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human rights

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Lifting differently abled persons without consent; removing their prosthetic limbs/calipers for security checks, inhuman: SC 

Supreme Court: After multiple objections were raised to the draft guidelines on ‘Carriage by Air of Persons with Disability and/or Persons with

Published on December 5, 2021December 10, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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NHRC issues notice to Bihar Govt. over reported botched up cataract surgeries resulting in removal of eyes of several patients

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

Published on December 1, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | A custody case of a toddler between a genetic mother and a foster mother; principle of ‘distributive justice’ not to be applied; Yashoda Maa and Devaki Maa finds reference in judgment

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit J. disposed off the petition and remarked “there is & shall be no cause of action

Published on October 1, 2021September 30, 2021By Editor_4
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NHRC issues notices to Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, U.P., Union of India and other Authorities asking for reports of farmer protest

The National Human Rights Commission, India has received several complaints regarding the ongoing farmer’s protest. There are allegations of adverse impact on

Published on September 14, 2021September 14, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Foreign LegislationLegislation Updates

UK | European Convention on Human Rights protocol comes into force

Protocol no. 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights has come into force on August 1, 2021. The development of Protocol

Published on August 4, 2021August 4, 2021By Editor
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Case Briefs

NHRC Chairperson calls for restoration of property rights of destitute widows to mitigate their plight

Justice Shri A.K. Mishra, Chairperson of, National Human Rights Commission, India today said that leaving widows to fend for themselves has to

Published on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsInternational Courts

Victims of human trafficking working as gardeners in cannabis factory. Can they be prosecuted for such criminal offence? ECHR’s momentous ruling

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR): Chamber composed of Yonko Grozev, President, Tim Eicke, Faris Vehabović, Iulia Antoanella Motoc, Armen Harutyunyan, Pere

Published on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Death reference and the pervasive principles of natural justice

by Abhishek Goyal†

Published on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC| Bengal Post Poll violence victims at liberty to file complaint at NHRC, WBHRC, NCW etc; Court directs the complaints be forwarded to DGP 

Calcutta High Court: The Full Bench of Rajesh Bindal, C.J. (A), I. P. Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen, Subrata Talukdar, JJ., took

Published on May 19, 2021May 28, 2021By Editor_4
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Autonomous Weapon Systems: Understanding the Potential Human Rights Violations

by Mohd. Rameez Raza† and  Raj Shekhar††

Published on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021By Editor_4
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OP. ED.Tributes and Obituaries

Soli J. Sorabjee: A champion of human rights and Jazz!

Former Attorney General and an outstanding lawyer, Soli J. Sorabjee succumbed to COVID-19 on April 30, 2021 at the age of 91.

Published on May 1, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

NHRC | Food poisoning of 15 children in a Government School, Odisha: Two teachers put under suspension for negligence [Full Report]

The persistence of the National Human Rights Commission, India in a case of food poisoning of 15 children in a government school

Published on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Rohingya Refugees not to be deported unless the procedure prescribed for such deportation is followed: Supreme Court

“Right not to be deported, is ancillary or concomitant to the right to reside or settle in any part of the territory of India.”

Published on April 8, 2021April 16, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsInternational Courts

Victims of trafficking deserve protection not prosecution; European Court of Human Rights holds conduct of United Kingdom “unfair” towards victims

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR): In an interesting case regarding child trafficking the Fourth Section of ECHR had came up with a

Published on March 20, 2021March 20, 2021By Editor_4
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Hot Off The PressNews

Innocent citizen died in indiscriminate firing by Army | NHRC issues show cause notice to Ministry of Defence on why relief not to be paid to next kin of citizen

NHRC, India issued a notice on 24-02-2021 to the Union Ministry of Defence, through its Secretary, to show cause why Rs 5

Published on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Interplay between Business and Human Rights

Bhumesh Verma, Managing Partner, Corp Comm Legal and Abhishar Vidyarthi, Law Graduate, MNLU, Mumbai

Cite as: (2021) PL (CL) January 91

Published on February 5, 2021April 5, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh Government over reported missing children of a couple exonerated on false charges of murder

The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo-motu cognizance of a media report that after 5 years in jail in Agra

Published on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Ten infants killed in a fire at a state-run Hospital: NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra Government calling for a detailed report

The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that ten infants were killed in a fire

Published on January 25, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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NHRC calls for report on alleged rape of a 13 year old girl by nine men on separate occasions after being abducted twice in Umaria District

NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance on alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in Umaria city of Madhya Pradesh and has directed

Published on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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NHRC holds Judicial Inquiry by an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate as shady into a death in Ahmedabad prison

In a case of a death in judicial custody, the National Human Rights Commission, India has set aside the conclusion of an

Published on January 18, 2021January 18, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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