“Yet another incident of death while cleaning sewer”; NHRC takes suo motu cognizance
“Precious human lives have again been lost.”
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Dalit man made to rub nose in his own spit in Kendrapada District: NHRC issues notice to Odisha Government
The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken a suo-motu cognizance of a media report of the incident where a dalit man
Is there a policy rewarding public prosecutors for securing death sentence? Supreme Court asks M.P. government in a Suo Motu case
Supreme Court: The 3-Bench comprising of Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and P.S. Narasimha, JJ., issued notice to Madhya Pradesh government
Employees of a security establishment cannot be deprived of their fundamental and legal rights just because they work in an intelligence and security establishment: Del HC
Delhi High Court: Expressing that, RTI Act is a tool that facilitates the employees and officers in airing their grievances systematically, the
WGAD, OHCHR deliberates over the matter of Marie-Emmanuelle Verhoeven’s illegal detention in Tihar Jail, New Delhi; seeks clarifications from India on the allegations of arbitrariness in her detention and her claim for compensation for her arbitrary detention
OHCHR (WGAD): While addressing the issue of alleged arbitrary detention of Ms. Marie-Emmanuelle Verhoeven in Tihar Jail, New Delhi, from the period
Dispersion into Nihility and the Apathy of States: Enforced Disappearance, an Unnoticed Devourer of Human Rights
When a person disappears, everything becomes impregnated with that person’s presence. Every single object as well as every space becomes a reminder
AP HC| LGBTQ+ community’s right to reservation; Can a transgender claim to be appointed by reservation in spite of failure to secure minimum cut off marks in screening test? HC answers
Andhra Pradesh High Court: In a significant case wherein, a transgender had approached the Court seeking benefit of reservation for appointment in
Is rejection to issue “X” marker (unspecified) passport for non-gendered people violative of right to respect for private life and discriminatory under EU Convention? UK SC decides
United Kingdom Supreme Court: Rejecting the demand for “X” marker passport (unspecified gender) for non-gendered people, the Bench of Lord Reed, President
Sikk HC | Does dismissal of the writ petition in limine act as res judicata against the proceedings before the NHRC? Court answers in suicide case of undertrial
Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., dismissed a writ petition filed by the State seeking a writ for setting aside the
[Custodial Torture] Patna HC | “Sorry state of affair”; HC slams police for using third degree torture to extract confession
Patna High Court: A. M. Badar, J., granted bail to the person arrested on the basis of forcefully extracted confession made during
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Death reference and the pervasive principles of natural justice
by Abhishek Goyal†
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
Autonomous Weapon Systems: Understanding the Potential Human Rights Violations
by Mohd. Rameez Raza† and Raj Shekhar††