The Bharatiya Janata Party’s state unit Sunday approached the National Human Rights Commission seeking a probe into the alleged gang rape and murder of a minor in West Bengal’s Madhyamgram town in North 24-Parganas district. In a letter to the commission, the BJP accused the Mamata Banerjee-led state government of “living in denial”, and urged […]
Taking note of the failure of the states and union territories to implement the “Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007”, the NHRC Tuesday sent notices to them in this regard, seeking a report within six weeks. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) felt that the Act was not being executed “in […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday issued notices to the ministry of rural development and chief secretaries of seven states over reports of non-payment of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The NHRC took suo moto cognisance of a media report that seven families across Maharashtra and Jharkhand killed […]