The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance of a deeply disturbing incident in which four labourers lost their lives and several others sustained injuries after an illegal under-construction building collapsed in Nagla Hukum Singh village of Jevar in Gautam Budh Nagar district. The tragedy, which…
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NHRC Probes Police Inaction, Bribery, and Assault in Bulandshahr
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance following disturbing reports of police inaction, bribery, and sexual assault linked to a gang rape case in Khurja, Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The Commission observed that if the allegations are true, they constitute serious violations of human rights….
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NHRC’s November 2025 Online Internship Concludes with 80 Students
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has successfully concluded its fourth Online Short Term Internship Programme (OSTI) for the academic year 2025–26. A total of 80 university-level students from 16 States and Union Territories completed the month-long programme, which ran from 10 November to 26 November 2025. The internship…
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NHRC Acts on Jammu Hospital Lift Malfunction Death
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging negligence by hospital authorities in Jammu after a 58-year-old woman sustained fatal injuries when a lift reportedly malfunctioned. The Commission observed that if the published accounts are accurate, the incident raises serious human-rights and patient-safety…
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NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Bengaluru Bribe Case
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a bereaved 64-year-old father was forced to pay bribes at multiple points while seeking post-mortem and cremation services for his daughter in Bengaluru. The Commission has issued notices to Karnataka’s Chief Secretary and Director General…
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NHRC Takes Suo Motu Action on RTI Activist Death in Gujarat
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance following reports that a differently-abled RTI activist was found dead in a canal after being abducted from his residence in Tharad district, Gujarat on 12th October 2025. The victim’s body was reportedly discovered in a canal two days…
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NHRC Probes Alleged Police Brutality Deaths in Madhya Pradesh
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging two deaths in Madhya Pradesh caused by police brutality. Acting swiftly, the Commission issued a notice to the state’s Director General of Police (DGP), seeking a detailed report within two weeks on the circumstances…
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NHRC Probes Ahmedabad Hoarding Collapse; 2 Workers Dead
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about a tragic accident in Ahmedabad in which two workers died and another was critically injured after an advertising hoarding collapsed from the roof of a seven-storey residential building in Bopal. The incident…
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NHRC Launches September 2025 Online Human Rights Internship
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has officially inaugurated its Online Short Term Internship Programme (OSTI) for September 2025. Out of 896 applications, 80 students from 21 States and Union Territories have been selected to participate in this two-week virtual programme, which runs from 22nd September to 3rd…
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NHRC Seeks Report on Unclaimed Bodies in Raipur Mortuary
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance of a disturbing media report highlighting the piling up of unclaimed bodies at the mortuary of the District Hospital in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Commission has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary of the state government, demanding a…