News for 'Human Rights Commission'

SC dismisses pleas to review Article 370 revocation verdict in Dec 2023

SC dismisses pleas to review Article 370 revocation verdict in Dec 2023

Rediff.com22 May 2024

A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud considered the pleas in chambers and dismissed applications for listing of the review petition in open Court.

Protesters storm Lanka president's home, swim in Rajapaksa's pool

Protesters storm Lanka president's home, swim in Rajapaksa's pool

Rediff.com9 Jul 2022

The President had been moved out of his residence on Friday, in anticipation of Saturday's protests.

Batla House encounter verdict challenged in SC

Batla House encounter verdict challenged in SC

Rediff.com18 Sep 2009

The petition filed by an NGO 'Act Now For Harmony and Democracy' submitted that the high court has erred in accepting the findings of the National Human Rights Commission, which had refuted the allegation that it was a fake encounter.

Batla case: Police gets clean chit

Batla case: Police gets clean chit

Rediff.com26 Aug 2009

In a big relief to the Police, the Delhi High Court today refused to direct a judicial probe into the controversial Batla House encounter here, in which two suspected terrorists and a police officer were killed, by accepting the NHRC report giving a clean chit to the cops.

South Africa: NRI accused of being racist

South Africa: NRI accused of being racist

Rediff.com17 Sep 2005

The posters have made headlines in Durban and people telephoned radio stations complaining about "Indians showing no respect for them".

NHRC deadline for J&K govt on missing persons

NHRC deadline for J&K govt on missing persons

Rediff.com14 May 2003

According to the Association of the Parents of Disappeared Persons, more than 8,000 people have disappeared so far from the state.

Pay compensation to six persons, NHRC tells Centre

Pay compensation to six persons, NHRC tells Centre

Rediff.com1 Apr 2008

The NHRC has directed the Home Ministry to pay Rs 10,000 each to six persons who were allegedly thrashed by some unidentified CRPF personnel nine years ago. The National Human Rights Commission had issued a similar order last year. While giving a clean chit to its the CRPF men, the Centre sought reconsideration of the decision providing monetary relief to the complainants.

Retiring SC judge says tolerance must for each other's opinion

Retiring SC judge says tolerance must for each other's opinion

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

People must have tolerance for each other's opinion at a time when the tolerance level has gone down internationally, Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said on Friday.

SC dismisses plea for action on Nandigram violence

SC dismisses plea for action on Nandigram violence

Rediff.com19 Nov 2007

The apex court dismissed the plea stating that the matter was being looked into by the National Human Rights Commission.

Pakistan executes 9 convicts; 255 executed since death penalty revival

Pakistan executes 9 convicts; 255 executed since death penalty revival

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

Pakistan on Tuesday executed nine convicts, including four brothers, in the latest hangings since it lifted a moratorium on death penalty last year following the Peshawar carnage.

Tarun Vijay: Barack Obama, us and the US

Tarun Vijay: Barack Obama, us and the US

Rediff.com24 Nov 2009

'India will have to fight its own battles. It cannot expect the US to help us fight them.'

AP: 'Register cases against cops, protestors'

AP: 'Register cases against cops, protestors'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2007

It may be recalled that seven persons were killed and seven others injured in the police firing while several policemen were injured in stone-pelting, including a constable who suffered an injury in his left eye and lost vision.

Imran Khan names 3 suspects including Pak PM behind attack

Imran Khan names 3 suspects including Pak PM behind attack

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

Imran believes three people -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Major General Faisal (Naseer) -- were involved in the attack on him.

Congress unhappy with ex-CBI chief being in NHRC

Congress unhappy with ex-CBI chief being in NHRC

Rediff.com4 Mar 2004

It says P C Sharma had 'connived' with the NDA government on the Babri Masjid demolition case as well as on the investigation into the Tehelka expose.

Don't cross limits, Raj Thackeray warned

Don't cross limits, Raj Thackeray warned

Rediff.com30 Apr 2008

The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission on Wednesday warned Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, 'not to cross his limits', during the rally he plans to address on Saturday. Raj, who had initiated a violent anti-north Indian campaign in February and was arrested on charges of inciting his cadres, plans to hold a rally at the historic Shivaji Park on Saturday, in which he plans to chart out the future course of action for his two-year-old outfit.

Justice Anand appointed NHRC chairman

Justice Anand appointed NHRC chairman

Rediff.com12 Feb 2003

The appointment of the retired chief justice of India was cleared by the President on Tuesday.

Youth beaten up in moving train: NHRC issues notice to CRB, DGP

Youth beaten up in moving train: NHRC issues notice to CRB, DGP

Rediff.com30 Mar 2016

The NHRC has issued notices to the Chairman, Railway Board and DGP, Madhya Pradesh over reports of "inaction" by RPF and GRP over beating of a youth for hours in a train.

List PILs on Godhra with NHRC petition: SC

List PILs on Godhra with NHRC petition: SC

Rediff.com25 Sep 2003

Danseuse Mallika Sarabhai, noted Bengali litterateur Mahashweta Devi and ad guru Alyque Padamsee have sought an independent inquiry into the Gujarat riots.

'Soon a situation will come when the police will kill anyone claiming he was a criminal'

'Soon a situation will come when the police will kill anyone claiming he was a criminal'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

'There have been more than 70 cases of extra-judicial killings in Assam.' 'In some cases, people have been taken away from their homes by the police and then shot.'

Father of arrested militant claims he is innocet

Father of arrested militant claims he is innocet

Rediff.com5 Jan 2008

Captain Dalip Singh, father of Baljit Singh alias Bhau, has also appealed to the President, Prime Minister, the Supreme Court, the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the National Human Rights Commission for justice to his son. He told a news conference in Patiala that the Delhi Police arrested Baljit, an executive member of the Simranjit Singh Mann-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), from Model Town area in north Delhi on December 31.

NHRC notice to AIIMS for 'refusing' bed

NHRC notice to AIIMS for 'refusing' bed

Rediff.com30 Sep 2003

Taking suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report, the rights panel also sought a report from the AIIMS director within a week.

Russia admits to 'significant' troop losses in Ukraine war

Russia admits to 'significant' troop losses in Ukraine war

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov briefly admitted that Russia had suffered a 'significant' loss of its troops in Ukraine, calling the casualties 'a huge tragedy' for the country in an interview with Sky News.

NHRC asks for report on Nandigram situation

NHRC asks for report on Nandigram situation

Rediff.com12 Nov 2007

Taking a serious view of unabated violence in Nandigram, the National Human Rights Commission on Monday sought a report from the West Bengal government on the situation in the area and asked the Union Home Ministry to take steps to restore peace in the trouble-torn parts of the state.

NSA to be invoked in 17-yr-old's rape-murder in UP

NSA to be invoked in 17-yr-old's rape-murder in UP

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state's police chief over the incident.

BJP leader moves NHRC against Blueline buses

BJP leader moves NHRC against Blueline buses

Rediff.com26 Oct 2007

Vijay Goel, former minister of state attached to the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government when the latter was prime minister, moved the National Human Rights Commission against the menace of the Blueline buses.

Jessica acquittal an eye-opener: NHRC

Jessica acquittal an eye-opener: NHRC

Rediff.com7 Mar 2006

He said the Delhi High court ought to have waited for the copy of the judgement in the Jessica Lal case to come out instead of taking cognisance solely on the basis of news reports.

Govt orders probe into Tihar deaths

Govt orders probe into Tihar deaths

Rediff.com13 Jun 2007

Man Singh (58), a head warden, died on Tuesday night at his quarters inside the jail. He had been under treatment for tuberculosis for the last several years, prison officials said.

Gulzar, Ganguly, Dravid get Padma awards

Gulzar, Ganguly, Dravid get Padma awards

Rediff.com30 Jun 2004

A distinguished jurist and former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, 75-year-old Venkatachaliah was presented the prestigious Padma Vibhushan by President Kalam.

Very little said about 4.5 lakh Kashmiri Pandits because...: Ex-SC judge

Very little said about 4.5 lakh Kashmiri Pandits because...: Ex-SC judge

Rediff.com30 Dec 2023

A Kashmiri Pandit himself, Kaul feels, it is time now for the people to move forward, after more than 30 years of unbridled violence.

Justice Ganguly rules out resignation from WBHRC

Justice Ganguly rules out resignation from WBHRC

Rediff.com10 Dec 2013

Notwithstanding the growing clamour for his resignation as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, former Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Ganguly on Tuesday ruled it out.

SC orders CBI probe into extra-judicial killings in Manipur

SC orders CBI probe into extra-judicial killings in Manipur

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

The court was hearing a PIL seeking probe and compensation in the alleged 1,528 extra-judicial killings in Manipur from 2000 to 2012 by security forces and police.

Violent clashes at Kashmir protest in UK, 2 arrested

Violent clashes at Kashmir protest in UK, 2 arrested

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

London Mayor Sadiq Khan branded the clashes as unacceptable behaviour and called on the police to take action against the perpetrators.

Pregnant woman attacked in Kerala, five arrested

Pregnant woman attacked in Kerala, five arrested

Rediff.com8 Oct 2007

Forty-year-old Jyothi, a wandering tribal woman hailing from Tamil Nadu, her teenaged daughter Kavitha and a five-year-old girl were targeted by a group of over 100 persons. The group included employees of a textile shop from where a customer's gold anklet was reported missing, police said. The shop employees and public alleged that the woman was moving in a 'suspicious manner' and attacked her, the police said.

SC notices to Zaheera Sheikh

SC notices to Zaheera Sheikh

Rediff.com6 Dec 2004

Buddhia's feat brings worries to CRPF

Buddhia's feat brings worries to CRPF

Rediff.com5 May 2006

Buddhia's cartilages could face serious wear and tear, ultimately affecting his normal growth.

Couple asked to live like siblings

Couple asked to live like siblings

Rediff.com27 Oct 2004

It asked the Haryana government to submit a report on the case of a village panchayat there allegedly asking a married couple to treat each other as brother and sister.

Prosecution of riot cases has improved in Gujarat

Prosecution of riot cases has improved in Gujarat

Rediff.com9 Sep 2004

The NHRC counsel told this to a SC bench, which was hearing amicus curiae Harish Salve's plea for transfer of trials of cases to 14 serious cases of massacre outside Gujarat.