{"id":376335,"date":"2026-02-21T12:30:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=376335"},"modified":"2026-02-21T12:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:11:08","slug":"nhrc-issues-notice-over-reported-assault-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/02\/21\/nhrc-issues-notice-over-reported-assault-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"NHRC issues notice over reported assault on journalist covering Delhi University protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Human Rights Commission:<\/span> On 20-2-2026, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognizance of a media report that a woman journalist was subjected to physical and sexual assault by a mob while she was on a professional assignment to cover a students&#8217; protest against the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations in the North Campus of Delhi University on 13-2-2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Reportedly, the protesters, after identifying the journalist&#8217;s caste, began assaulting her and some also threatened to parade her naked before she lost consciousness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">As per the media report carried on 14-2-2026, the victim journalist alleged that she was specifically targeted because of her caste and managed to escape her ordeal with the help of some faculty and women police personnel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">NHRC observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raised serious issues of violation of the human rights of the victim. 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