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BJP MP Yogi Adityanath. (Photo: PTI/File)

Yogi Adityanath government gets 14 NHRC notices

A police official allegedly raped the girl in the lock up and no complaint was registered in this regard.

21 March 2018 1:39 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

Yogi Adityanath's 1st year of bouquets & brickbats

First blot on UP govt was death of children in BRD hospital in Gorakhpur.

19 March 2018 1:37 AM IST

Notice to UP top cop over minor's 'torture'

According to reports the 14-yr-old girl was allegedly detained by the police for eight days.

2 Jun 2018 4:36 AM IST

Madan, in his early 20s, allegedly attacked his mother in the head and later throttled her to death around midnight, the ACP said. (Representational Image)

Now autopsy documentation must for custodial deaths

The post mortem has to be done by a panel appointed by district collector of minimum two doctors and a videographer.

7 Aug 2018 2:24 AM IST

The NHRC also feels that there should be a State Human Rights Commission in Delhi to deal with such cases.

NHRC issues notice to govt, police, seeks report on rape

The DCW also issued notices to the police and the school's authority, asking them to inform it about the safety measures...

11 Aug 2018 1:42 AM IST

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NHRC issues suo motu notice to state on arrests

It has has issued a notice to the Maharashtra government and the Maharashtra Director General of Police in the arrests...

30 Aug 2018 1:59 AM IST

Police torture isnt the only cause of unlawful custodial death. NCRB statistics show 1,584 deaths in prison in 2015, pointing to a death every six hours. (Representational image)

Getting away with torture in India

Despite strict laws, ill-treatment of prisoners continue unabated in prisons.

20 Aug 2017 2:49 AM IST

This comes after the CPM and the BJP in Kerala declared war on each other on the night of July 27th, as both sides went on an attacking spree on each others party offices, resulting in major property damage. (Photo: File)

NHRC notice to Kerala govt over RSS man's killing

The RSS has, meanwhile, demanded a judicial inquiry into the political killings of its supporters and cadres in the...

5 Aug 2017 1:22 AM IST

Heavy police force deployment as security has been beefed up in wake of SIMI operatives encounter in Bhopal. (Photo: PTI)

Does public approval' encourage encounters?

The number of encounter cases has gone up from 90,946 in 2008-09 to 105,664 in 2005-16.

28 Nov 2016 7:10 AM IST

An Indian street vendor sells Indian flags at a traffic intersection on the eve of Indias Republic Day, in Kolkata. (Photo: AP)

Celebrate our democracy's rulebook

Our real strength comes from our resolve to overcome hurdles and from the rights and freedoms guaranteed by our...

26 Jan 2017 6:21 AM IST

Pro-Jallikattu protesters during a violent clash with the police near Marina Beach in Chennai on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Jallikattu: NHRC notice to TN police over 'arson' by cop

The Commission observed on the basis of media reports that unprovoked police action amounts to violation of human...

24 Jan 2017 9:26 PM IST

Screenshot from the video showing the man carrying his sons corpse out of the hospital, in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Man forced to carry son's body; NHRC issues notice to UP

The NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports and issued the notice to the state's chief secretary.

6 May 2017 1:07 PM IST