Top Law News National survey on mental health issues needed: NHRC October 11, 2012 / October 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is a need to conduct a nation-wide survey to identify the magnitude of the problems related to mental health so that proper strategies could be adopted, National Human Rights Commission chairperson K.G. Balakrishnan said Wednesday. “High priority needs to be given to mental health like other issues and, for this funds should be allocated,” […] Read more » civil society to come forward Mental Health and Human Rights nation-wide survey to identify the magnitude of the problems National Human Rights Commission National survey on mental health National survey on mental health issues needed: NHRC NHRC chairperson K.G. Balakrishnan problems related to mental health proper strategies could be adopted provide some job orientation rights like other human being World Mental Health Day
Top Law News NHRC notice on school turning away gangrape victim September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government over a Dalit girl being allegedly denied admission in school because she was a gangrape victim. “A notice has been issued to Uttar Pradesh chief secretary and the director general of police to give reports within four weeks into the […] Read more » apex human rights body Dalit girl Dalit girl being allegedly denied admission Dalit girl made a video of the crime gangrape victim National Human Rights Commission NHRC notice on school turning away gangrape victim NHRC statement Prevention of Atrocities Act Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes school turning away gangrape victim victim of a gangrape village school in Bijnor district violation of human rights
Top Law News NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra over farm suicides September 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a reply from the Maharashtra government over seven farm suicides that took place last week within a span of 72 hours in the state’s Vidarbha region. “We have issued notice to Maharashtra’s chief secretary regarding the suicide of seven farmers in 72 hours. He has been asked […] Read more » committed suicide in the Vidarbha region crops were damaged by heavy rains issue of violation of human rights of farmers Maharashtra government over seven farm suicides Maharashtra over farm suicides National Human Rights Commission NHRC NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra over farm suicides Non-Government Organization suicide of seven farmers Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti
Top Law News Akhilesh behind 2011 ‘rape’ case against Rahul, SC told September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A lawyer on Monday told the Supreme Court that a 2011 rape and wrongful confinement case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Allahabad high court was filed at the instance of Akhilesh Yadav, the current Uttar Pradesh chief minister. An apex court bench of Justice BS Chauhan and Justice Swatanter Kumar was told […] Read more » Akhilesh behind 2011 'rape' case against Rahul Akhilesh Yadav Akhilesh Yadav in the alleged implication of Rahul Gandhi Amethi Lok Sabha constituency high court for implicating Rahul Gandhi illegal detention and rape of a girl Justice BS Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Kishore Samrite National Commission for Women National Human Rights Commission Pandara Road dimension of the case SC told senior counsel Ratnakar Dash Uttar Pradesh Police for tracing the alleged victim
Top Law News Silicosis-affected workers die silent death in Delhi September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment For Gulli Devi, 55, even breathing is a pain. Every time she does so, she groans as it is accompanied by sporadic coughing. Suffering from silicosis, the reed-thin woman fends for herself as her husband and son died due to the same incurable disease that has claimed many lives in a village that is actually […] Read more » accompanied by sporadic coughing affluent south Delhi neighbourhoods battling silicosis Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia Director of PRASAR S.M. Azad dying of silicosis Gulli Devi national capital’s Lal Kuan village National Human Rights Commission People’s Rights and Social Research Centre prescribed medicines for tuberculosis Silicosis-affected workers die silent death in Delhi sufferer Narayani Devi Suffering from silicosis Workmen Compensation Act
Top Law News West Bengal issued notice over hunger deaths August 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued notice to the West Bengal government over three starvation deaths in a tea estate in Jalpaiguri district. Among those who reportedly died of starvation was a child. “Taking congnisance of news reports, we have issued notice to the West Bengal chief secretary giving him four weeks to […] Read more » child resulting from hunger financial crisis Kumlai Tea Estate Malbazar in Jalpaiguri district National Human Rights Commission notice over hunger deaths tea estate in Jalpaiguri district violation of the rights of workers West Bengal government West Bengal issued notice over hunger deaths
Top Law News High SC exploitation in rural areas: NHRC August 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) was reaching out to villagers as atrocities against those belonging to the Scheduled Caste was more prevalent in rural areas than in urban, its Chairman said on Tueday. “..Real problems lie in villages. There is a need to reach out to villages.We want to reach the villages. After all, the […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission NHRC NHRC Chairman NHRC Chairman Justice K G Balakrishnan NHRC Information Officer NHRC Information Officer Jaimini Kumar Srivastava NHRC on exploitation of SC NHRC on exploitation of Schedule Caste recommendations of the NHRC
Top Law News Kokrajhar Riot: Assam government to submit report to NHRC August 1, 2012 / August 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday said that it and would send a team to study relief and rehabilitation measures in the affected districts of Assam. The NHRC issued a notice to the Assam government and sought a detailed report on the July violence in Kokrajhar district. The Commission asked Assam Chief Secretary […] Read more » Assam ethnic violence in Assam Kokrajhar Riot National Human Rights Commission NHRC
Top Law News Attack on Dalits: NHRC notice to UP government July 26, 2012 / July 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government in connection with a case in which a a Dalit youth lost his legs after being assaulted and tied to a railway track in a village in the Ghaziabad district. In the notices issued to the state chief secretary and the […] Read more » atrocities on Dalits Attack on Dalits condition of dalits in India condition of dalits in UP condition of dalits in Uttar Pradesh Dalits Dalits atrocities National Human Rights Commission NHRC NHRC notice on attack on Dalits Prevention of Atrocities Act PTA Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
Top Law News NHRC’s letter:Court orders relook into inmate’s death July 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has ordered a fresh inquest into a prison inmate’s death after National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) raised questions about the diagnosis of the victim’s ailment. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav directed a magisterial court, which had conducted the inquest into Rohini jail inmate Om Prakash’s death, to report if proper diagnosis with respect […] Read more » " Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav Chief Metropolitan Magistrate CMM National Human Rights Commission NHRC NHRC's letter NHRC's letter on inmate death
Top Law News Aami river pollution: NHRC issues notices to Centre, UP July 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking note of reports on pollution of Aami river by factories in Gorakhpur district, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notices to Union Environment Ministry and Uttar Pradesh government. The NHRC asked the Ministry, UP government and State Pollution Control Board to respond within six weeks to allegations of violating human rights of the […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission NHRC
Top Law News SC seeks details of sites damaged in Gujarat riots July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Gujarat government to file a survey report of the religious sites which were damaged and destroyed during the 2002 Gujarat riots in the state. A bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra also asked the state government to quantify the amount needed for building and repairing […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots 2002 post-Godhra riots Godhra riots Gujarat Gujarat government Gujarat High Court Gujarat riots Gujarat riots victims Justice Dipak Misra Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan National Human Rights Commission NHRC post-Godhra riots Supreme Court supreme court on gujarat riots