The Latest Breaking News from The National Human Rights Commission

NHRC notice to Odisha, Telangana chief secretary on mortgage of children

BHUBANESWAR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action taken reports (ATRs) from chief secretaries of Odisha and Telangana on the heart wrenching incidents of mortgaging children for final rites of their fathers, the sole breadwinner of their families.

The Times of India · Apr 2, 2023

#Chhattisgarh: Police claim Adivasi woman wasn’t raped by security forces, say her husband is a Naxal

It’s almost a year since a pregnant Adivasi woman was allegedly raped by security forces in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, and over nine months since the National Commission for Women and the National Human Rights Commission began sending notices to the Chhattisgarh police, asking for an Action Taken Report in the case.…

Newslaundry · Sep 19, 2019

#ChildhoodMatters Episode 14: Creche in Banspal – when the ‘welfare state’ wants to care

In July 2016, 19 children died in Nagada in the Sukinda block of Jajpur district of Odisha. They died of acute malnutrition and co-morbidities. The scandal didn’t just wake up the National Human Rights Commission and the state administration, it also woke up the local and state-level media.

Newslaundry · May 9, 2018