....
- Human rights body condemns Maoist killing in Bihar
New Delhi: The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today strongly condemned the killing of at least 10 people in Bihar by Maoists, saying that the act cannot be justified "by any means"....
- NHRC to the rescue of Orissa's Dalit families
New Delhi: In a move that will offer some relief to Dalit families in Orissa's Puri district and motivate others to speak up against injustice, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) h....
- Communal violence bill needs amendments, say civil rights groups
New Delhi: A bill on tackling communal violence which is to be presented in parliament in March needs further amendments like defining newer crimes, especially against women, to make it more ef....
- Uttar Pradesh government held up for atrocities on journalist
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today said that it has pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government for police atrocities on a journalist who was investigating the misuse of au....
- NHRC awaits report on Chatwal from Kerala government
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the Kerala government following a complaint by a businessman that he and his associates were "illegally detai....
- Human rights body to visit Jammu and Kashmir jails
Jammu: For the first time since its inception in 1998, the State Human Rights Commission will send teams to all jails in Jammu and Kashmir to assess the conditions in which around 3,500 prisone....
- Fight against gender selection will be renewed: Tirath
New Delhi: To stop gender selective abortion, the health and home ministries will be urged to take stock of all big and small medical clinics across India, Women and Child Development Minister ....
- Human chain formed for justice in Ruchika case
Chandigarh: Representatives of Citizen Forum on Human Rights (CFHR), an NGO, along with volunteers from various sections of society, today formed a human chain in Sector 17, the commercial hub ....
- Sex workers want their profession to be legalised
New Delhi: Various sex workers as well as organizations, which are involved with their welfare and overall improvement, have been bolstered by the opinion of the Supreme Court of India that the....
- Transgenders to have separate identity on electoral rolls
New Delhi: Transgenders will be allowed to have a separate third identity on electoral rolls, Chief Election Commissioner Navin B. Chawla said here today.
"We examined the request....
- Minorities should be given equal opportunities: Buddhadeb
Kolkata: Reservation is not the only way for uplift of the minorities in India, there is need to provide them with equal opportunities to better their social and economic conditions, West Benga....
- Karnataka human rights panel hampered by staff shortage
Bangalore: Karnataka State Human Rights Commission, set up two years back to protect and promote rights of the people in the state, is unable to perform its duties adequately due to a shortage ....
- Discrimination against women, minorities rampant: UN high commissioner
New Delhi: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today said that despite a number of rights based treaties being signed, discrimination - whether it's towards women or minoritie....
- Juvenile justice to mental healthcare - a lot under NHRC scanner
New Delhi: Mental healthcare, prison and hospital conditions, bonded labour and juvenile justice are some of the "priority areas" for India's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)....
- Judiciary has strengthened RTI: Habibullah
New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah today said that the judiciary had helped to strengthen the functioning of the Right To Information (RTI) Act.
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- Political will needed to erase bonded labour
New Delhi: Enacting one law after the other will not eradicate bonded labour if there is no political will for it, National Human Rights Commission member Justice B.C. Patel said.
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- States told to prevent harassment of husbands
New Delhi: The government has received several representations regarding misuse of an Indian Penal Code (IPC) provision that deals with dowry harassment and an advisory has been issued to state....
- Court asks RTI activists to mobilize movement for CIC selection
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today asked Right to Information (RTI) activists to mobilise the movement for the selection of the chief information commissioner (CIC).
The high court....
- Modernisation of agriculture encouraging child labour: Experts
New Delhi: Globalisation and modernisation in agriculture is creating a big demand for child labour in the sector, said experts at a panel discussion on child rights in the capital today.
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- Minority commission pulls up Punjab government
Chandigarh: A special team of the National Commission for Minorities, which visited Punjab and this union territory today, pulled up the state government for its failure to work for the upliftm....
- NHRC asks government to compensate Assam victim's family
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today asked the central government to pay Rs.500,000 in compensation to the family of a man in Assam who died after torture by defence per....
- NCW recommends compulsory maintenance to deserted wives
New Delhi: Irrespective of whether a man has sufficient means of income or not, after separating from his wife, he will have to provide maintenance to her, according to new guidelines being fra....
- Human rights group opposes trial of genetically modified corn
Bhopal: Raising concerns over the open air trial of genetically modified corn in Jabalpur, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has asked the state government to stop it.
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- Assam govt hauled up for human rights violation
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Assam government to compensate the families of two people who were killed in police firing while they were protesting the to....
- Human rights group celebrates 16th foundation day
New Delhi: A day-long session on human rights, marking the celebration of the 16th foundation day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), began here today. A colourful extravaganza is e....
- Soon, mandatory for pregnant women to undergo HIV test
New Delhi: Passing AIDS from mother to child is a human rights violation and soon all pregnant women in India will have to undergo a mandatory HIV test, the parliamentary forum on HIV and AIDS ....
- Eminent rights activist Balagopal dead
Hyderabad: Eminent human rights activist and lawyer K. Balagopal, who fought for the rights of the poor, tribals and labourers, died of cardiac arrest here, officials said today.
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- 'No UN resolution on caste in India'
New Delhi: There has been no resolution in the UN Human Rights Council or any organisation associated with it to equate the caste system with racial discrimination, official sources said here w....
- Indian origin minister plays good Samaritan mid-air
Toronto: Deepak Obhrai, an Indian origin junior minister in the Canadian government, has earned kudos for helping out a woman diabetic while on a flight from Ottawa to Calgary.
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- Goa police threaten to kill citizens: Rights group
Panaji: Police officers in Goa threatened innocent citizens with "death by encounter" for petitioning the state police complaints authority, which was set up to probe misconduct and exc....
- Right to Education: Using technology to jump start learning
New Delhi: The right of children to free and compulsory education is perhaps the biggest inclusive step taken by India since independence. The delay in enacting the law has caused the country t....
- Right to education more empowering than right to vote: Ansari
New Delhi: The right to education is more empowering than the right to vote, Vice President Hamid Ansari said today as he conferred awards on 300 school teachers from across India on the occasi....
- Australian man pleads guilty to bashing India-born doctor
Melbourne: A second man has pleaded guilty to attacking India-born doctor and former head of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) Mukesh Haikerwal in this Australian city, a media report sa....
- Omar Abdullah promises zero tolerance to rights violations
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in his Independence Day speech here today, said his government would not tolerate human rights violations by the security forces and al....
- NHRC probe into Batla house shootout not fair: NGO
New Delhi: The probe by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which gave a clean chit to the police in a south Delhi shootout last year, "was not fair", an NGO told the Delhi Hig....
- Malaysian Indian leader told to account for collected money
Kuala Lumpur: The chief of Malaysia's proscribed Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) has been asked to account for money collected from the ethnic Indian community to file a suit against th....
- On Independence Day, 'harassed husbands' to demand 'freedom'
Bangalore: On India's Independence Day on Aug 15, a group of men will meet in Shimla and chalk out a plan for "equal rights" and "freedom" -- from "harassment" by th....
- Law ministry vetting bill on HIV/AIDS patients' rights
New Delhi: A bill, which aims to ensure equal rights for HIV positive people in the country so that they don't face discrimination at work and at health care centres, is being vetted by the....
- Women's commission fined for not providing information
New Delhi: Rapping the National Commission for Women (NCW) for failing to provide information under the Right to Information Act (RTI) on the 2006 Nithari killings, the Central Information Comm....
- Congress demands CBI probe into attack on Joshi's house
Lucknow: The Congress today reiterated its demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the attack on the house of Uttar Pradesh party chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who was arrest....
- Govt seeking report on attack on Indian journo: Ravi
New Delhi: Expressing concern over reports of an Indian journalist being attacked in Australia, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said today that he was in touch with the Indian hig....
- Indian journalist assaulted in Australia
Melbourne: An Indian journalist, who was working undercover to expose migration and education scams in Australia, was assaulted over the weekend.
The scribe was attacked when she was....
- Civil society pledges renewed support to Binayak Sen
New Delhi: Medha Patkar, Arundhati Roy, Shabnam Hashmi, Justice Rajinder Sachar, Swami Agnivesh -- the list of social and peace activists, lawyers and others was long at the first public meetin....
- Ministry ignores information commission's order for nearly 10 months
New Delhi: Nearly ten months have passed since the Central Information Commission (CIC) directed the Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry to improve the functioning of the National Commis....
- Minority welfare schemes being regularly monitored: Khurshid
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today told parliament his ministry has a mechanism to regularly monitor the progress in implementation of various development schemes for th....
- Rights panel gives police clean chit in Delhi shootout
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission today gave a clean chit to Delhi Police, saying their action did not violate human rights in a south Delhi shootout in which two suspected milita....
- Australia 'aware of Indian concerns' over attacks
New Delhi: The Australian government is aware of the "real and deep concern" in India about the attacks on Indian students, Australia's Immigration and Citizenship Minister Chris Ev....
- Kashmir govt asked to give monetary relief to Anara Gupta
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday asked the Kashmir government to give monetary relief to former Miss Jammu Anara Gupta for the humiliation she had to face afte....
- Give non-Malays rights at par with Malays: Indian legislator
Shah Alam (Malaysia): A Malaysian Indian legislator says privileges granted to ethnic Malays under the Constitution's 'Bumiputera' (son of the soil) provision should also be given t....
- Australia to counsel Indian students following attacks
Hyderabad: Australian authorities will counsel Indian students on the "dos and don'ts" to be kept in mind while pursuing higher studies Down Under following the spate of attacks on ....
- Two-hour strike by Air India staff, management unfazed
New Delhi: Employees of national carrier Air India went on a two-hour strike at airports across the country today to protest the delay in salary payments, but it failed to move the airline mana....
- Cabinet approves Right to Education Bill
New Delhi: The union cabinet today gave its approval to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill that, among other things, envisages 25 percent reservation for weaker section....
- NHRC raps railway police for pushing woman to death
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has hauled up the Government Railway Police (GRP) for two of its personnel reportedly having pushed out of a moving train a pregnant woman and he....
- Two Indian students assaulted in Sydney
Sydney: In a fresh attack, two Indian students were assaulted with a beer bottle in Sydney. Two teenagers have been arrested for the attack.
"Two Indian students have been assaul....
- Women's empowerment at PCO booths
New Delhi: Anjali Kher, 33, a small-time designer from Srinagar, keeps in touch with her family in the Kashmir Valley from the public telephone booth next to her home in Delhi.
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- Life interrupted - at Delhi's inhuman juvenile homes
New Delhi: The stench of human waste grabs you as you walk in. And from then it is all downhill - understaffed, lacking hygiene, pathetic sanitation. Inmates at the state-run juvenile homes in ....
- In India, people ask if I'm Indian: Mizoram CM
Singapore: In the backdrop of outrage against racist attacks against Indians in Australia, Mizoram Chief Minister Pu Lalthanhawla today pointed to discrimination in India saying he is often ask....
- Court fines NHRC Rs.100,000 for violating rights of employee
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has been slapped with a fine of Rs.100,000 by the Delhi High Court for "blatant violation of the human rights" of a constable who ....
- India has failed implement human trafficking laws: activists
New Delhi: India has enough laws to check human trafficking but implementation of these laws is not a priority of the government, said human rights activists reacting to a US government report ....
- Ahamed to oversee passenger amenities in railway ministry
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has allocated work to her two junior ministers, E. Ahamed and K.H. Muniyappa, while herself overseeing important states like Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar....
- Missing girl's father pleads for change in human rights act
New Delhi: A man who approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for help to trace his missing 17-year-old daughter has moved the Delhi High Court seeking amendment of a law that doe....
- Rag-pickers' date with PM today
New Delhi: It was a dream come true for 12-year-old Useeran Sheikh, a rag-picker, as she shook hands with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today, and requested abolition of child labour and qualit....
- Set up grievance cell for Indian students abroad: Modi
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and appealed to him to set up a grievance response mechanism in the ministry of external affairs (M....
- Former Delhi mayor demands security for Indian students in Oz
New Delhi: Former Delhi mayor Arti Mehra today said the Australian government should provide enough security to Indian students, whether attacks are racist or opportunist.
"We con....
- Indian student's car torched in Australia
Melbourne: In another attack on Indians in Australia, a car belonging to an Indian student was torched in Melbourne on Saturday night by suspected drug addicts. While the police have ruled out ....
- Dikshit opens legal awareness programme
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today launched a legal awareness and literacy programme, which will inform people of their basic rights, in the rural areas of the national capita....
- Australia has assured protection to Indian students: Krishna
Bangalore: The Australian government today assured India it will protect Indian students from racial attacks in Melbourne and bring the culprits of recent attacks to justice, Indian External Af....
- India, Pak on the side of SL in rights battle with West
New Delhi: India and Pakistan find themselves on the same side with Sri Lanka as Europe accuses Colombo of "war crimes" against the Tamils.
A special session of the UN Human R....
- Rights activists in Chattisgarh welcome Binayak's bail
Raipur: Human rights activists in Chhattisgarh broke out into celebrations today after Binayak Sen, jailed for over two years under unproven charges of links with Maoists, was granted bail by t....
- Maoist leaders killed in 'fake' gun battle: Rights group
Hyderabad: Human rights groups and Maoist sympathisers today said that police had killed two most wanted rebel leaders in a "fake" and "stage managed" gun battle.
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- Orissa tribal community accuses state government of bias
New Delhi: The Kandh tribals of Orissa have approached the Supreme Court alleging that the state government was helping another tribal community in grabbing their land in Kandhamal district. Th....
- A 'fine dining' experience for former scavengers
New Delhi: There was a time when their families were looked down upon - their presence considered impure. But all past anguish was forgotten, as 44 scavenger families dined here on Monday after....
- New guidelines for reporting HIV
New Delhi: No using the term "scourge", no hidden camera to show people living with HIV, no images of the sick and dying and no graphics of skulls and crossbones while reporting about the viral....
- NHRC notices TN govt on student violence
New Delhi: Based on a complaint filed by an NGOs, World Human Rights Commission and Rescue Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Ch....
- NHRC issues to Haryana govt in fake encounter case
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notice to the Haryana government in the alleged fake encounter in which a 22-year-old youth was killed due to mistaken identi....
- NHRC notices Maha govt on MNS activities
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Maharashtra government after having taken the suo-motu cognizance of the incidents of attack on north Indian aspira....
- Homosexuals are minority group in India: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has taken a strong exception to the Centre's contention that the court would divide the country if it recognises homosexuals as a minority group. A Bench headed ....
- "Terrorists deserve equal Human Rights"
New Delhi: Human Rights belongs to everyone and suspected terrorists equally deserve human rights, feels Baroness Vivien Stern, honorary president of Penal Reforms International, UK. Stern is i....
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