The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Delhi government Chief Secretary and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner on the death of three persons due to asphyxiation while cleaning a septic tank in a banquet hall on G.T. Karnal Road in Adarsh Nagar on May 18. The two officers have been asked to reply in four weeks and also give details of the persons died while cleaning...
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HC lens on hunger death
When Jhintu Bariah, his wife Bimla and their three children died one after the other over a span of four weeks five months ago in Bolangir, the district administration had sanctioned an ex-gratia of Rs 10,000 for the family and dumped 25kg of rice at his house in Chhabripalli village, about 50km from Kantabanji town. Five months after it, Orissa High Court has decided to consider a probe to ascertain whether...
More »Green Hunt: the anatomy of an operation by Aman Sethi
Away from the gaze of the media and the judiciary, the adivasis of Bastar are paying a heavy price … for just being there. An operation is underway in Central India, but no one really knows what it is. Variously described as a media myth, a comprehensive hearts and minds strategy, and an all-out offensive by paramilitary forces and the state forces along the borders of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh...
More »NHRC pulls up Manipur for not reporting 111 encounters by Sushanta Talukdar
Guwahati: The National Human Rights Commission has sought an explanation from the Manipur Chief Secretary as to why reports of 111 cases, which were reported as police encounter cases, were not forwarded to the Commission. The NHRC, in an order, stated that the Commission had not been receiving any report from the Manipur government. It also directed the Manipur government to pay Rs.5 lakh as relief to the next of...
More »NHRC notice to U.P. on torture of boys
Taking suo motu notice of reports of torture of two minors by the police in Jhundpura, Uttar Pradesh, that too for no cause, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday sought an explanation from the State. The NHRC issued a notice to the SSP of Gautambudh Nagar, seeking a “factual” report within four weeks. It said the matter was a serious violation of human rights of minor children. The notice related...
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