The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has called for urgent and coordinated action to curb the growing menace of spurious medicines in India. At an Open House Discussion held in hybrid mode at its New Delhi headquarters, the Commission emphasised that the proliferation of fake and substandard drugs directly…
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NHRC Calls for Rights-Based National Strategy on Beggary
New Delhi, February 26: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has called for a comprehensive, rights-based national strategy to eliminate beggary, stressing dignity, rehabilitation and coordinated policy action over punitive measures. The call came during an Open House Discussion titled “Rethinking Beggary: Bridging Gaps between Policy, Practice and Dignity,”…
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NHRC Takes Suo Motu Notice of Mandya Chemical Blast
Mandya, Karnataka: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of the reported death of two persons and injuries to four others in a devastating blast at a chemical plant in the Basaralu area of Mandya district. The incident, which occurred on February 15, 2026, has…
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NHRC Steps In Over Jharkhand Workers Stranded in Dubai
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports highlighting the plight of Indian migrant workers from Jharkhand who have allegedly been stranded in Dubai under distressing circumstances. The reported incidents involve serious allegations of passport seizure, unpaid wages, and denial of basic…
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NHRC Raises Concerns Over Mass Disability Certificate Checks
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has raised serious concerns over the blanket re-verification and re-assessment of disability certificates of government employees with disabilities, warning that such practices may lead to human rights violations. The issue was deliberated in detail during a core group meeting held in New Delhi,…
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NHRC Steps In: Child Freed from Bonded Labour
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a distressing case involving a 15-year-old boy from Kishanganj district, Bihar, who endured months of bonded labour in Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, after being separated from his father at Bahadurgarh Railway Station, Haryana. Tragic Ordeal and…
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NHRC Seeks Reports After Children Test HIV+ Post Transfusion
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognizance of a deeply disturbing incident in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district, where at least six children reportedly tested HIV positive following blood transfusions at a government hospital. The development has triggered nationwide concern over blood safety protocols and…
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NHRC Winter Internship 2025 Begins for University Students
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India inaugurated its four-week Winter Internship Programme (WIP) 2025 in New Delhi on 15th December. The programme, running until 9th January 2026, brings together 80 university-level students from diverse academic backgrounds, selected from 1,485 applicants across 19 States and Union Territories. Inauguration Highlights NHRC…
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NHRC Orders Probe After UP Collapse Kills Four
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….