Telangana's groundwater Fluoride contamination
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A complaint was filed seeking NHRC’s intervention emphasising that fluoride contamination poses severe health risks and measures to mitigate the crisis remain inadequate.

Social Boycott of ST Woman’s Family
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The NHRC noted that the family was reportedly subjected to a social boycott and forced purification ritual, including tonsuring, by villagers.

death of prisoners Varanasi
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The NHRC stated that if the media report was true then it would raise serious issues of human rights violations.

Boy dies in juvenile home
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The NHRC noted that the victim boy died due to injuries inflicted by fellow inmates.

National Human Rights Commission
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The NHRC noted that the victim workers collapsed after inhaling the poisonous gas, suspected to have been released during the waste treatment process

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The NHRC noted that the incident occurred while the victim had gone to the beach with a male friend to celebrate a festival

National Human Rights Commission
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The NHRC noted that the incident occurred because her husband had failed to repay the loan and had run away.

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The NHRC noted that if the allegation of police violence was accurate, then it raised serious concerns of human rights violations.

National Human Rights Commission
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The NHRC noted that if the allegation of brutal manhandling of the journalists was true, then it raised serious concerns of human rights violations.

Siang dam protests
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The NHRC noted that if the news report mentioning the involvement of the Central Armed Forces in response to the protests was true, serious issues of human rights violations may arise.

Minor Rape Victim’s Death
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The NHRC noted that if the contents of the news report were true, it raised a serious issue of violation of human rights.

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The NHRC noted that the allegations against Professor Mahmudabad disclosed, prima facie, that his human rights and liberty were violated.

Orissa High Court
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On 16-02-2025, the deceased victim was found dead in her room on the premises of KIIT.

National Human Rights Commission
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The incident happened when the victim onboard a bus was travelling to appear for his exam. He was dragged out of the bus by the perpetrators and assaulted with a sickle, severing his fingers from his left hand. Reportedly, the father of the victim who reportedly tried to intervene was also assaulted.

Justice V. Ramasubramanian
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The appointment was made by a committee comprising of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Leaders of the Opposition.

National Human Rights Commission
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The complainant alleged that teachers and students in government schools in Sambhal have to remove shoes in class as per the order of ‘Basic Shiksha Adhikari’. The complainant further alleged that all female teachers had to be addressed as ‘Didi’ or ‘Behanji’ as per orders.

National Human Rights Commission
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The summons was issued after taking note of non-receipt of requisite report despite sending reminders. NHRC however clarified that if the required documents are received on or before 14-01-2025, then the personal appearance shall stand dispensed with.

AIL-NHRC National Moot Court Competition
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‘The Army Institute of Law, Mohali (AIL)’ in collaboration with ‘The National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC)’ is conducting the AIL- NHRC National Moot Court Competition, 2025 to be held on January 23rd-25th.

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Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, in partnership with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), is all set to host the HNLU-NHRC

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An article dated 11-7-2024 published in The New Indian Express, stated that despite Apheresis Machine’s potential to significantly improve platelet availability, it remains unused, forcing patients to seek treatment elsewhere.