Massive Arson Attack in Ghasamandi, Meerut - NCHRO Fact Finding. March 17 2019 Meerut , Uttar Pradesh Massive Arson Attack in Ghasamandi, Meerut - NCHRO Fact Finding. The NCHRO, Uttar Pradesh West Chapter team met…
Over two lakh cases disposed of in 21…
BANGALORE: Under pilot project, the state judiciary has disposed of 2,33,454 cases in just 21 working days. By doing so, it has saved Rs. 173.85 crore, both to the state exchequer and the accused. The…
No preventive detention without proof: SC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has held that a person cannot be held in preventive detention (custody) without adequate evidence as otherwise it would be violative of his or her "personal liberty" guaranteed by the…
Prisoners in Kerala denied voting rights
KOLLAM: As the country prepares to go to the polls to elect members to the 15th Lok Sabha, one big group — prisoners — is still denied the opportunity to participate in the world’s largest…
PUCL Demands Action Against Guilty in Attack on…
Mangalore, Mar 29: The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned the recent attacks on under trials of the Kaup mosque incident lodged in the sub-jail in the city. A press statement released by P…
Amnesty compelled to shut India operations
In what will come as a huge shock to human rights campaigners in the country, Amnesty International has decided to close down its India operations. The decision is said to have been triggered by continued…
Weapon Deal with Israel worth 600 crore commission
New Delhi: Twenty-two years after Rajiv Gandhi courted ignominy by claiming no commissions were paid in the Bofors howitzer deal with Sweden - when, in fact, they were - the UPA government headed by Manmohan…
The middle class maintained silence when human rights…
Chandigarh: “It is incorrect to say that there is only one great middle class in India. This section of the society is diversified in various groups. Given dissimilar historical and socio-cultural settings, they have different…
NHRC issues notice to AIIMS on human rights…
New Delhi The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice on the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday following reports of child patients being denied treatment due to a lack of medical…