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Madras High Court said that there are instances of human rights violation in police stations, but every instance of a casual police enquiry cannot be termed as human rights violation.

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The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a 25-year-old man was brutally killed in broad

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The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 13 years old girl

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The National Human Rights Commission,  India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that the eyes of six patients had

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National Human Rights Commission, India Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report alleging increasing incidents of violence among inmates

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National Human Rights Commission, India has taken cognizance of complaints alleging that there has been an exponential increase in the incidents of

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Cause of Suo Motu Cognizance The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Etah

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European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber): In its judgment delivered on 21st January, the Grand Chamber of ECHR, after detailed deliberation

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NHRC notice to Karnataka Government over practice of neck deep burying of children in compost pits to find cure for their deformities 

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The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has issued to notices to the Chief Secretary and DGP, Uttar Pradesh after taking sou

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The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a one year old child, suffering from

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The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that the body of a man, who died near

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The National Human Rights Commission, India has issued notices to the Government of NCT of Delhi and Union Health & Family Welfare

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The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance media reports that the trains which are ferrying the migrant labourers are

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Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., took suo motu cognizance of a news paper report

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Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Samit Gopal, J., directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Director

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Central Information Commission (CIC): Mr Divya Prakash Sinha, Information Commissioner directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to disclose and share information

Gauhati High Court
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Gauhati High Court: In a case before the Court, the appellant had appealed against the judgment of the Sessions Court which sentenced