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’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 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 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 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…